Jan.
10, 2006
Bulldogs down Calvin for
fourth straight win
ADRIAN,
Mich.—The Adrian College
men’s basketball team earned its fourth-straight
win with a 79-75 victory over Calvin College
on Wednesday night at the Merillat Center.
Junior
guard Corey Smith paced the Bulldogs with
19 points on 5-of-7 shooting, all three
pointers, and four free throws. Sophomore
guard Desmond Young hit for 15 points on
6-of-12 shooting, while Lamar Cardenas,
a freshman guard added 12 points with two
triples.
Caleb
Veldhouse led Calvin with a game-high 22
points.
After
a quick Bulldog start, Adrian saw Calvin
take a nine point lead five minutes into
the first half when Veldhause sank a jumper
after a Bulldog turnover. AC answered Calvin’s
10-2 run with their own 10-2 run to close
the gap to two points after a Young lay-up
off a Ryan Gallus assist at the 13-minute
mark.
With
7:21 remaining in the opening half, Adrian
embarked on a 14-4 run spurred by triples
from Cardenas, Smith and Steve Thornton.
When
the smoke cleared on the first half Adrian
had taken a 44-32 lead into the break on
the strength of four three pointers in 10
minutes of play from Smith.
AC
kept the guests at an arm’s length
until the 2:24 mark of the final stanza
when Calvin’s Dustin Smith converted
on a lay-in to make the score 70-65 in favor
of Adrian. A Gallus triple seamed to seal
the game with a minute remaining, but two
triples from Veldhouse and two free throws
from Derek Griffin brought the Knights to
within two, 75-73.
Thornton,
a senior, calmly sank two charity shots
with 10 seconds left and Young did the same
with two seconds left to give Adrian their
biggest win of the year, thus far.
Calvin’s
five previous losses on the year all came
against teams ranked in the D3Hoops.com
Top-25. The Knights are now 7-6 (2-1 MIAA)
on the year.
The
Bulldogs, tied for first place in the MIAA
with Hope, are now 4-8 (3-0 MIAA) on the
year.
A
grudge match on the road awaits Adrian on
Saturday as the Bulldogs travel to Olivet
for a 3 p.m. tip-off with the Comets (3-10,
1-2 MIAA).
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