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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE -- January 30 2007
CONTACT: Glyn Turner 585,567,9648
Highlanders Unable to Stop Pioneers, 63-88
Box Score
Houghton,
N.Y. –
The 2007 Purple and Gold weekend continued as the Highlanders took on AMC North
Divisional opponent Point Park University. Coming into tonight’s contest, the
Highlanders were 0-6 in AMC North Divisional play and looking for their first
victory over #6 nationally ranked Point Park University. Despite a difficult
task of playing a team who has one loss this season, the Highlanders fought hard
against the Pioneers yet fell short, 63-88.
The
Highlanders battled against the Pioneers in the first half with the score 43-38
heading into the locker room. The Highlanders shot 15-33 (45.5%) from the field
but could not stop the Pioneers aerial attack and physical style of defense
being out rebounded in the paint, 45-35. The Highlanders shot only 8 for 28
(28.6%) in the second half coming up short to the Pioneers who closed the game
with a comfortable 25 point win.
Luke Mortenson
(Sr.
Greenville, NY)
and
Allen Goodman (Sr. Citra, FL) tied each
other in total points for the Highlanders posting 11 points a piece. Having a
strong night were both Ahmed Abdelhamid (Fr.
Auckland, New Zealand) and Yannick Anzuluni
(Fr. Ottawa, ON) posting 10 points apiece with
Anzuluni snagging 9 rebounds and blocking 4
shots and Abdelhamid snagging 8
rebounds.
The
Highlanders next game is at home on Friday, February 9th versus AMC
North divisional opponent Geneva College with the tip-off at 6PM.
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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