2008 Woodie Awards
Men's Basketball earns three-way tie for first place
Alyssa Scaglione
Issue date: 2/7/08 Section: Sports
The Muhlenberg Men's Basketball Team had a rough two away games this week as they set out to conquer two of the toughest teams in the league, Ursinus and McDaniel.
On Wed. Jan. 30, the boys traveled to Ursinus for an 8:00 game. Both teams looked pumped and ready to go during the warm-ups which carried over into the exciting first half where the Mules only trailed by seven at halftime. However, the Mules lost their luster in the second half and Ursinus scored four of their first five three-pointers to increase their point margin. The Mules never came back from the deficit and lost 81-60. The sophomore class reigned during this game as Peter Barnes had his first career double-double, adding 10 points and 11 rebounds while Obi Nwizugbo scored 15 points followed by Ryan Foster with 11 points.
The Mules then had to travel on Sat. to take on the McDaniel Green Terror for one of their toughest games yet. The Mules came out victorious as they captured a four point win, 61-57. With two minutes left in the first half, the Mules led the Green Terror by 23 points; however, that lead decreased to three points three different times during the game, making the Mules fight for every basket as well as the win. This win ranks Muhlenberg in a three-way tie for third place in the Conference as well as McDaniel and Johns Hopkins.
Both the Mules and the Green Terror came ready to play this game. In the first half the Mules shot 61.5 percent from the field and made five of their eight three-pointers. The Mule's offense was what kept them in the game as the Green Terror forced 15 Muhlenberg turnovers.
The Mules maintained their double-digit lead with nine minutes left in the second half. However, McDaniel scored a three-pointer and reduced the lead to nine points. The Green Terror went on a 9-0 run making the score 50-47 and had a chance to tie the game with a three-pointer but missed. The game went back and forth but the Mules were always in the lead. McDaniel was forced to foul Muhlenberg in order to get possession of the ball and the Mules answered back by making seven out of ten free-throws which included four consecutive free-throws from junior Darrell Roth. McDaniel also had many free-throw attempts but only made 16 out of 33.
On Wed. Jan. 30, the boys traveled to Ursinus for an 8:00 game. Both teams looked pumped and ready to go during the warm-ups which carried over into the exciting first half where the Mules only trailed by seven at halftime. However, the Mules lost their luster in the second half and Ursinus scored four of their first five three-pointers to increase their point margin. The Mules never came back from the deficit and lost 81-60. The sophomore class reigned during this game as Peter Barnes had his first career double-double, adding 10 points and 11 rebounds while Obi Nwizugbo scored 15 points followed by Ryan Foster with 11 points.
The Mules then had to travel on Sat. to take on the McDaniel Green Terror for one of their toughest games yet. The Mules came out victorious as they captured a four point win, 61-57. With two minutes left in the first half, the Mules led the Green Terror by 23 points; however, that lead decreased to three points three different times during the game, making the Mules fight for every basket as well as the win. This win ranks Muhlenberg in a three-way tie for third place in the Conference as well as McDaniel and Johns Hopkins.
Both the Mules and the Green Terror came ready to play this game. In the first half the Mules shot 61.5 percent from the field and made five of their eight three-pointers. The Mule's offense was what kept them in the game as the Green Terror forced 15 Muhlenberg turnovers.
The Mules maintained their double-digit lead with nine minutes left in the second half. However, McDaniel scored a three-pointer and reduced the lead to nine points. The Green Terror went on a 9-0 run making the score 50-47 and had a chance to tie the game with a three-pointer but missed. The game went back and forth but the Mules were always in the lead. McDaniel was forced to foul Muhlenberg in order to get possession of the ball and the Mules answered back by making seven out of ten free-throws which included four consecutive free-throws from junior Darrell Roth. McDaniel also had many free-throw attempts but only made 16 out of 33.