The Clarion | January 30, 2009
Hoops —
Tornados' defense sparks rout of NGU
by Johnny 'Stats' Lange
Staff Writer
Coming off of a difficult
seven point loss at South At
lantic Conference rival Carson-
Newman three nights earlier,
the Brevard College men’s
basketball team traveled to
Tigerville, SC on Saturday
afternoon looking to build a
little momentum. The Torna
dos wasted no time making a
statement in this matchup with
the Crusaders, dominating
early and holding on to a 66-
44 victory.
The Tornados went on a 12-0
run to kick off the game, hold
ing the Crusaders scoreless
until 5 minutes in. The smoth
ering B.C. defense did not give
up a field goal until 10:41 was
left in the first half. The half
ended with a 17-5 Brevard run
making the score 37-14 at the
intermission.
In the second half. North
Greenville was able to close
the gap to within 20 points
late in the game the Tornados
were able to hold on for a size
able win. The B.C. field goal
defense (1st in the S.A.C. and
8th overall in N.C.A.A. divi
sion II) were able to hold the
Crusaders to 27.3% from the
floor en route to the win.
Junior Jonathan Whitson led
the Tornados in scoring again
with 14 points. His classmates
Nathan Whitmire, Shane Gal
loway and Darin Dellinger
chipped in with 13, 12 and
eleven points respectively. The
win improves the B.C. record
10-7 overall on the season.
Lady Tornados snap six game skid
Four BCplayers reach double figures In win over North Greenville
by Johnny 'Stats' Lange
Staff Writer
Riding a season-long six
game losing streak, the Brevard
College women’s basketball
travelled to Tigerville, S.C.
on Saturday to take on North
Greenvflle. The game was a
spirited affair, with the lead
going back and forth between
two teams several times before
Brevard prevailed 81-76.
In the first half the Crusaders
went on a couple early runs to
give them a 21-14 lead with
10:50 remaining in the first
stanza. Thanks to exceptional
three-point shooting though,
the Tornados were able to stay
in the matchup and at the in
termission the game was tied
at 43 apiece.
In the second half the Torna
dos began to pull away, taking a
10pointleadwith6:27 remain
ing in the game. The Crusaders
were able to puU back within
two points with five minutes
left, but the Tornados showed
a patience and maturity on
offense that allowed them to
find open shots to close out
the win.
Junior Samantha Wiim again
led her team in scoring putting
in 21 points. Other leading
scorers were sophomore Aman
da Whitaker with 16, freshman
Aima Schlobohm with 15 and
freshman Holli Flippo chipped
in with 12. The win improved
the Tornados record to 5-12 on
the season.
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Lindsay brendle nails a free throw during a recent
home game.
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