Weevils Drop Heartbreaker to Buccaneers
MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- After falling behind 35-29 at the
half, the University of Arkansas at Monticello Boll
Weevils (17-9, 10-5 GSC) staged a furious second-half
rally to finally take a lead, only to go scoreless over
the game’s final 1:15 as the Weevils fell 66-62 to the
Christian Brothers University Buccaneers Feb. 23 in
Memphis.
The Weevils trailed through the first half, falling behind by as
many as six (23-17) with 6:55 remaining. The Weevils
would pull to within one (24-23) after a J.B. Williams
(Jr., Compton, Calif.) jumper but the Bucs pulled ahead
again and went into the intermission with a six-point
(35-29) lead.
As the second-half opened, CBU pushed their lead to nine just ten
seconds in as Colin Flynn drained a three-pointer, but
the Weevils were able to narrow the gap to one (44-43)
after a Nate Newell (Jr., Monticello, Ark.)
three-pointer, eventually taking the lead for the first
time (54-53) after a lay-up by Brandon Mayweather (Sr.,
Crossett, Ark.) with 7:03 remaining.
The Weevils took their last lead (61-60) on a Billy McDaniel (Sr.,
Hearne, Texas) layup with 3:50 remaining, but were
unable to hold on as the Bucs held on for a close
victory.
The Weevils return to action on Saturday, Feb. 25, as they host
Ouachita Baptist University on senior night. A 2 p.m.
tip-off is scheduled.
Five Score in Double Figures as
Weevils Knock off Bears
The
Boll Weevils placed five players in double figures in a
69-60 win over the University of Central Arkansas Bears
Feb. 20 at Steelman Fieldhouse.
The Weevils raced out to a 10-0 lead over the first seven minutes,
pushing ahead by as many as 11 (25-14) with 5:44
remaining, and carried a 10-point (33-23) lead into
halftime after a McDaniel
jumper with eight seconds remaining in the opening half.
UCA pulled to within one (40-39) with 11:45 remaining in the half,
but the Weevils went on a 11-1 run to take a 12-point
(51-39) lead just three minutes later, and while UCA
would pull to within three points (57-54) with 3:45
remaining, the Weevils were able to hold the Bears at
arm’s length the remainder of the way to seal the
victory.
McDaniel’s 17 points led all scorers. Mayweather, Williams
and DeMarcus Wilson (Sr., Lancaster, Texas) all scored
11 points while Torre Doty (Jr., Austin, Texas) added 10
points. McDaniel added a game-high 13 rebounds.
Stephin Booth had 14 points to lead all UCA scorers.
UCA held a 37-32
rebounding advantage on the night, but the Weevils
managed to shoot 52.9 percent from the floor for the
game versus UCA’s 37.9 percent.
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