The Muhlenberg Weekly

Issue date: 11/29/07 Section: Sports

Men's Basketball set a new school record in the Scotty Wood Tournament. By beating Philadelphia Biblical 107-37, the Mules beat the previous school record of a 68-point margin of victory by beating their opponents by 70 points. After breezing by Philadelphia Biblical in the first round of the 26th annual Scotty Wood Tournament, the Mules were ready to take on Curry in the Championships. In the first half the Mules were only down by five points for most of the way; however, in the last minute of the first half, Curry added another four points to carry into the next half and they kept a double digit lead for the rest of the game. Curry's shooters were on top of their game, going 14 for 21 in three-point attempts. This was enough to put them over Muhlenberg's edge and capture a 92-71 victory.

The sophomore class dominated this game with a combined total of 43 of the 71 points. Sophomore Brian Frankowski had a career high 16 points and fellow sophomore Obi Nwizugbo added another career high 13 points. Nwizugbo and sophomore Ryan Foster, who put up 8 points, received All-Tournament honors.

The third game of the season for the Muhlenberg Men's Basketball Team against Drew University turned out to be a true battle. Muhlenberg was down by 12 with 6 minutes left to play in the first half. The Mules then responded with a 12-1 run to trail by only one point before heading into the locker room for half time.

In the second half, Foster pounded a three-pointer with the game just under half-way through. Junior Mike Bernardini sunk three free throws to help the Mules take their biggest lead of the game: 47-42. The Mules, however, did not score again, and Drew took a 51-47 win.

Foster scored 18 points, going 7 for 9 in shooting. Sophomore Pete Barnes finished the game with seven blocked shots, just one block shy of the school record.

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