BOX SCORE
SEWANEE, Tenn. – Sewanee hosted visiting Otterbein on
Tuesday night and after leading 35-31 at the half, beat the
Cardinals 78-70 in Juhan Gym.
Otterbein got out to a six-point lead early in the first half, but
Sewanee rallied to take a four-point lead going into the halftime
break. Senior Bradley Pierson (Rome, Ga., Darlington)
led Sewanee's first half effort with 10 points in the
period.
In the second, Sewanee controlled the game, leading by as much as
12 and getting the eventual eight-point lead. The Tigers finished
the game at an even 50% from the field, while Otterbein was 40%
accurate. The Cardinals committed 22 fouls compared to only 11 for
Sewanee.
Pierson led the Tiger scoring for the game with a game-high 24
points. He was also 4-9 in three-pointers. Pierson is currently
averaging 19.8 points pr game to lead the Tigers. Ben Pursell
(Franklin, Tenn., BGA) logged a double-double on the night
with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Newcomer Sam Martin (Ringgold,
Ga., Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe) stepped off the bench due to
some Tiger injuries from last week and gained an impressive 17
points and six rebounds. Senior Kenton Coleman (Ridgetop,
Tenn., Greenbrier) was also in double digits with 13 points.
Freshman Trent Williams (Lawrenceburg, Tenn., Lawrence
County) stepped into the point guard role for an injured
Casey Berry and led the Tigers with eight assists. Brice
Rausch led Otterbein with 19 points.
Sewanee moves to 2-4 in 2008-09 and will head into SCAC conference
play at home this weekend with a two-game win streak. Otterbein is
2-2 and will host John Carroll this weekend.
