HOBOKEN, N.J. - The Dickinson men's basketball team began their post-holiday break slate on Thursday afternoon with a 65-49 non-conference loss to the host Stevens Institute of Technology Ducks at Canavan Arena on day one of the Stevens Holiday Tournament.
Martin Mann gave the Devils the lead at the 1:28 mark, but then baskets from Mike Goodall and Matt Leming coupled with two at the stripe for Jack Spellman led to a 7-2 edge for the home side with 15:41 to play. A pair of jumpers for
Isaiah Edmond and a triple by
Brandon Wiercinski capped a 7-2 DC charge to draw even at 9-9 with 7:31 off the clock. Stevens then opened things back up as treys by Brandon Coughlan and Leming along with layups from Goodall and Spellman made it 21-9 home team as the game past the 14-minute mark. The Devs scored the next five points thanks to
Anthony Goeb and Mann, but then Goodall and Spellman answered back to extend the margin to 29-14 with 3:01 remaining. Another three-ball by Wiercinski, followed by scores from
Randy Shephard and Edmond cut the deficit down to 32-21 at the break.
The third triple of the day for Wiercinski and a layup from Mann pulled the Red and White to within 36-26 at the two minute mark. However, the Ducks had the immediate response scoring seven in a row through Brett Bischoping, Jack Liedtka, and Spellman to push the margin out to 43-26 with five minutes elapsed. Baskets by
Aaron Bailey and Shephard were not enough to put much of a dent into the deficit over the next couple of minutes as the Red and White still trailed 47-31. Dickinson got triples out of the hands of Shephard and Wiercinski, but a pair of buckets from Coughlan kept Stevens ahead 55-37 with seven minutes to go.
B.J. McNeil and Edmond hit from deep and Goeb finished at the rim to give DC some momentum at 59-45, unfortunately, Goodall and Leming each buried a three to make it the largest lead of the day at 65-45 at the 17:52 mark. A McNeil trey and a foul shot for Bailey capped the scoring for the day at 65-49.
Red Devil Leaders
Points - Wiercinski (12), Edmond (9), Shephard (8)
Rebounds - Shephard (6),
Drew Haueisen (5), Edmond (4)
Assists - Bailey and Goeb (3), Edmond and Shephard (2)
Duck Leaders
Points - Spellman (15), Leming (13), Goodall (11)
Rebounds - Spellman (9), Bischoping (7)
Assists - Crowley and Ratner (5)
Next on the Court
The Red and White (1-8) will look to end their seven-game skid tomorrow when they take on either No. 15 Wheaton or Oneonta at 1pm back at Canavan Arena.
