Hill's Career-High 12 Points Lead Mustangs Past Gallaudet
STEVENSON, Md. - Stevenson University men's basketball sophomore guard Broderick Hill (Largo/Bishop McNamara) scored a career-high 12 points and freshman forward Keith Holtman (Baltimore/Eastern) had a career-high 11 rebounds to lead the Mustangs to a 64-60 victory over Gallaudet Wednesday night at Carolyn Manuszek Student Union Gymnasium.
With the win, Stevenson (6-15, 5-7 CAC) remained half-a-game behind Marymount (Va.) for the final spot in the 2009 CAC Men's Basketball Championship after the Saints upset conference unbeaten Wesley at home, 88-74.
Marymount hosts Hood on Saturday before traveling to Stevenson next Wednesday, February 11.
Trailing by 10 with 11:21 remaining, the Mustangs used a 15-4 run to take their first lead of the game, 47-46 at the 6:19 mark with Hill totaling six points.
Following a layup by Gallaudet's Sekoe White, Hill would add a second three-pointer to put Stevenson in front by two before a 7-2 spurt by the Bison (10-11, 1-11 CAC) gave them the lead by three, 55-52 with 3:53 to play.
On the ensuing possession, junior guard Irvin Jones (Landover/Riverdale Baptist) his only basket of the game, a three-pointer with 2:50 remaining to tie the game for the second time.
Johnny Jackson answered on a driving layup to put the Bison back in front before sophomore forward Matt Leddy (Great Mills/Great Mills) hit the last of four consecutive three-pointers for the Mustangs to give them the lead for good, 58-57 with 2:17 left.
Down by six, 63-57, with 20 seconds remaining, Jon Mowl hit a three-pointer to cut the Gallaudet deficit in half before senior guard Chaise Lancaster (Bowie/Northwestern) made it a two possession game by hitting one of two free throws with 12 seconds left.
Hill scored nine of his 12 points in the second half while sophomore guard Greg Collins (Baltimore/Western Tech) finished with 10 points and seven rebounds. Senior Ely Richardson (Hartford, Conn./Suffield Academy) finished with four points and six rebounds and Jones added three points and four assists.
White and Jackson led the Bison with 13 points each while Mowl and Chi Pun had 10. Tony Tatum added seven points and a team-high nine rebounds.
Stevenson will have a week to prepare for its next contest against Marymount at home next Wednesday, February 11. The Mustangs were edged by the Saints, 70-60 back on January 17.
