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Men's Basketball Quakers post important victory at Denison For Immediate Release: GRANVILLE, Ohio — Needing a victory for an opportunity to host an opening round game of the upcoming North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament, the Earlham College men’s basketball team came through on Wednesday night. The Quakers defeated Denison University 80-59 in Livingston Gymnasium. “The guys knew we had to win to have a chance at home court for the first round of the NCAC Tournament,” Earlham coach Jeff Justus said. “We took care of our end, but unfortunately Wabash beat Wittenberg.” Earlham’s hopes of having a first round contest on Schuckman Court diminished as Wabash upset Wittenberg 51-46 to stay in fourth place and keep the Quakers (11-13, 8-7) in fifth in the NCAC standings. Junior LaRon Henry (Indianapolis, IN/Scecina) led the Quakers with 24 points, while making six shot behind the 3-point line. First-year Tristian Gregory (Evansville, IN/Harrison) tossed in 13. “LaRon had a great shooting night and Tristian gave us a big lift off the bench,” Justus said. Junior Markous Jewett (Richmond, IN/Richmond) scored 11 points and senior Brandon Miller (Richmond, IN/Richmond) added 10 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Senior Tyler Stewart (Richmond, IN/Richmond) had eight points. Henry moved into 22nd place on Earlham's all-time scoring list with 1,029 points. Jewett is tied for 23rd with Bill Baker (1961-65) with 1,015 points. Earlham never trailed in the contest although it was tight early and last tied at 8-8 with 15:03 left in the opening period. The Quakers scored the next eight points to led 16-8 after Henry nailed a 3-pointer with 11:52 remaining. The Big Red (10-14, 6-9) closed the cap to 28-23 at the 5:19 mark, but the Quaker end the half with 16-6 run to hold a 44-29 advantage at intermission. Denison started the second half with an 8-2 run to cut Earlham’s lead to 46-37 when the Quakers called a timeout with 18:03 left in the game. A pair of treys helped the Quakers regain their advantage. Stewart hit his bomb after the timeout, while Henry scored on his jumper after an exchange of turnovers to give the Quakers a 52-37 lead with 16:44 left. Over the remainder of the second half the Quakers opened a 24-point lead to stay in command of the contest. Earlham returns to action Saturday against
Oberlin College. The NCAC contest begins at 3 p.m. at home following
the women’s game with Oberlin
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Earlham College · 801 National Road West · Richmond,
Indiana 47374-4095 |