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Men's Basketball Defense gives Quakers edge to beat Kenyon For Immediate Release: RICHMOND, Ind. — A scoring run over eight minutes made the difference for the Earlham College men’s basketball team Saturday afternoon as the Quakers defeated Kenyon College 70-60 on Schuckman Court in the Athletics and Wellness Center. Earlham put together a 16-8 run in the final four minutes of the opening period and the first four minutes of the second half to create some distance between the Quakers and their North Coast Athletic Conference foe. “I thought we played good defense for a stretch at the end of the first half and at the beginning of the second, which was the difference in the game,” Earlham coach Jeff Justus said. Senior Brandon Miller (Richmond, IN/Richmond) led the Quakers with 20 points, 13 rebounds and four assists. Junior LaRon Henry (Indianapolis, IN/Scecina) tossed in 12 points, while senior Tyler Stewart (Richmond, IN/Richmond) and sophomore Neil Collins (Ft. Wayne, IN/North) added 10 points each. Senior Joe Rihm (Beech Grove, IN/Beech Grove) contributed seven points. The Lords (6-15, 3-9) led early before Rihm gave the Quakers their first lead at 17-16 at the 11:20 mark of the first half. “Kenyon can be hard to guard because they are very good at driving and dishing,” Justus said. “At times we didn’t respond well to that, but we had a real pickup off the bench from (sophomore) Terrell Brown (Richmond, IN/Richmond) and Joe Rihm played well.” An 8-4 run at the end of the first half gave Earlham a 34-28 lead at intermission. With an identical run to start the second half, the Quakers were in front 42-32. Earlham eventually worked its way to a 52-36 advantage with 9:58 left after a basket by junior Markous Jewett (Richmond, IN/Richmond), who finished with six points. Kenyon fought back to close the gap to 65-58 with 1:43 remaining, but the Lords couldn’t get any closer. Miller and Henry each made a pair of free throws in the final moments of the contest to put the game away. Miller now has 1,380 points in his career and is 10th on Earlham’s all-time scoring list. Jewett (982) and Henry (961) moved closer to the 1,000-point plateau. Next up for Earlham (10-11, 7-5) is a visit to Wabash College on Wednesday. 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 |