Saturday, January
12, 2002
CARSON-NEWMAN
HOLDS OFF BLUE HOSE FOR A 69-59 WIN IN SOUTH ATLANTIC
CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL ACTION
CLINTON,
SC — Carson-Newman College’s senior forward Kyle Gribble (Sparta, TN) scored 16 points to lead five players in
double figures as the Eagles defeated Presbyterian College
69-59 in South Atlantic Conference men’s basketball action.
The Eagles led 32-26 at
halftime after hitting seven-of-17 three-pointers in the first
half led by Gribble who connected on three-of-five for nine
points. The Blue Hose shot well in the first half, hitting
11-of-24 field goals for 45.8%, but turned the ball over 10
times.
The second half started
with the Eagles going on a 14-2 run to take a 46-34 lead at the 13:45 mark. Carson-Newman held the lead until late second
half when the Blue Hose went on a 10-2 run to cut the lead
62-58 with 2:24 left in the game. The Eagles responded with a
7-1 run to end the game including hitting four free throws in
the last :33 seconds.
The Eagles were led by
junior guard Calvin
Owen (Nashville, TN), junior center Dustin
Edwards (Erwin, TN), and junior forward Lorenzo
Davis (Bimini, Bahamas) each scored 11 points while
sophomore forward Todd Lucas (Eustis, FL) added 10 points.
Presbyterian was led by
junior center Rod
Isom (Anderson, SC) who tallied 15 points and eight
rebounds while junior forward Jeff Whittle (Strasburg, VA) added a
double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Carson-Newman improves to
9-4 overall and 2-1 in the SAC while Presbyterian falls to 7-8
overall and 0-3 in the SAC.