Tuesday, November 25, 2003

BLUE HOSE ROLL PAST SHAW BEARS 75-50

CLINTON, SC – Presbyterian College senior guard Andrew Dellinger (Mauertown, Va.) tallied a season-high 16 points to lead the Blue Hose to a 75-50 victory over the Shaw University Bears in men’s basketball action Tuesday night at the Ross E. Templeton Center.

The game was a rematch from last March in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional won by the Blue Hose 77-58.

After trailing early the game, the Blue Hose took their first lead at 14-12 on a layup by freshman center Grant Herren (Oviedo, Fla.) at the 11:45 mark. PC would not trail the rest of the game and extended their lead to as many as 19 points (34-15) with 4:33 remaining in the half. The Bears would go on a 10-2 run down the stretch to cut the 36-25 entering intermission.

PC shot 46.4% from the field in the first half while holding the Bears to 36.0% from the field. The Blue Hose also dominated the boards 22-13 including 10 offensive rebounds in the first half. Shaw was led by junior guard Chas Bailey (Philadelphia, Pa.) with 10 first half points. Redshirt junior guard Rich Adams (Columbia, SC) led PC with seven points before intermission.

In the second half, PC pushed the lead to as many as 26 points in several occasions and finished the game hitting nine-of-10 free throws down the stretch to secure the victory. PC dominated the boards 46-29 including 18 offensive boards while shooting 25-of-32 from the charity stripe.

Dellinger led PC with 16 points on four-of-four shooting from beyond the arc while Adams tallied 11 points. Sophomore center Johann Collins (Raleigh, NC) tallied three points and a game-high 10 rebounds while sophomores Tray Ballenger (Wellford, SC), Michael Drum (Rural Hall, NC) and freshman Sean Dixon (Marietta, Ga.) each added nine points.

Shaw was led by junior guard Ricky Williams (Buffalo, NY) who tallied 16 points and Bailey added 14 points. Freshman forward Daryl Jacobs (Buffalo, NY) added six rebounds and a game-high nine blocked shots.

Presbyterian improves to 2-2 on the season while Shaw falls to 0-4.