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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE -- November 22, 2006
CONTACT: Glyn Turner 585,567,9648
Men's Basketball Win's Over Redeemer, 81-62
Box Score
Redeemer, Canada- The Men's Basketball team
secured their first win of the season over Redeemer University Royals, 81-62 tonight.
The Highlanders quickly took control of the game
asserting their dominance on the boards out rebounding the home team 50-30. The
rebounding battle was led by Houghton's two freshmen
Yannick Anzuluni
(Fr. Ottawa, ON)
who helped himself to his
first double double of his career with 15 points and 18 rebounds,
Ahmed Abdelhamid
(Fr. Auckland, New Zealand) showed a
strong performance tallying 13 points and 8 rebounds as well.
The Highlanders displayed their strength shooting
the basketball, shooting 40% from behind the line and 38% overall from the field
for the game.
Luke Mortenson (Sr. Greenville, N.Y.) high
scored for the Highlanders with 18 points and 7 rebounds.
Tyler
Mutton (So. Brockport, New York) scored 11 points, 5 assists and 2
steals. John VanSkiver (Jr. Campbell, N.Y.)
came off the bench playing only ten minutes but shot the lights out going 4 for
5 behind the line reaching double figures with 12 points for the game.
"We have a lot of things that need
to be fine tuned before our conference schedule starts," stated Coach Zarges.
"But I am excited by the amount of growth our team has developed, especially
coming from our freshman."
The Highlanders overall record is
now 1-1 for the season.
The Highlanders have little time to
savor playing on the road against NCAA Div. 1 opponent Liberty University (1-1),
November 25th at 7:00pm.
Houghton College
has deep
and
solid
roots in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, where our
teams use their commitment to excellence, both on the field-of-play
and
in the classroom, as a platform for their strong and
unique
emphasis on Sports Ministry. Their goal is to make a difference
for the Kingdom
on campus, in Allegany County,
in the Northeast and
around
the world.
Houghton is one of only 13 institutions who have been hand-selected
by the NAIA to serve as "Champions of Character" Program Centers, opening the door
for Houghton to be a leader,
both in the Northeast and
nationally, in character education.
Through hands-on,
innovative community outreach initiatives, Houghton coaches and
student-athletes
are working together to change the culture of sport and
to change our culture through sport.
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