Saturday,
November 17, 2001
BLUE
HOSE SLIP PAST PIRATES 66-57 IN 2001-02 SEASON OPENER
PC’s Isom leads three in double figures with 17 points &
10 rebounds
CLINTON,
SC — Presbyterian College junior center Rod Isom (Anderson, SC) scored a
game-high 17 points along with 10 rebounds to lead the Blue
Hose to a 66-57 win over Armstrong Atlantic State University
in men’s basketball action Saturday night.
The game was the 2001-02
season opener for both teams as Presbyterian held off a late
rally by the Pirates to pull out the win.
Armstrong Atlantic opened
the game redhot from the field hitting their first three
three-point field goals and going out to a 23-14 lead at the
11:03 mark of the first half. The Pirates pushed the lead to
double figures (29-19) with 8:03 remaining, but they could not
put the Blue Hose away. PC closed the half on a 14-4 run and
tied the game at 33-33 on a layup as time expired by junior
guard Chuck Rayford (Greenville, SC).
Both teams shot well in the
first half as Armstrong hit 14-of-27 field goals, good for
51.9% while Presbyterian was 12-of-26, good for 46.2%.
The second half opened with
PC taking their first lead of the game at 36-33 on a
three-pointer by sophomore guard Matt
Scully (Dunwoody, GA). The Blue Hose controlled the
game in the second half giving up the lead only once and
pushed their advantage to double figures at 54-44 with 5:47
left.
PC held the double figure
lead down the stretch until under a minute when the Pirates
hit back-to-back three-pointers by junior guard Brian
Hobbs (Loganville, GA) and senior guard Mick Jordan (Sarasota, FL) to cut the lead to 64-55 with :45
remaining. PC iced the game away on free throws by Scully and
Isom to secure the win.
The Blue Hose were led by
Rayford who tallied 14 points and six rebounds
while junior forward Jeff
Whittle (Strasburg, VA) added 12 points and five
rebounds.
The Pirates were led by
Jordan who tallied 15 points and three steals while junior
guard Dave Pisarick (Brook Park, OH) and senior center Bart
Westgeest (Wassenaar, The Netherlands) each added 11
points. Rounding out the double figure scorers for Armstrong
Atlantic was senior forward Williard
Winn (Brunswick, MO) who added 10 points, five rebounds,
and three blocks.
Presbyterian improves to
1-0 on the season while Armstrong Atlantic falls to 0-1.