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Men's Basketball Quakers Fall in NCAC Semifinals to Wooster For Immediate Release: WOOSTER, Ohio — There was a hint of a possible upset in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament Friday night, but instead the Earlham College men’s basketball team had its season come to an end. Nationally third-ranked Wooster defeated the Quakers 84-74 in Timken Gymnasium in the semifinal round of the conference tourney. “Wooster is one of the best teams in the country and we played them toe-to-toe,” Earlham coach Jeff Justus said. “It’s a five-point game with eight minutes to go and they just made a few more shots than us.” Senior Brandon Miller (Richmond, IN/Richmond) led Earlham with 22 points and eight rebounds as the Quakers had five players in double figures. “We came out and really competed,” Justus said. “I was proud of our effort.” Earlham finished 27-of-60 (45 percent) from the floor for the contest, while Wooster was 30-of-58 (51.7 percent). “I thought we had better shots than Wooster did, but we came up short on some of them,” Justus said. Junior LaRon Henry (Indianapolis, IN/Scecina) added 18 points for the Quakers with 16 coming after intermission. “In the second half, Brandon and especially LaRon were effective shooting the ball,” Justus said. Junior Markous Jewett (Richmond, IN/Richmond) tossed in 10 points, while coming off the bench sophomore Terrel Brown (Richmond, IN/Richmond) contributed 12 points and first-year Tristian Gregory (Evansville, IN/Harrison) had 10. “We got a great left with Terrel and Tristian knocking down shots and Terrel had a good defensive effort,” Justus said. Although Wooster had a 13-point advantage during the first half, the Quakers (13-14) fought back to close the cap to 39-30 at halftime. In the second half, Wooster (25-2) pulled way by as much as 17 points with 11:38 left in the game before the Quakers rallied. A basket by Gregory made it 65-60 with 8:18 remaining. Earlham continued to battle, but the Quakers couldn’t get any closer. Saturday marked the final time that senior Tyler Stewart (Richmond, IN/Richmond), Miller and Jewett would suit up together after over a decade as teammates. “I’m sorry to see Tyler, Brandon and possibly Markous playing in their last game,” Justus said. “It’s been a really fast four years and I’ve enjoyed watching them grow as people and players.” Jewett, who has a year of eligibility left, is on track to graduate and may not return next season. It was also the last game for senior Bronson Lickliter (Indianapolis, IN/Park Tudor). Miller ends his career in seventh place on Earlham’s all-time scoring list with 1,471 points. Henry and Jewett are also in the 1,000-point club. Henry has 1,075 points, while Jewett has 1,066. Box score. — EC — Contact:
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Earlham College · 801 National Road West · Richmond,
Indiana 47374-4095 |