For Immediate Release January 4, 2000
Maroons Beat Lehman 96-57 in Classic
Roanoke Will Playu Worcester State at 7:00 on Wednesday Night
Roanoke vs Lehman Box Score
SALEM, VA--The Roanoke College men’s basketball team handily defeated the Lehman (NY) College Lightning on Tuesday afternoon, 96-57 in the first round of the seventh annual Domino’s Lewis-Gale Classic in Salem, VA. The Maroons, who are now 8-1 on the season will play Worcester State (MA) College on Wednesday night at 7:00 for the championship of the tournament. Worcester State was a 59-57 winner over Chowan College in the first game of the Classic. The Maroons used a balanced scoring attack and a strong defensive effort to post the win. Kyle Murphy (Farmville, VA/Fuqua) led the way for the Maroons, scoring 11 points, six coming on dunks. Jason Strickland (Charlottesville, VA/Covenant), Jaimar Mansel (Akron, OH/St. Mary-St. Vincent), and Cliff Jacobs (Monterey, CA/Oscar F. Smith) each tossed in 10 for the Maroons, who are ranked 20th in the country in the latest D3Hoops Online Division III national poll. All 13 players that played for the Maroons in the game made a dent on the scoreboard , including Brad Dunleavy (Roanoke, VA/William Fleming) and Colby Leftwich (Roanoke, VA/Patrick Henry) who each tallied nine.
Jacobs came off the bench with about 12:00 minutes left in the first half, giving the Maroons eight consecutive points, including two straight three-pointers. In addition to his 10 points, Mansel added four assist, four steals, and the first blocked shot of his college career.
The Roanoke defense hounded the Lehman offense into shooting just 31.7 percent from the field, including a 9-for-30 effort in the first half. The Lightning also turned the ball over 30 times in the contest, 16 of which were a result of Roanoke steals.
Dennis Kumnipa led the way for the Lightning, tossing in a game-high 14 points, while Felix Garcia, making his Lehman debut, scored 10 points in the losing cause.
The Lightning, now 4-4, held onto a one-point lead with five minutes elapsed in the game, but the Maroons went on a 24-10 run over the next 10 minutes and a 36-13 run during the remainder of the first half to pull away and take the 44-22 lead into the intermission.
Lehman will now play Chowan College at 5:00 on Wednesday in the consolation game of the classic.
Game 1 - Worcester State (MA) 59, Chowan (NC) 57
Worcester State battled back from a 14-point deficit during the late stages of the first half to defeat the Braves of Chowan College, 59-57, in the first game of the tournament on Tuesday afternoon. The Lancers improve to 9-1 on the 1999-2000 campaign, while Chowan sees its record drop to 2-8.
Tied at 57 with just 33 seconds to play in the contest, Worcester State’s Demarr Langford banked in a layup to give the Lancers the 59-57 lead which they would hold onto for the remainder of the time. WSC had trailed for most of the contest, holding the lead for the first five minutes of the game, and not regaining it until eight minutes left in the second half, but held the Braves without a point for the final 2:52 of the contest and rack up the win.
Edward Mulvagh put the Lancers up by one with a free throw with eight minutes to go, but the two teams traded the lead for the rest of the time until Langford’s late layup.
Franky Pierre scored 17 points for the Lancers, who were without their leading scorer Mario Horton, who had a cast on his hand before the contest. Kevin Pettway added nine points and five steals for WSC, who play Roanoke at 7:00 on Wednesday for the championship.
Shawn Hubers drained five three-pointers for Chowan and finished the game with 19 points. Anthony McGruder chipped in 15 points for the Braves, while Bryan Christian was also in double-figures with 10.
Worcester State vs. Chowan Box Score