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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Doug Roorbach, Sports Information Director 585.567.9556

Seventh-Ranked Cougars Maul Highlanders

(Houghton, N.Y.)—Mount Vernon Nazarene University, ranked #7 in the NAIA Division II, got out to a big lead early in the game and never looked back, beating Houghton College 73-49 on Saturday afternoon at the Nielsen Center.

          The Cougars got 21 points and nine rebounds from Jadin Thomas to lead the way. Connor Gregg had eight of his 14 points in the first eight minutes as MVNU ran out to a double-digit lead.

          The Highlanders, meanwhile, shot 7-for-25 (28 percent) and turned the ball over 11 times while scoring just 18 points in the first half.

          In the second half Houghton made a run, cutting the MVNU lead from 26 to 14 (57-43) with just over seven minutes left. MVNU turned up the defense a notch, though, and the Highlanders scored just six points the rest of the way.

          Yannick Anzuluni (pictured above) led Houghton with 14 points and 11 rebounds, but he was the only Highlander in double figures in either category. Mada Abdelhamid had eight points and eight rebounds.

          Houghton is now 4-7, while Mount Vernon Nazarene climbed to 12-1. The Highlanders are back in action on Wednesday, January 9, when they host the University of Maine—Fort Kent at 8 p.m.

 

 

 

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.