LANCASTER, Pa. – For the second time this season the Dickinson men's basketball team put up a strong fight against one of the best in the conference Franklin & Marshall College. Despite being led by a team-high 22 points from junior forward
Dane Moran the Red and White dropped a 68-45 decision to the Diplomats at the Mayser Center on Wednesday night.
First Half
- Points were at a premium early as a foul shot for Kevin Nowoswiat was the only thing on the scoreboard through the first 3:29 until a jumper by Steve Donahue made it 3-0.
- Dane Moran found the offense for the Red and White as he embarked on a solo 10-0 outburst for the 10-3 edge still with 14 minutes left.
- That started a string of runs as Franklin Jones finished off a layup to kickoff a 16-2 charge for the Diplomats with a Nowoswiat bucket making it 19-12 inside of eight to go.
- Dickinson had a response though with layups for Isaiah Edmond and Luis Ruiz coupled with a long-range shot by Matt Mahoney erasing the deficit to tie things up at 19-19.
- Five consecutive points out of the hands of Sean Donovan set the stage for a 14-2 gallop by the hosts to reclaim their lead 33-21 with 18:18 gone.
- Two foul shots converted by Jacob Pichay along with another Moran basket gave DC energy going into the break as they cut it down to 33-25 at halftime.
Second Quarter
- Nowoswiat used the first two minutes to pick up four straight points to quickly extend the lead to 37-25.
- After struggling to find some offensive flow to start a layup from Moran pulled things back to ten (37-27), but a 10-2 answer ending with a layup for Donahue stretched the margin to 47-29 with seven minutes gone.
- Another bucket by Moran stalled the charge for a second, before five in a row collected by Nowoswiat made it 52-33 at the halfway point.
- Over the next few minutes, DC got a layup from Ryan Leskauskas along with two at the charity line by Ruiz but it did not dent the F&M advantage 57-37.
- Andrew Cerullo, Cole Cosby, Mahoney and Ruiz added points for the Devils over the rest of the game as the hosts closed out the 68-44 win.
Dickinson Top Performers
- Points – Moran (22), Ruiz (6)
- Rebounds – Moran (6), Mahoney (4)
- Assists – Edmond, Leskauskas and Ruiz (2)
- Steals – Cosby, Edmond and Ruiz (1)
Opponent Top Performers
- Points – Nowoswiat (20), Donahue, Donovan and Syed (10)
- Rebounds – Jones (6), Donovan (5)
- Assists – Nowoswiat (3), Grauslys and Jones (2)
- Steals – Donahue and Jones (4)
Up Next
- Dickinson (6-18, 3-9 Centennial) will close out the regular season on Saturday afternoon at 4pm inside the Kline Center when they take on Johns Hopkins University. Prior to the game the Red and White will recognize seniors Daniel Ablorh, Isaiah Edmond and Matt Mahoney
