Men's Hoops Defeated By King's,
80-72
UNION, N.J. (11/28/07) -
Senior guard Lamar Wright (Galloway, N.J.) scored
a game-high 25 points, however it could not offset five player in
double figures for King's College, as the Kean University men's
basketball team dropped a 80-72 decision to the visiting Monarchs
on Wednesday evening.
King's senior guard Jamie Cousart (Holland,
Pa.) was one of three players with 15 points, while also
adding a game-high eight assists. The Monarchs went to the
foul line 34 times, compared to just eight trips to the charity
stripe for the Cougars, as Kean was whistled for 29 fouls to only
13 fouls for King's.
The Monarchs led by as many as nine points at 28-19 with just
under five minutes remaining in the opening half, before the
Cougars cut the deficit to five points on three separate occasions
before trailing by seven at halftime (37-30).
Wright led the Cougars with 14 first-half points, while Monarch
senior guard Jim Welsh (Philadelphia, Pa.) led
King's with nine points in the opening half.
King's scored the first 10 points of the second half to quickly
extend the lead to 16 points just 2:01 into the half, and
eventually would push the lead out to 17 points on a pair of free
throws by senior forward Vince Scalzo (Shickshinny,
Pa.) for a 70-53 lead with 6:58 remaining.
Wright knocked down a pair of three-pointers to start a 16-6 run
as the Cougars cut the deficit seven points at 79-71 with just 1:37
remaining, however Welsh knocked down a three-pointer on the
Monarchs next possession to push the lead back out to 10 points to
seal the eight-point victory.
A pair of freshmen came off the bench and scored in double-figures
for Kean, as guard Keith Williams (Jersey City,
N.J.) and forward Jonathan Jones (Linden,
N.J.) had 12 points and 10 points, respectively.
Williams (pictured left) added five rebounds, four assists and two
steals, while Jones (pictured right) blocked four shots and hit
5-of-7 from the floor.
For King's, Welsh had 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting from beyond
the arc, while senior guard Kofi Dwebeng (Voorhees,
N.J.) had 15 points and five rebounds. Scalzo scored
13 points, and senior center John Soboleski (Ashley,
Pa.) had 12 points, nine rebounds and three assists.
The Cougars have a 10-day layoff before opening New Jersey
Athletic Conference play when Kean hosts William Paterson
University in the NJAC opener on Saturday, December 8.
Tip-off is set for 3 p.m.
