The Newberry College men’s basketball team outscored No. 11 Catawba 25-15 in the final 10 minutes of the game en route to a 78-68 upset win in Eleazer Arena Saturday afternoon.
Newberry (14-4, 4-3 South Atlantic Conference) was led by senior forward Clemente Martin (Freeport, Bahamas), who scored 26 points on 9-of-12 shooting for the field and 8-of-9 shooting from the free throw line. Junior forward Brett Goodwell (Inglewood, Calif.) recorded his fifth double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 rebounds, while sophomore guard Grant Domsic (Winter Garden, Fla.) scored 17 points off the bench. Senior guard Matt Alexander (Atlanta, Ga.) rounded out Newberry’s double-digit scorers with 10 points.
Catawba (13-5, 5-2 SAC) dropped its second straight SAC game despite 21 points from junior guard Antonio Houston (Charlotte, N.C.). Junior guard Rob Fields (Orangeburg) scored 12 points and sophomore guard Dominick Reid (Charlotte, N.C.) netted 10.
Goodwell opened the scoring with a great post move followed by a thunderous dunk, but Catawba took off on a 15-4 run capped by a dunk from Donald Rutherford (Morganton, N.C.) that gave it a 15-6 lead with 14 minutes left in the first half.
Newberry answered with a 12-2 run during the next three minutes, taking a 21-17 lead at the 10:08 mark on a layup from senior guard Vytautas Valiulis (Vilnius, Lithuania). Catawba regained the lead at 22-21 on a bucket from Matthew Sossamon (Henderson, N.C.) and a three from Houston before Newberry exploded on another run, scoring the next 10 points, while holding the guests scoreless for nearly five minutes.
Catawba narrowed the margin down to four points with just over a minute in the half, but an Alexander tip-in gave Newberry a 33-27 lead going into the locker room.
Newberry scored the first points of the second half on a Goodwell tip-in, but a 19-4 Catawba run over the next 6:30 put Catawba up by seven points with 13:23 to play when a Fields’ free throw put the guests up, 46-39. Newberry roared back to tie the game at 53-all with 9:03 to play before both of Newberry’s point guards — Valiulis and Will Dawkins (Spartanburg) —fouled out with five minutes left. A Rutherford tip-in tied the game at 61-all with 4:41 to play, but that would be Catawba’s final field goal until less than a minute was left in the game.
NC scored the next eight points in a row between Martin and Kendrick Johnson (Orangeburg) and held a 69-61 lead with 1:47 left. Catawba cut that lead to five with 38 seconds left, but a Donzell Williams foul and a technical foul on the Catawba bench halted any momentum the guests had as Newberry canned 3-of-4 free throws to make it a three-possession game in the final 30 seconds. Alexander nailed a pair of free throws in the final 10 seconds to give Newberry the 78-68 victory.
Newberry shot 28-of-59 (47.5-percent) from the floor in the contest and limited Catawba to 22-of-64 (34.4-percent) in the game. Newberry was also excellent at the charity stripe, hitting 18-of-21 free throws, including 17-of-20 in the second half.
The win against No. 11 Catawba is also momentous for Newberry, as it is the team’s first recorded victory over a nationally-ranked squad since joining Division II in the early 1990’s.
The scarlet and gray return to action tonight with the first of two South Atlantic Conference road games.
Newberry will visit Brevard College for an 8 p.m. tipoff.
Newberry women roll past Catawba, 88-72
The Newberry College women’s basketball team stayed undefeated at home Saturday by defeating Catawba , 88-72.
Laura Marquardt (Mt. Pleasant) led the scarlet and gray to victory with a game-high 19 points. She was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line and shot 5-for-7 from three-point range. Helen McKinney earned her fifth double-double of the season with a game-high 10 rebounds and 12 points.
Monica Alexander (Norcross, Ga.) was the team’s second-leading scorer, earning 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field. She also pulled down seven boards and dished out four assists. Janine Ward (Tallevast, Fla.) led the team in assists and set a new career high with 10. Rounding out the five players that scored in double-figures are Anita Bulcher (Russia, Ohio) with 14 points and Sade Coates (Meridian, Miss.) with 10.
