Wednesday,
February 20, 2002
CATAWBA
SHOOTS PAST BLUE HOSE 73-68
Indian’s Jernigan & Petty combine for 12 three-pointers
in win
CLINTON,
SC — Catawba College’s junior guard Kevin Petty (Sanford, NC) and sophomore guard Britt Jernigan (Albemarle, NC) each hit six three-pointers to lead
the Indians to a 73-68 win over Presbyterian College in South
Atlantic Conference men’s basketball action Wednesday night.
The Indian duo of Jernigan
and Petty combined to shoot 12-of-15 from three point land and
made half of Catawba’s 24 made field goals on the night.
Petty led the way with a team-high 19 points while Jernigan
came off the bench to score 18 points.
PC took an early 10-2 lead
to open the game, but the Indians fought back and cut the lead
to 19-14 at the 6:02 mark on a 17-4 run highlighted by a pair
of three-pointers by Jernigan. After a Blue Hose run that
pushed the lead back to double figures at 24-14 on a pair of
free throws by sophomore guard Andrew
Dellinger (Mauertown, VA). Catawba fought back and
took their first lead of the game at 25-24 on a three-pointer
by Petty with 1:25 left before halftime.
The Blue Hose ended the
half on a 4-0 run by junior guard Chuck
Rayford (Greenville, SC) to take a 28-25 lead into
intermission.
The second half saw the
Blue Hose push the lead to 32-25 to open the second half.
Catawba fought back and tied the game at 47-47 with 8:25 left
on a three-pointer by Jernigan. Catawba opened up a double
digit lead at 66-56 at the 1:16 mark thanks in part to a 19-9
run. The Indians made eight free throws in the final minutes
of the game to seal the win.
For the game, Catawba shot
41.4% from the field including 62.5% in the second half. PC
shot 45.3% from the field and shot 50.0% in the second frame.
Presbyterian was led by
Rayford’s game-high 20 points while junior center Rod
Isom (Anderson, SC) added 15 points and six rebounds.
Petty added seven assists
to his team-high 19 points while senior forward Brian
Carter (Alexandria, VA) added six boards.
Catawba improves to 19-6
overall and 9-4 in the SAC while Presbyterian falls to 10-15
overall and 3-10 in league play.