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2009 Men's Hoops: Oglethorpe Holds Off Sewanee

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ATLANTA – Sewanee played at SCAC foe Oglethorpe on Saturday night and the host Stormy Petrels increased its seven-point lead at the half to nine for the 83-74 win over the visiting Tigers.

Sewanee made better than half of its field goals, but Oglethorpe came in with a 60% field goal percentage. Sewanee out-rebounded Oglethorpe 28-19 and both teams were 47% good from behind the three-point line.

Seniors Bradley Pierson (Rome, Ga., Darlington) and Ben Pursell (Franklin, Tenn., BGA) led Sewanee's effort with 23 and 21 points. Pursell led with nine rebounds. Newcomer Trent Williams (Lawrenceburg, Tenn., Lawrence County) also had a double digit performance with 12 points. David Allison led Oglethorpe with 22 points.

The Sewanee men are 3-9 and are currently 1-3 in the league. Oglethorpe is 10-3 so far. Both teams will host Millsaps and Hendrix next weekend in SCAC play.

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Players Mentioned

Bradley Pierson

#10 Bradley Pierson

6' 2"
Senior
Ben Pursell

#00 Ben Pursell

6' 6"
Senior
Trent Williams

#20 Trent Williams

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Bradley Pierson

#10 Bradley Pierson

6' 2"
Senior
Ben Pursell

#00 Ben Pursell

6' 6"
Senior
Trent Williams

#20 Trent Williams

Sophomore