Despite the loss, Brittany Higgins (Takoma, Park, Md.) played great, leading Catawba in points (14), rebounds (7), and assists (3). Kisha Long (Dallas, N.C.) also played well, earning 12 points and four rebounds.
Newberry came out and established an early double-digit lead in the opening half, going up 19-9 within the first six minutes. Catawba cut the lead to five points on two occasions, but Newberry never gave up the lead. Newberry led by as much as 15 in the first half and entered halftine ahead, 47-36.
The scarlet and gray kept their foot on the gas and maintained their edge in the second half. They doubled their halftime lead with 9:38 still left on the clock.
In the end, it was all about Newberry’s shooting display. Newberry shot 52.6-percent from the floor and 60-percent from 3-point range overall. It was also dominant inside, scoring 30 points in the paint to Catawba’s 16. On defense, the scarlet and gray held the Catawba Indians to 4-for-21 from behind the arc.
With the win, the Newberry College women’s basketball team moves to 12-6 overall, 5-2 in the SAC, and 7-0 at home. Newberry will return to action tonight when it travels to Brevard at 6 p.m.
Softball announces the signing of five student-athletes
Newberry College softball head coach Joe Elston announced the commitments of five student-athletes to the squad for the 2009-10 academic year.
The five student-athletes that signed with Newberry are; Amber Holley, Lindsey Workman, Lindsey Cruz, Megan Eysen and Katie Bormann.
Holley plays for Midland Valley in Graniteville Last year, she hit .345 with a home run and 20 RBIs. In addition to her hitting, Holley excels on the pitching mound as she completed last season with a 13-4 record with a 1.10 ERA and 60 strikeouts.
Workman, played first base, third base, outfield and catcher with the 2008 18U ASA State Champions, South Carolina Bandits. Workman attends South Aiken HS in Aiken.
Cruz is a shortstop from Irmo. In the 2008 season, Cruz was named to the All-Region team.
Eysen plays for Wando HS in Mt. Pleasant. She has the capability to play the corners and catch for Newberry, as well as add a powerful bat.
Bormann is a pitcher at Irmo HS in Irmo. Bormann is likely to be the season-opening pitcher.
Two key Newberry reserves claim first at SMC Open
Nine key reserves for the second-ranked Newberry College wrestling team competed in the Spartanburg Methodist College Open. At the tournament, which was held on Jan. 17, Newberry wrestlers claimed two championships and five others placed in the top five of their respective weight classes.
At 141-pounds., Cody Fobes (Howell, N.J.) claimed the championship by going 3-0 with one technical fall, one major decision and a decision.
In the first round, Fobes defeated Jacob Earp of Appalachian State by an 8-5 decision and followed that with a 15-2 major decision win against Jordan Cone of King College. In the championship match, Fobes defeated Matthew Callahan of Appalachian State by an impressive 19-4 technical fall.
Also claiming a championship was Dave Newman (Toms River, N.J.) at 197-pounds. Newman beat Spartanburg Methodist’s Kyle Burke in his first match by a 21-4 technical fall. In the championship match, Newman defeated Cedric Johnson, who competed unattached, by a 4-1 decision.
Two Newberry wrestlers placed third at the tournament; Steven McLeod (Gilbert) at 125-pounds. and Corey Sullivan (Gainesville, Ga.) at 285-pounds. McLeod went 1-1 at the open, while Sullivan went 1-2 with a pinfall.
Raleigh Abbott (Powder Springs, Ga.), Channon Clamp (Gilbert) and Karl Reed (Mount Laurel, N.J.) all placed fifth at the tournament. Abbott had a record of 3-1 with two pinfalls and a decision. Reed went 2-1 with a technical fall and a decision, while Clamp went 0-1 to claim fifth place.
Bill Glace (Abbeville) and Charles McLaughlin (Camden) both failed to place at the tournament with both having a 0-2 record.
Competing unattached from Newberry, assistant coach Kelly Anundson (Sparks, Nev.) won the heavyweight division by going 3-0 and defeated Sullivan on his path to first place.
No. 2 Newberry returns to action this Friday, Jan. 30 in a home doubleheader against Darton at 6:30 p.m. and Spartanburg Methodist at 8 p.m.
Courtesy of Newberry College Sports Information
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