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NOV.
2 — Goshen Rolls Past Andrews In Season Opener
New-look
team takes care of overmatched opponent by 77-48 count
at home |
(Box
Score) Goshen, IN — A new-look Goshen men’s basketball
team produced the same-old results against Andrews University Tuesday
night, as the Leafs rolled to a 77-48 win over the fourth-year program
in both squads’ 2006-2007 season opener.
With seven newcomers on the roster and the program’s all-time
winningest class recently graduated, fans gathered at the Roman Gingerich
Center to get a first official look at sixth-year head coach Stan Daugherty’s
troops. And, despite some struggles throughout the game, Goshen (1-0,
0-0) looked like a team with promise if not fully realized yet.
“We had some good moments in this game and some not so good
moments,” Daugherty said. “With a team as young as this,
we’re going to have some inconsistency. The key will be how quickly
we come together and gel as a unit. We’ve got a ways to go, but
I think we can improve dramatically from now until January
and February.”
Sophomore Bryce Bow initiated the scoring for the Leafs Tuesday,
knocking in a three-pointer on Goshen’s second possession to give
the squad a 3-0 lead. The team would never trail. A 12-10 Goshen advantage
with 14:27 remaining in the first half ballooned to a 24-12 lead with
10:40 remaining, and Daugherty’s team took a 37-20 lead into the
intermission.
“We came out a little too jacked up and got into a bit of a
hurry on the offensive end,” Daugherty said, despite his team
converting on 15 of 29 first-half field goals (51.7 percent). “Andrews
is a much improved team, and we weren’t as sharp defensively as
what we would have liked.”
Goshen did hold the Cardinals to a 10 for 35 effort from the
field in the first half (28.6 percent), but gave up 12 offensive rebounds
in the process. An early second-half push gave the Leafs a 44-26 lead,
but an 11 to five run from Andrews cut the advantage to just 12 with
10:54 remaining.
It was then that Goshen turned it on.
A 20 to nothing Leafs’ run over the game’s next four minutes
iced the outcome, with junior Brice Hartman scoring eight during the
stretch. Goshen would push its lead to 32 points before settling for
the 29-point final score.
Hartman led all scorers in the contest, charting 23 points
on 10 of 13 shooting. Freshman Errick McCollum tallied 19 points
and a game-high seven rebounds, while senior David Haire scored
13. Bow was
next in line, scoring eight.
“It was good to see Brice Hartman shoot the ball well and we
were able to give our younger guys some quality minutes,” Daugherty
said. “We thought we played a little bit better in our two scrimmages,
but when you put on the real uniforms and throw a pep band
in the gym, it’s a little different. We’ll watch video from
this game and hopefully learn from it.”
Goshen will get a much tougher test in its next contest, as
Ohio Dominican University visits the Roman Gingerich Center Tuesday
night. The Panthers dealt Goshen a 70-53 loss last season on the road
(click here for related article). Game time is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday. |
  Junior
Brice Hartman
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