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Men's Basketball Quakers drop NCAC contest at home to Denison For Immediate Release: RICHMOND, Ind. — Despite having four players in double figures Wednesday night, the Earlham College men’s basketball team dropped a 72-66 decision to Denison University in a North Coast Athletic Conference contest on Schuckman Court in the Athletics and Wellness Center. The loss, which ended Earlham’s three-game winning streak, left the Quakers at 9-9 overall and 6-3 in the conference. “Denison came ready to play,” Earlham coach Jeff Justus said. “We didn’t respond to their physical defensive play.” Junior LaRon Henry (Indianapolis, IN/Scecina) led the Quakers with 17 points, while senior Brandon Miller (Richmond, IN/Richmond) had 16 points and a team-high 11 rebounds. Junior Markous Jewett (Richmond, IN/Richmond) added 15 points and first-year Tristian Gregory (Evansville, IN/Harrison) tossed in 10 points. Earlham led for most of the contest holding a nine-point advantage on several occasions in the first half. The Quakers were in front 31-25 at intermission. Denison (9-9, 5-4) closed the gap in the second half and took the lead for good 51-50 with 7:39 remaining. The Big Red pulled away from there as the Quakers trailed by as much as eight points in the final moments of the contest. Miller moved into 11th place on Earlham’s career scoring list with 1,324 points. With his first basket of the game, Miller broke the tie for 12th place with Greg Williams (1984-88). Later in the contest, he passed Matt Hall (1993-97), who has 1,321 points. Miller is 28 points from reaching 10th place occupied by Bryan Clements (1987-91) with 1,352 points. With their efforts on Wednesday, Jewett (964 points) and Henry (937 points) remain on pace to join the 1,000-point club later this season. Earlham is on the road Saturday at Wooster. The NCAC game starts at 1 p.m. Box score. |
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Earlham College · 801 National Road West · Richmond,
Indiana 47374-4095 |