The Shadow
Playing at home this past Saturday, the Mountain Gateway Roadrunners (5-13) rallied from a nine point second half deficit to defeat the Oxford College of Emory University Eagles (10-9) 72-67.
Dae Dae Bowens had an overall great performance for the winning Roadrunners. Bowens finished with a double-double as he had 14 points and 12 rebounds to go along with a team-high seven assists.
Bowens was one of four Roadrunners in double figures scoring. Jake Korbakes led the way for the Roadrunners with a game-high 20 points, while Donovan Amason had 15, and Tyriq Brown added 13.
The Roadrunners found themselves trailing by nine points at halftime before outscoring the Eagles 48-34 in the second half to rally for the victory.
The Eagles also had four players in double figures. Isaac Snyder led the Eagles with a team-high 16 points. Sean Osei had 13 points, while Justin Whitening (off the bench) had 11, and KJ Walker added 10. Snyder and Osei each had double-doubles.
The Roadrunners are back on the basketball court on Tuesday as they host Hocking College at 6:00 p.m.
Eagles at Roadrunners
Team 1 2 Ttl
OCEU 33 34 67
MGCC 24 48 72
Eagles Team Stats
Players Pts Reb Ast Stl
Osei 13 10 7 1
Walker 10 6 3 2
Hardin 9 4 2 1
Greene 2 3 1 0
Snyder 16 15 3 0
Whitening 11 6 0 0
Kim 4 1 1 3
Anton 2 0 0 0
Morgan 0 0 0 0
Total 67 50 17 7
Roadrunners Team Stats
Players Pts Reb Ast Stl
Korbakes 20 3 3 1
Bowens 14 12 7 1
Brown 13 5 0 1
Fleming 2 2 0 0
Amason 15 7 4 1
Dembo 6 4 3 1
Williams 2 1 1 1
Total 72 37 18 6
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On Friday, the Roadrunners gave up a season-high 127 points in a loss to the number two ranked Division III junior college team, the Sandhills CC Flyers, 127-75.
The Flyers scored 71 points in the second half alone. The 52 point loss is the largest margin this season for the Roadrunners.
Led by a balanced offensive attack, the Flyers had six players in double figures scoring, including 66 points from the bench and three of their six double digit scorers coming off the bench.
Joey McMullin led the way for the Eagles off of the bench with a team-high 21 points. Bryan Quiller was the team high starting scorer with 19. LeNijel Robinson and Kendall Wooldridge each had 16 for the Flyers, while Jamori McDougald had 14, and Zacl Sledge added 10.
The Roadrunners had three players in double figures, as Bowens and Arnason each had 24 points for the game. Meanwhile, Jaquan Dembo added 10.
Roadrunners at Flyers
Team 1 2 Ttl
MGCC 32 43 75
SCC 56 71 127
Roadrunners Team Stats
Players Pts Reb Ast Stl
Korbakes 3 1 1 0
Bowens 24 3 1 0
Dembo 10 0 0 2
Brown 9 8 5 4
Arnason 24 1 2 0
Fleming 0 2 1 1
Williams 5 3 0 1
Total 75 24 10 8
Flyers Team Stats
Players Pts Reb Ast Stl
McDougald 14 2 4 3
Coleman 7 5 5 0
Robinson 16 5 6 0
Thurman 5 6 1 1
Quiller 19 9 3 4
Kinch 3 3 2 0
Woolridge 16 2 0 3
Hunter 8 1 4 1
Hanani 2 0 4 2
McMullin 21 6 4 2
Gittens 2 1 1 0
Williams 4 2 0 0
Sledge 10 9 2 0
Totals 127 55 34 15
