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2008-09 Men's Hoops: Sewanee Tops LaGrange

LaGRANGE, Ga. – Sewanee traveled to LaGrange on Tuesday night and jumped out to a 21-point lead at halftime to gain the eventual 74-65 win. “Tonight was a huge step in the right direction for us,” said first year Sewanee coach Bubba Smith. “We have made progress each game this year and we are still learning. The guys are contending and every time we step on the court, we have the chance to be successful. We had a good night, beating a good LaGrange team that has already picked up wins over Virginia Wesleyan and Birmingham-Southern,” he concluded. Tonight marks Smith's first win at the helm of the Sewanee program.

 

In the first half, LaGrange kept it close for 12 minutes before the Tigers increased their lead to 35-14 for intermission. In the second, LaGrange closed the Sewanee margin, but the Tigers went on to secure their first 2008-09 victory with a nine-point margin.

 

Senior Bradley Pierson (Rome, Ga., Darlington)led Sewanee's scoring effort with 23 points, taking his yearly total (five games) to 95 points – good for a 19 ppg average. Fellow senior Ben Pursell (Franklin, Tenn., BGA)and Casey Berry (Naples, Fla., Community School)logged double digit scoring performances with 10 points each. Pursell had a double-double, also, grabbing a team-high 11 rebounds. Berry had seven steals on the night, putting him in first place so far this season in the SCAC.  Britt Gaylor led LaGrange with 17 points. Sewanee was 51% from the field, while LaGrange was only 35% accurate.

 

Sewanee moves to 1-4 on the year and will host Otterbein on Tuesday night before opening SCAC league play December 5 and 7 against Centre and DePauw.

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Players Mentioned

Casey Berry

#5 Casey Berry

6' 0"
Senior
Bradley Pierson

#10 Bradley Pierson

6' 2"
Senior
Ben Pursell

#00 Ben Pursell

6' 6"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Casey Berry

#5 Casey Berry

6' 0"
Senior
Bradley Pierson

#10 Bradley Pierson

6' 2"
Senior
Ben Pursell

#00 Ben Pursell

6' 6"
Senior