Saturday, February 24, 2007

Herren Ties Career High With 25 Points In Loss To Catawba

SALISBURY, NC -- Catawba claimed the South Atlantic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship with a 63-57 win over visiting Presbyterian in a showdown of league co-leaders on Saturday afternoon at Goodman Gym. 

The victory by Catawba snaps PC’s nine-game winning streak and leaves them 19-8 overall and 12-4 in league play.

The Blue Hose enter the 2007 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Basketball Tournament as the No. 2 seed and will host a quarterfinal game at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28.

Grant Herren (Oviedo, Fla.) tied a career high with 25 points in the loss to Catawba. Herren was 10-for-17 from the field on the day.

PC’s Drew Biggs (Alpharetta, GA) came off the bench to add 11. 

Presbyterian battled back from an 11-point second half deficit to take the lead at 51-50 on a layup by Herren with 2:46 left. 

Catawba freshman Antonio Houston (Charlotte, NC) answered with a jumper to give the lead back to the Indians then added two free throws with 1:44 remaining for a 54-51 lead. 

Sean Dixon (Marietta, GA) tied the game one final time on a three-pointer with 57 seconds to go, but Brian Graves (Newport News, VA) followed with a deep three-pointer to put the Tribe up for good at 57-54 with 45 seconds remaining. 

Pat Kiscaden (Oviedo, FL) cut the Catawba lead to 59-57 with 14 seconds to go, but Chris Wooldridge (Norfolk, VA) canned two free throws with 10 seconds remaining. 

Graves added two more free throws after a PC turnover for the final margin.

Houston led Catawba with 18 points, while Graves added 17. Wooldridge posted a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. 

Catawba enjoyed a 34-28 edge on the boards, helping offset a 40% shooting night. 

PC shot 45%, but made only four three-pointers after entering the game making a league-leading eight per contest.

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