PANTHERS CORNERED BY TIGERS IN DAY ONE OF COMPETITION AT
THE HAMPDEN-SYDNEY HOLIDAY HOOPS TOURNAMENT
DECEMBER 29, 2007
SYDNEY,
VA.-The SUNY College at Old Westbury
Men's Basketball team was unable to come away with a non-conference
win on the road at the Hampden-Sydney Holiday Hoops
Tournament. Host, Hampden-Sydney College stamped their own
ticket to the championship game, defeating the Panthers on day one,
80-70. Old Westbury drops to 4-6 on the season while
Hampden-Sydney improves to 3-1.
A trio of Panthers registered in the double-digit point column,
led by Kenneth Eusey's 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting from beyond the
arc and three steals in 23 minutes. Lester Prosper posted a
double-double in 25 minutes of action, tallying 14 points on 5-of-7
shooting from the floor to go with 10 pull downs. Garthlette
James rounded out the trio with 15 points. Brandon Mays
recorded eights points off the bench including 4-of-4 from the
field while Eddie Hood added seven points and a team-high three
assists.
Turner King led the way for Hampden-Sydney, pouring in a
game-high 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting from three-point
territory. King finished with four rebounds, three assists
and two blocks while Troy Kaase contributed 14 points and two
blocks. Bryon Lawton (6 assists) and Drew Prehmus (4
rebounds) added 11 points apiece and Paul Matthews totaled 10
points on 3-of-3 from downtown.
Old Westbury could not keep pace with Hampden-Sydney in the
shooting department. The Tigers shot 57.4% from the field and
12-for-21 (57.1) from three-point land while the Panthers shot
27-for-61 (44.3%) from the floor and 6-for-18 (33.3%) from outside
the arc. The Green and Ivory out-rebounded Hampden-Sydney by
one, 30-29 including 12 boards on the offensive end while forcing
16 Tiger turnovers.
The Panthers return to action on Sunday, December
30th in the consolation game at the Hampden-Sydney
Holiday Hoops Tournament against Mississippi College. Tip off
is slated for 2:00 pm. For more information about the Old
Westbury Panthers or to follow your favorite sports and events, log
onto http://www.oldwestburypanthers.com/
