December 11, 2007
WILSON, NC — Junior 5-foot-10 center Kendra Thomas scored 14 points and pulled 12 rebounds Tuesday night as Barton College overpowered visiting and nationally 23rd-ranked Shaw University, 64-48, in women's basketball.
Thomas (Virginia Beach, VA) hit 5-of-10 shots and was complemented by junior Sara Fleming (Stanley, NC) with 14 points and sophomore Esty Flores (Virginia Beach, VA) with 11 points and three steals. Candice Britton (Baltimore) contributed six assists and Jamilla Johnson (Garner, NC) added five. Freshman guard Casey Moore (Liberty, NC) snared seven rebounds.
The Lady Bears were victimized by 32 turnovers and were outrebounded 46-39. They also shot just 33.3 percent (18-of-54), including just 22 percent in the first half. Barton, which led 27-18 at intermission and by double digits throughout the second half, finished 24-of-67 (35.8 percent) from the floor.
Barton's largest lead was 38-20 with 15:18 left in the game. The Lady Bulldogs concluded the 2007 portion of their schedule at 4-4. They lost two, won two, lost two and won two for the .500 mark. Shaw, which had been ranked as high as 16th in NCAA D-II last week, fell to 5-3 overall.
For the Lady Bears, senior 6-0 guard Jamie Goshen was the lone player to score in double figures with 16. Shaw went 0-7 from 3-point range while Barton was 3-for-13 (23 percent).
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December 10, 2007
WILSON, NC — Three Barton players registered double-doubles Monday night as the defending NCAA D-II National Basketball Champions won an ugly game, 74-69, against visiting Virginia State University.
Barton finishes the pre-exam portion of its schedule at 6-3 overall, with two of its losses coming to Elite Eight teams from last season (Bentley and Wingate). VSU left at 3-5 overall. Barton and VSU will square off again to open the 2008 portions of their schedules on Jan. 2.
Sophomore L.J. Dunn (Raleigh, NC) had 15 points, 11 rebounds; senior center Brian Leggett (Alexandria, VA) had 11 points and 12 boards; and sophomore forward Eddie Kershaw (Youngstown, OH) tallied 10 points, 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs, who led 27-23 at intermission. Sophomore guard Aaron Suggs (Wilson, NC) added 15 points and six assists.
The first half featured 29 turnovers (15 for VSU and 14 for BC), as well as 29-percent shooting for the Trojans and 34 percent for the Bulldogs in the sweltering "Dog House," where Barton has now won 16 straight.
The pace quickened in the second half, when both teams did a better job of handling the ball. Barton, which dominated the glass 50-37, pushed the lead to 12 points with three minutes left, but VSU finally found the range from downtown to close the gap. Suggs and junior guard Bobby Buffaloe (Fuquay-Varina) put the game out of reach from the free-throw line.
Trey Mines paced the Trojans with 18 points, Clifton Springfield-Cobb canned 11 and Edwin Torres tallied 10 points and six assists. Both teams struggled from the foul line. Barton was 24-of-40 for 60 percent and VSU drilled just 19-of-29 for 65.5 percent. The game featured 55 fouls (31 on VSU) and 49 turnovers (25 for BC). Barton did not trail after tying the game at 13-13 with 6:22 to play in the first half.
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December 10, 2007
(WILSON, NC) Three Barton players registered double-doubles Monday night as the defending NCAA D-II National Basketball Champions won an ugly game, 74-69, against visiting Virginia State University.
Barton finishes the pre-exam portion of its schedule at 6-3 overall, with two of its losses coming to Elite Eight teams from last season (Bentley and Wingate). VSU left at 3-5 overall. Barton and VSU will square off again to open the 2008 portions of their schedules on Jan. 2.
Sophomore L.J. Dunn (Raleigh, NC) had 15 points, 11 rebounds; senior center Brian Leggett (Alexandria, VA) had 11 points and 12 boards; and sophomore forward Eddie Kershaw (Youngstown, OH) tallied 10 points, 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs, who led 27-23 at intermission. Sophomore guard Aaron Suggs (Wilson, NC) added 15 points and six assists.
