2008 Woodie Awards
Mules fall by close margin
Allison Marman
Issue date: 2/10/05 Section: Sports
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The Mules suffered their fourth and fifth defeats in a late-season losing streak. They lost 62-71 to Haverford College, and three days later they lost to Gettysburg 53-56.
The Mules (5-8, 8-12) defeated the Fords (9-4, 10-9) by a margin of 22 earlier in the season. With a six-game league-winning streak, however, the Fords are one of the most talented teams in the Centennial Conference right now; the Mules simply could not hold them down in the final seconds of the game.
Haverford shot 62 percent in the second half, giving them the opportunity to come back from a six point deficit at the half to win by nine. The Mules made less than half of their shots.
Both teams came out a little slow in the first half. The Fords attribute this to the handful of players suffering from the flu this week. The Mules, however, can blame only themselves. Senior co-Captain Chase Licata blamed the recent losing streak for a lack of morale on the team. As a whole, he felt that the team rushed their shots and simply did not play to their best ability.
The Mules had the upper hand going into the half, but two minutes into the second period the Fords took the lead with a couple of back-to-back three-pointers. The Fords held the lead for the remainder of the game.
The Mules got the deficit down to one point with sixteen minutes to play, but Haverford answered with a jumper, and the lead grew from there.
The Mules remained just slightly ahead of the Fords until the last few seconds of the game, with the score 62-71 in favor of Haverford College.
Sophomore Jeff Stewart, who is now regarded as one of the best players in the league, helped keep his team in the game with 24 points, fifteen of which were in the first half.
Licata and Junior Jimmy O'Brien contributed big numbers also, with thirteen points and nine rebounds, respectively.
The Mules next stop was at Gettysburg College, the second-ranked team in the Centennial Conference. The Mules put up a strong fight but when time ran out, they were three points shy of their first road-victory over Gettysburg in ten years.
The Mules (5-8, 8-12) defeated the Fords (9-4, 10-9) by a margin of 22 earlier in the season. With a six-game league-winning streak, however, the Fords are one of the most talented teams in the Centennial Conference right now; the Mules simply could not hold them down in the final seconds of the game.
Haverford shot 62 percent in the second half, giving them the opportunity to come back from a six point deficit at the half to win by nine. The Mules made less than half of their shots.
Both teams came out a little slow in the first half. The Fords attribute this to the handful of players suffering from the flu this week. The Mules, however, can blame only themselves. Senior co-Captain Chase Licata blamed the recent losing streak for a lack of morale on the team. As a whole, he felt that the team rushed their shots and simply did not play to their best ability.
The Mules had the upper hand going into the half, but two minutes into the second period the Fords took the lead with a couple of back-to-back three-pointers. The Fords held the lead for the remainder of the game.
The Mules got the deficit down to one point with sixteen minutes to play, but Haverford answered with a jumper, and the lead grew from there.
The Mules remained just slightly ahead of the Fords until the last few seconds of the game, with the score 62-71 in favor of Haverford College.
Sophomore Jeff Stewart, who is now regarded as one of the best players in the league, helped keep his team in the game with 24 points, fifteen of which were in the first half.
Licata and Junior Jimmy O'Brien contributed big numbers also, with thirteen points and nine rebounds, respectively.
The Mules next stop was at Gettysburg College, the second-ranked team in the Centennial Conference. The Mules put up a strong fight but when time ran out, they were three points shy of their first road-victory over Gettysburg in ten years.