Bryan Squanders 13-Point Lead At Union, Lady Lions Roll

  • Saturday, December 11, 2004

Union College battled back from a 13-point, second-half deficit to record a 68-64 win over visiting Bryan College in Appalachian Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Saturday.

Down 55-42 with 11:19 remaining, the Bulldogs (6-6 overall, 4-3 AAC) embarked on an 18-4 run that was capped by a Chris Stunson (Richmond, Ky.) 3-pointer, putting Union up 60-59 with 4:32 left. Stunson, a freshman, hit one-of-two free throws to make it a two-point game, but Bryan's Vercell Wells tied the game at 61 with 2:05 to play.

The Bulldogs stretched the margin to 65-61 before Jonathan Little nailed a 3-pointer to pull Bryan within 65-64 with five seconds on the clock. Freshman Jerrod Gibbons (Monticello, Ky.) connected on two free throws, and Chris Mullins added one in the closing seconds as Union held on for the 68-64 victory.

"This was a very good win for us against a very good team," said Union coach Kelly Combs. "We didn't play our best game tonight, but we were able to battle back and get the win.

"I'm really proud of the way our freshmen played tonight. They showed a lot of poise and maturity."

In the first half, Union owned a 23-17 advantage with 8:40 remaining. However, Bryan (8-3 overall, 5-2 AAC) used a 15-8 surge to grab a 32-31 halftime edge.

Gibbons and Stunson each netted 15 points to pace Union, while Mullins chipped in 12.

For Bryan, Versell Wells' 27 points led the way with Little chipping in 11 and Nick Hansen 10.

In the womens' game, No. 16 Bryan College outplayed host Union in all phases of the game as the Lady Lions recorded the 75-59 Appalachian Athletic Conference women's basketball win.

Poor shooting plagued the Lady Bulldogs (9-3 overall, 4-3 AAC) again, connecting on just 35.6 percent (21 of 59 shots) while Bryan hit 41.5 percent (27 of 65) from the field. The Lady Lions owned the boards with a 53-32 rebounding edge with 17 offensive boards.

Early on the game was tight with the scored tied at 5 and at 10. However, Union's offense went cold as Bryan went on a 23-3 run to open up a 33-13 advantage. The Lady Bulldogs warmed back up before the half but still trailed 37-21 at the break.

Bryan led by as many as 27 points in the second, but Union cut the margin to 11 late in the game. Yet, the Lady Lions were never threatened as they posted the 75-59 victory.

Senior Ashley Bohanan (Lafayette, Tenn.) led Union with 23 points and seven rebounds, while sophomore Makalla Yokley (Brownsville, Ky.) came off the bench to provide 12 points.

For Bryan (10-2 overall, 6-1 AAC), Sarah Bass' 19 points led the way with Abigail Snead adding 17 and Liz Bass netting 10. Brittany Swanson had 8 and Lacey Swanson 7. Kellie Thurman and Jessica Colvin scored 6 each. Amanda Davidson had 2.

Bryan Coach Matt Bollant said, "The first half was the best 20 minutes we have played all year. We played tonight like the team I had hoped we would be all year."

Bryan will play two games in the Bahamas during a missions trip. Their next conference game is not until Jan. 7.

Union College Basketball - Game Box Score
Union College Bulldogs vs. Bryan College BC Lions
Date: 12/11/2004 Time: 6 pm Site: ROBSION ARENA - BARBOURVILLE, KY Attendance: 750

Visitors: Bryan College BC Lions
## Name P FG 3 Pt FT PTS ORB DRB TR PF AST TO BS ST MIN
3 * Almath Amedia 4/8 0/3 0/0 8 1 2 3 2 7 2 1 2 36:23
5 Ryan Perkins G 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP
10 Jonathan Little G/F 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP
11 * Gabe Johnson G 0/4 0/2 1/3 1 3 3 6 5 0 2 0 6 28:58
14 * Jonathan Little G 4/13 3/10 0/0 11 1 9 10 3 2 3 0 2 35:54
15 Jessie Grilley G 2/5 0/0 1/1 5 2 2 4 3 1 1 1 0 12:38
20 Gabe Greener F 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP
21 Tanner Crowley 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP
22 Troy Bradley G 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP
23 Ben Brown G 0/0 0/0 0/2 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 1 6:07
24 Jeremy Grilley G/F 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP
30 Tyler Cooke F 0/1 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1:48
33 * Vercell Wells 11/21 0/0 5/8 27 6 5 11 4 1 4 1 0 35:40
41 * Nick Hansen G/F 5/13 0/0 0/0 10 3 3 6 3 3 3 0 1 38:12
44 Jeremy Givens F/C 1/3 0/0 0/0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4:20
Team 0 2 2 1
Totals 27/68 3/15 7/14 64 17 26 43 23 14 20 3 13 200

Total FG 1st Half 14/36 38.9% 2nd Half 13/32 40.6% Game 27/68 39.7%
3 PT FG 1st Half 2/9 22.2% 2nd Half 1/6 16.7% Game 3/15 20.0%
Free Throws 1st Half 2/5 40.0% 2nd Half 5/9 55.6% Game 7/14 50.0%