The first half featured 29 turnovers (15 for VSU and 14 for BC), as well as 29-percent shooting for the Trojans and 34 percent for the Bulldogs in the sweltering "Dog House," where Barton has now won 16 straight.
The pace quickened in the second half, when both teams did a better job of handling the ball. Barton, which dominated the glass 50-37, pushed the lead to 12 points with three minutes left, but VSU finally found the range from downtown to close the gap. Suggs and junior guard Bobby Buffaloe (Fuquay-Varina) put the game out of reach from the free-throw line.
Trey Mines paced the Trojans with 18 points, Clifton Springfield-Cobb canned 11 and Edwin Torres tallied 10 points and six assists. Both teams struggled from the foul line. Barton was 24-of-40 for 60 percent and VSU drilled just 19-of-29 for 65.5 percent. The game featured 55 fouls (31 on VSU) and 49 turnovers (25 for BC). Barton did not trail after tying the game at 13-13 with 6:22 to play in the first half.
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December 8, 2007
WILSON, NC — Guards Greg Mammel and Aaron Suggs combined for 39 points Saturday night as the Barton College Bulldogs beat Wingate University 92-73 in men's basketball action.
The defending NCAA D-II National Champs avenged a 78-76 loss at Wingate on Nov. 26. Barton is 5-3 overall while Wingate had a six-game win streak ended and fell to 6-3 overall. Both teams were in the Elite Eight last season. Barton, which has won 15 straight at home, will entertain Virginia State at 7 p.m. Monday.
Mammel, a freshman guard from San Antonio, TX, sizzled for a team-high 20 points and dished off 10 assists. He was 7-of-13 from the floor and 4-of-7 from downtown. Suggs, a sophomore from Wilson, N.C., cashed in 6-of-11 shots, including 3-of-6 from 3-point land, en route to 19 points. He added four rebounds and three steals.
Barton took control about three minutes into the game and never looked back, Wingate's largest lead was at 6-3, but Barton rattled off six straight points for a 9-6 lead. The margin was 37-30 at intermission. By the 12:44 mark of the second half, Barton had run the lead to 26 points at 64-38 behind a barrage of 3-point bombs, including two apiece by Mammel and Suggs and one from sophomore forward Eddie Kershaw.
Wingate hung tough, pulling within 13 points at the 7:35 mark. Brian Plummer and All-American Sean Barnette keyed the run. Kershaw and junior guard Errol Frails (Wilson, NC) came up with a couple of big plays to push the lead back to 19 points for the victors, who coasted home.
The 92 points was the most scored by Barton this season. Senior 6-6 center Brian Leggett added 11 rebounds and eight points for Barton. Frails finished with 12 points and Kershaw canned 10.
For Wingate, Barnette and Plummer tallied 19 points apiece. Barnette added 10 rebounds for a double-double. Both teams shot 47 percent from the floor, but Barton got off 18 more shots since Wingate was whistled for 24 turnovers (BC had 16). Barton's bench also outscored the visiting Bulldogs 33-9.
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December 8, 2007
(WILSON, NC) Guards Greg Mammel and Aaron Suggs combined for 39 points Saturday night as the Barton College Bulldogs beat Wingate University 92-73 in men's basketball action.
The defending NCAA D-II National Champs avenged a 78-76 loss at Wingate on Nov. 26. Barton is 5-3 overall while Wingate had a six-game win streak ended and fell to 6-3 overall. Both teams were in the Elite Eight last season. Barton, which has won 15 straight at home, will entertain Virginia State at 7 p.m. Monday.
Mammel, a freshman guard from San Antonio, TX, sizzled for a team-high 20 points and dished off 10 assists. He was 7-of-13 from the floor and 4-of-7 from downtown. Suggs, a sophomore from Wilson, N.C., cashed in 6-of-11 shots, including 3-of-6 from 3-point land, en route to 19 points. He added four rebounds and three steals.
