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Saturday, November 8, 2003 Exhibition
Men’s Basketball Game CLINTON,
S.C. — Presbyterian College sophomore forward Michael Drum (Rural Hall, N.C.) led five Blue Hose players in double
figures with 18 points as the Blue Hose defeated the Columbia
Sharkheads 103-78 in exhibition men’s basketball action
Saturday night at the Ross
E. Templeton Center. Drum was eight-of-12 from
the field on the night and added five rebounds and a team-high
six assists. Redshirt junior forward Rich
Adams (Columbia, S.C.) added 14 points while freshman
guard Melvin Smith (Roanoke,
Va.) added 13 points. Freshman guard Sean Dixon (Marietta, Ga.) chipped in 12 points and senior guard Andrew
Dellinger (Mauertown, Va.) round out the double figure
scorers with 11 points. PC opened the game on 16-7
run highlighted by seven points from Drum. The Sharkheads
chipped the lead to a tie at 16-16 before the Blue Hose
responded with a 25-5 run and entered halftime with a
commanding 54-32 lead. The Blue Hose shot 56.4%
from the field in the first half including hitting nine-of-15
three-point field goals. The Sharkheads struggled to shoot
34.2% from the field before intermission, but were led by
former Benedict College standout, Richard Taylor’s nine points. PC led throughout the
second half as they took advantage of a short Sharkheads
bench. The lead was cut to 17 points at 89-72 with 5:14
remaining on a jumper by former Blue Hose standout Bret
Jones before the Blue Hose responded with a 14-6 run to
end the game. The Sharkheads were led by
Taylor’s 20 points and five rebounds while Jones added 18
points and six assists. Virginia Union product Kadari
Richards added 15 points and Marshall University standout Barry Kincaid added 11 points. Lander University standout Maurice
Walker added 10 points for the Sharkheads. The Blue Hose open the
2003-04 regular season on Saturday, November 15 as they travel
to Savannah, Ga. to face Armstrong Atlantic State University
at 7:00 pm. |