CARLISLE, Pa. - The Dickinson men's basketball team got a double-double from graduate student Nate Ogbu and put on a defensive clinic limiting the visiting Haverford College Fords to shoot just 18.5% (10-54) from the floor en route to a comfortable 57-38 Centennial Conference win at the Kline Center on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Red and White have now moved into a tie with Ursinus College for the final postseason berth with only a few weeks to go. 

The Red and White got off to a great start as three-balls from Skyler Venezia and Brandon Wiercinski coupled with jumpers for Cole Cosby and Ogbu made it 10-0 just over three minutes in. The Fords responded with an 8-2 charge on buckets from Brandon Banadda, Ali Kaan Bek and Gaven Marr. A David Petrusev free throw then kicked off a 9-2 run with Isaiah Edmond supplying four points, while Ogbu put up a thunderous dunk off a feed from Andrew Gostovich to make it 21-10 with 10:19 left. Six of the ensuing eight points went to the Fords as Logan Brown, Gabriel Franklin and Clay Killoren chipped the margin down to 23-16 with 14:33 gone. The remainder of the frame belonged to the Devils as a triple for Wiercinski kicked off a 7-0 stampede as Ogbu and Petrusev each added two foul shots to give DC a 30-16 halftime edge. 

Dickinson continued their strong offensive performance to begin period two with Randy Shephard scoring just 26-ticks in, which was followed by treys for Cosby (2) and Venezia to stretch the lead to 43-18 at the five minute mark. The two sides traded buckets over the ensuing five minutes with Venezia posting a dunk, Ogbu picking up a layup and Petrusev notching two on the stripe for a 49-23 advantage. Haverford tried to get back within striking distance as a triple from Marr and layup by Brown cut the deficit to 51-28, but then an "old-fashioned" three-point play for Anthony Goeb put the lead right back at 26 (54-28) at the 14:00 minute mark. The Fords would end the game on a 10-3 run scoring all of their points at the foul line, while Matt Mahoney delivered from downtown to set the 57-38 final.

Red Devil Leaders
Points - Ogbu (12), Cosby and Venezia (8)
Assists - Gostovich and Ogbu (3), Shephard and Wiercinski (2)
Rebounds - Ogbu (10), Wiercinski (6)

Ford Leaders
Points - Franklin, Kaan and Marr (6)
Assists - Marr and Stewart (1)
Rebounds - Killoren (11), Brown (7)

Next on the Court
Dickinson (8-11, 5-7 Centennial) will attempt to continue their climb up the Centennial standings on Wednesday night when they head to Westminster, Maryland to take on McDaniel College at 8pm. The Red and White knocked off the Green Terror in their first meeting of the season 63-47 at the Kline Center on November 21st. Read Full Article