Saturday, November 22, 2002
PC TAKES DOWN
LANDER 72-66 IN THE FINAL DAY OF THE SAC/PEACH BELT CLASH
NEWBERRY, SC – After
jumping out to a 14-point lead at the half the Blue Hose had
to fight to the end to get the win over Lander University
72-66.
Blue Hose senior point guard Chuck
Rayford (Greenville, SC) scored 21 points and
went 8-8 from the line to help lead Presbyterian to a 4-1
start.
The Blue Hose dominated
Lander (1-1) in the first half, pressing the ball and
forcing the Senators into turning the ball over multiple
times. Lander
was only able to muster four field goals and one three pointer
the entire first half as Presbyterian poured on the offense
with Rayford leading the charge and junior guard Andrew
Dellinger (Mauertown,
VA) adding 13 points in the game.
In
the second half though, Lander took charge as junior guard Adrian
Penland (Flowery Branch, GA) sunk five buckets in the
second half and led the Senator charge with 19 points while
going 7-7 from the line for the evening.
The Senator defense kept the Blue Hose offense quiet
for six minutes and climbed to within six points of PC.
A three-pointer by Lander junior forward Damien
Goodman (Lynchburg, SC) with 33 second left in the game
made the score 65-62, but the Blue Hose held onto the lead for
the win with key free throws and finished the night 20-23 from
the charity stripe.