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Men's Basketball Quakers Face D3Hoops.com’s No. 2 Team For Immediate Release: WOOSTER, Ohio — The Earlham College men’s basketball team kept its contest against the College of Wooster close early, but a run midway through the first half proved decisive as the Quakers fell 99-63 in a North Coast Athletic Conference game at Timken Gymnasium. Senior Brandon Miller (Richmond, IN/Richmond) scored a career-high
32 points, but he was the only Earlham player to reach double figures
against the second-ranked Scots Earlham fell behind 6-0 to start the game, but the Quakers fought back to tie the contest at 17-17 on a 3-pointer by sophomore Neil Collins (Ft. Wayne, IN/North) with 14:42 remaining in the opening stanza. The Scots responded with a 21-5 run to take command 38-22 at the 6:53 mark. The Quakers closed the gap to 11 points twice before the half, but Wooster led 47-33 at intermission. In the second half, Miller scored at 18:04 to make it 49-37, but the Quakers didn’t get any closer the rest of the way. First-year Tristian Gregory (Evansville, IN/Harrison) tossed in nine points for the Quakers off the bench, while junior LaRon Henry (Indianapolis, IN/Scecina) added seven and Collins finished with six. Moving up the scoring list Miller moved into 10th place past Bryan Clements (1987-91) on Earlham’s all-time scoring list. Miller has 1,356 points, while Clements ended his career with 1,352. Nathan Stoops (1999-2003) is 9th on the list with 1,400 points. Earlham (9-10, 6-4) returns to action Wednesday, as the Quakers entertain No. 1 Wittenberg University on Schuckman Court in the Athletics and Wellness Center. The NCAC game begins at 7:30 p.m. Box score. |
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Earlham College · 801 National Road West · Richmond,
Indiana 47374-4095 |