Barton took control about three minutes into the game and never looked back, Wingate's largest lead was at 6-3, but Barton rattled off six straight points for a 9-6 lead. The margin was 37-30 at intermission. By the 12:44 mark of the second half, Barton had run the lead to 26 points at 64-38 behind a barrage of 3-point bombs, including two apiece by Mammel and Suggs and one from sophomore forward Eddie Kershaw.
Wingate hung tough, pulling within 13 points at the 7:35 mark. Brian Plummer and All-American Sean Barnette keyed the run. Kershaw and junior guard Errol Frails (Wilson, NC) came up with a couple of big plays to push the lead back to 19 points for the victors, who coasted home.
The 92 points was the most scored by Barton this season. Senior 6-6 center Brian Leggett added 11 rebounds and eight points for Barton. Frails finished with 12 points and Kershaw canned 10.
For Wingate, Barnette and Plummer tallied 19 points apiece. Barnette added 10 rebounds for a double-double. Both teams shot 47 percent from the floor, but Barton got off 18 more shots since Wingate was whistled for 24 turnovers (BC had 16). Barton's bench also outscored the visiting Bulldogs 33-9.
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December 1, 2007
WILSON, N.C. — Defending NCAA D-II National Champion Barton rode 18 points from freshman point guard Greg Mammel and 14 points from sophomore guard Aaron Suggs to a 74-64 men's basketball conquest of visiting Anderson University on Saturday night in Wilson Gymnasium.
The Bulldogs, ranked 16th nationally, improved to 4-2 overall and 3-0 in Conference Carolinas play. Anderson fell to 2-4 overall and 1-2 in the league. Barton plays at Elizabeth City State at 7 p.m. Thursday night.
Mammel (San Antonio. TX) hit 5-of-11 shots from the floor, including 4-of-6 from downtown, to pace the Bulldogs. Suggs (Wilson, NC) struggled from the floor (2-of-10) but made 8-of-10 foul shots. He also had four assists and three steals. Defensive stopper Jeff Dalce (East Orange, NJ) notched five steals and junior post player David King (Raleigh, NC) snared 10 rebounds. L.J. Dunn (Raleigh, NC), who is just rounding back into form after an injury layoff, netted 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting and pulled six boards.
For Anderson, which was victimized by 31 turnovers that led to 30 Barton points, point guard Brandon Young drilled 24 points and Kevis Cornwell cashed in 14 points. Stephen Cobb added nine point and nine boards.
Anderson's largest lead was 11-7 at the 13:39 mark of the first half, but Barton went on a 7-0 run and never trailed again. The lead was 32-24 at intermission. Barton, sparked by two Mammel 3-pointers, went on an 11-2 run to start the second half and kept a double-digit lead the remainder of the contest.
Barton claimed a 52-43 rebounding margin and hit 22-of-36 foul shots (61.1 percent), compared to 16-of-25 (64 percent) for the Trojans.
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December 1, 2007
WILSON, NC — Barton had more turnovers (21) than points (20) in the first half Saturday night and never recovered as nationally 25th-ranked Anderson University rolled to an 82-54 women's basketball victory.
Barton slipped to 2-3 overall and 2-1 in Conference Carolinas while Anderson stands 4-1 overall and 3-1 in the league. Barton plays in the N.C. Central Tournament next Friday and Saturday.
Anderson, coming off its lone loss on Thursday night, took control midway through the first half and never looked back, cruising to a 39-20 cushion at intermission. The lead grew to 30 points at 53-23 in the second half, when Barton made just one of its first 11 shots.
The Lady Trojans, conference regular-season champs last season, finished with a 26-10 advantage in points off turnovers and dominated rebounding 52-32. Anderson shot 49. 1 percent (26-of-53) from the floor and limited the Lady Bulldogs to 32.1 percent (18-of-56).
For the victors, Nikki Anthony led the way with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Alexa Neal and Latrice Thomas scored 12 apiece and Kean Boyd tallied 10 points. Barton got 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists from Casey Moore; 10 points and six assists from point guard Esty Flores; and 10 points from Blair Burke. Barton was 6-of-24 from 3-point range while Anderson hit 4-of-11 beyond the arc.
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