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PIONEERS DOMINATE ELMIRA IN E8 ACTION

Men's Basketball

Written By

Matt Tomaino

Release Date

01/04/2008
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Utica, NY- Doug Herring (Poughkeepsie/Poughkeepsie) tallied 15 points to lead the Utica College men’s basketball team to a 69-46 Empire 8 Conference victory over Elmira College Friday night.

With the victory UC improves their record to 5-4 overall and 2-3 in the Empire 8 conference. With the loss Elmira falls to a 2-7 overall and 0-4 in the Empire 8 conference.

The Pioneers took advantage of Elmira’s zone defense in the early goings and jumped out to a 14-7 lead. Elmira hung tough and was able to work the score to 17-16 in favor of Utica.

With 10:15 left in the first half Herring stole the ball and took it to the hoop for a dunk, on the following possession Patrick Goodman (Whitesboro/Marcy) knocked down a three pointer which capped a quick five point run by the Pioneers resulting in an Elmira timeout with the score 24-15.

Mid way through the first half Utica turned up the defense and was able to work the score up to 31-19 and giving them their biggest lead of the half. Elmira freshman Evan Taylor (Lely/Naples, FL) knocked down a few timely 3-point shots to keep the Soaring Eagles within striking distance. The Pioneers fought the Soaring Eagles off and were able to go into half time with a 37-26 lead.

Utica College started the second half on a 13-3 run as UC looked to push the tempo as the Pioneer lead grew to 50-29. The defensive pressure continued as senior Dennis Munch (West Babylon/West Babylon) stole the ball with 8:30 to go and found junior Justin Maxwell (Guilderland/Schenectady) for a break away lay up increasing the Pioneer lead to 25 points. Utica College continued to pour it on as they were able to cruise to a 69-46 victory.

Topping the books for the Pioneers was Doug Herring with 15 points followed by freshmen Will Abrams (Rutgers Prep School/Somerset, NJ) and James Patterson (Poughkeepsie/Poughkeepsie) with 11 points and 10 points, respectively.

Leading the way for the Soaring Eagles was Evan Taylor with 11 points.

The Pioneers will return to action on Jan. 5 against Ithaca College in the Clark Athletic Center at 4 pm. Check out live streaming video of the contest on-line at www.empire8.tv. Live stats will also be available at www.ucpioneers.com.


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