#2 Washington Adventist University 75, #7 Berea College 71

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March 2, 2016

FINAL SCORE: #2 Washington Adventist University 75, #7 Berea College 71

RECORDS: Washington Adventist University 15-11; Berea College 16-9

LOCATION: Penn State Fayette at Maltho Gymnasium, Uniontown, PA

IN BRIEF: The Washington Adventist University Shock were able to hold on to their first half lead to defeat the Berea College Mountaineers 75-71 in the Men's Division I quarterfinal match up. Berea led early in the contest, but eventually slipped behind the Shock as the first-half progressed and were never able to recapture the lead.

 

ON THE COURT

  • Berea jumped out to an early 8-3 lead before Washington Adventist went on a 12-3 run of their own to take control of the game.
  • Richard Parker of Berea, a USCAA All-American, made eight straight points at one point in the first half, but his efforts were matched by Eric Lindsey and Tyrus Fleetwood of Washington Adventist.
  • The Shock had their biggest lead of the game going into halftime, up 38-25. That lead was created with three three-pointers and two buckets from Player of the Year Brian Bridgeforth in the final five minutes of the contest.
  • Corey Wise of Berea came out of the locker room on fire in the second half, making his first three shots to cut the deficit to a manageable margin.
  • Lindsey sank two free throws with just seconds remaining on the clock to stretch the lead to four and seal the win for the Shock.

BEHIND THE BOXSCORE

  • Fleetwood had a game-high 24 points on over 50% shooting for the Shock and added eight rebounds.  He also dished out four assists and had one steal. Lindsey and Jerry McFadden each contributed ten points for Washington Adventist.
  • Wise was the top scorer with 22 points for the Mountaineers, going 4-9 from behind the arc and shooting just over 40% from the floor. Parker went 8-8 from the line and finished with 16 points and two rebounds.
  • The Shock won the battle on the boards 49-34 over the Mountaineers. Berea College shot 70% from the line.
 
 

NEXT UP

Washington Adventist University moves on to face Concordia College Alabama on Thursday, March 3rd in Main Arena at 10:00 pm EST. Berea College will face SUNY Canton on Thursday at 10:00 am EST in Main Arena in consolation action.