Humboldt St. distances itself
from L-C men down stretch, 60-53
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ARCATA, Calif. -- Down by 16 points
at one juncture, the Lewis-Clark
State men pulled within three before
suffering a 60-53 setback to
Humboldt State on Thursday.
The Warriors, who sustained their
first loss in nine official outings,
made it a three-point game with less
than two minutes remaining.
But a "tough charge call" went
against L-C, according to coach Tim
Walker, and the Lumberjacks answered
with a Kevin Johnson layup. Grayson
Moyer then made four free throws
down the stretch.
HSU, an NCAA Division II club,
improved to 3-0.
"We're happy with the way we hung
in there and the fact we had a
chance to win it," Walker said. "We
just couldn't quite get it done."
LCSC opened the game by jumping
to a 7-1 edge. But the Lumberjacks
put on a 24-4 run to take the lead
for good.
HSU, which averaged 103 points in
its first two games, was forced by
the Warriors to play at a slower
pace.
"They kept us from scoring, but
we still managed to get a big lead,"
HSU coach Tom Wood said. "But we
were the ones who couldn't figure
out how to hold onto a big lead."
L-C got 13 points, seven rebounds
and four steals from Jamal Harris.
Chris Pitts and Keith Scarbrough
added nine and eight points,
respectively.
Spencer Bishop, who was playing
his first game after missing the
last three outings with a sprained
ankle, held Lumberjacks point guard
Jeremiah Ward to nine points.
(Walker called Ward "probably the
best point guard we'll see this
season.")
The Warriors, who have been
bothered by injuries, suited up 10
players. Steven Thompson, who is
coming off a broken foot, saw his
first action with L-C. The 6-3
junior forward went scoreless in
three minutes.
The Warriors will face Western
State of Colorado tonight at 7 at
Arcata.
This gathering was meant to be a
tournament, but a fourth team backed
out. So these are all single games.
LEWIS-CLARK STATE (8-1)
Harris 6-9 1-1 13, Pitts 4-6 1-2
9, Scarbrough 3-12 1-2 8, Tikker 2-5
2-2 6, Bishop 2-4 2-2 6, Durrett
3-11 0-0 6, Orr 2-4 0-0 5, Thompson
0-1 0-0 0, Brooks 0-1 0-0 0. Totals
22-53 7-9 53.
HUMBOLDT STATE (3-0)
Johnson 9-11 4-7 22, Moyer 2-9
7-8 12, Ward 4-8 0-0 9, Vandermeer
3-7 1-2 7, Peal 2-5 0-2 4, Sheufelt
2-7 0-0 4, Blackwood 1-2 0-0 2,
Burns 0-1 0-0 0, Way 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 23-50 12-19 60.
Halftime score -- HS 31, LCSC 25.
Three-point goals -- LCSC 2-15 (Scarbrough
1-6, Orr 1-3, Tikker 0-1, Bishop
0-1, Durrett 0-3, Thompson 0-1); HS
2-17 (Moyer 1-6, Ward 1-4, Sheufelt
0-5, Vandermeer 0-1, Johnson 0-1).
Rebounds -- LCSC 25 (Harris 7); HS
36 (Johnson, Peal 10). Assists --
LCSC 11 (Bishop 4); HS 16 (Moyer 5).
Total fouls -- LCSC 17, HS 14.
Fouled out -- none. Attendance --
939. |