Home: Union College Bulldogs
## Name P FG 3 Pt FT PTS ORB DRB TR PF AST TO BS ST MIN
3 * Josh Andrews G 1/6 1/6 1/2 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 24:31
5 Kris Mills G 1/5 0/1 2/2 4 3 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 15:29
12 Brandon West F 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP
14 Ryne Bretz G 1/2 0/1 2/2 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 9:39
15 Jerrod Gibbons G 4/9 0/3 7/9 15 1 3 4 3 2 2 0 0 24:57
20 * Aaron Troutman G 2/4 2/3 2/2 8 1 6 7 1 4 5 0 3 16:46
21 Scooter Inman G 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP
23 * Chris Stunson G 5/13 2/6 3/5 15 1 3 4 1 0 3 0 1 28:38
24 Brian Griffin F 0/3 0/1 0/0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 4:29
33 Patrick Durham F 1/1 0/0 0/0 2 0 3 3 2 0 2 1 0 18:49
35 * Joe Bramlage F 1/6 0/0 2/6 4 2 8 10 2 5 2 0 2 34:13
42 Mike Perdue F 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP
43 * Chris Mullins F 5/6 0/0 2/4 12 3 2 5 4 2 4 2 1 22:29
Team 3 1 4
Totals 21/55 5/21 21/32 68 16 28 44 16 15 21 3 10 200

Total FG 1st Half 11/24 45.8% 2nd Half 10/31 32.3% Game 21/55 38.2%
3 PT FG 1st Half 3/9 33.3% 2nd Half 2/12 16.7% Game 5/21 23.8%
Free Throws 1st Half 6/8 75.0% 2nd Half 15/24 62.5% Game 21/32 65.6%


BC UC BC UC BC UC
Free Throw Pts 7 21 3Pt Points 9 15 Pts/Possession 0.82 0.92
Pts off Turnovers 16 20 2nd Chance Points 4 9 Pts off Bench 7 25
Total Rebounds 43 44 Team Rebounds 2 4 Dead Ball Reb 3 3
Off Rebound % 37.8 38.1 Def Rebound % 61.9 62.2 Total Rebound % 49.4 50.6

Technical Fouls BC None
UC None
Officials Unknown

1st Half 2nd Half OT 1 OT 2 OT 3 OT 4 Total
Bryan College BC Lions 32 32 0 0 0 0 64
Union College Bulldogs 31 37 0 0 0 0 68

Union College Basketball - Game Box Score
Union College Lady Bulldogs vs. Bryan College BC Lady Lions
Date: 12/11/2004 Time: 4 pm Site: ROBSIONI ARENA - BARBOURVILLE, KY Attendance: 250

Visitors: Bryan College BC Lady Lions
## Name P FG 3 Pt FT PTS ORB DRB TR PF AST TO BS ST MIN
00 Cassy Gruber C 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0:56
10 Lacey Mellon G 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:27
12 Jessica Colvin G 2/4 1/3 1/2 6 0 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 17:33
14 * Lacey Swanson F 3/4 1/2 0/0 7 3 4 7 0 2 0 0 1 28:16
15 Liz Bole G 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:27
20 * Liz Bass G 4/12 0/5 2/2 10 0 5 5 5 5 1 0 1 25:44
22 Amanda Davidson G 0/0 0/0 2/2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0:27
23 * Sarah Bass G 9/15 0/0 1/3 19 2 6 8 3 5 5 0 1 33:46
24 * Abigail Snead G 6/10 0/1 5/6 17 1 4 5 3 3 3 1 3 31:21
30 Brittany Swanson C 2/10 1/3 3/4 8 1 8 9 2 2 3 1 2 28:50
31 Katie Barham F 0/1 0/0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0:27
33 Cara Smith G 0/3 0/1 0/2 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9:41
35 Randi Mellon G 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:56
42 * Kellie Thurman F 1/5 1/3 3/4 6 3 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 17:18
55 Talor Armstrong C 0/1 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3:51
Team 3 4 7 1
Totals 27/65 4/18 17/25 75 17 36 53 21 20 18 2 8 200

Total FG 1st Half 13/31 41.9% 2nd Half 14/34 41.2% Game 27/65 41.5%
3 PT FG 1st Half 3/10 30.0% 2nd Half 1/8 12.5% Game 4/18 22.2%
Free Throws 1st Half 8/13 61.5% 2nd Half 9/12 75.0% Game 17/25 68.0%

Home: Union College Lady Bulldogs
## Name P FG 3 Pt FT PTS ORB DRB TR PF AST TO BS ST MIN
3 Whitney Bundy G 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP
4 * Sarah Beaty G 0/6 0/3 0/0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 19:37
10 Makalla Yokley G/F 4/8 2/3 2/3 12 1 3 4 5 4 3 0 2 21:37
11 * Andrea Whitehead G 2/4 0/0 5/8 9 1 2 3 1 5 3 1 3 30:48
12 Sandra New G/F 1/5 0/1 0/0 2 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 8:45
14 Becki Woodworth F/C 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2:00
21 Jessica Hale F 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP
22 Kristie Miller G/F 1/4 1/4 0/0 3 0 1 1 3 0 3 1 0 15:09
23 * Dawn Davidson F 0/6 0/5 0/0 0 0 7 7 3 2 3 0 0 29:46
24 Khristie King F 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP
30 * Jennifer Cornett G/F 3/7 2/5 0/0 8 2 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 27:53
32 Lauren Farmer G 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4:33
33 Briann Bargo F 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP
43 * Ashley Bohanan C 9/14 0/1 5/7 23 0 7 7 4 1 3 0 0 25:31
45 Andra Jones C 1/5 0/0 0/0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14:21
50 Kari Sams F/C 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP
Team 1 1 2
Totals 21/59 5/22 12/18 59 6 26 32 20 15 16 2 6 200

Total FG 1st Half 8/28 28.6% 2nd Half 13/31 41.9% Game 21/59 35.6%
3 PT FG 1st Half 3/12 25.0% 2nd Half 2/10 20.0% Game 5/22 22.7%
Free Throws 1st Half 2/4 50.0% 2nd Half 10/14 71.4% Game 12/18 66.7%


BC UC BC UC BC UC
Free Throw Pts 17 12 3Pt Points 12 15 Pts/Possession 0.96 0.76
Pts off Turnovers 16 19 2nd Chance Points 11 2 Pts off Bench 16 19
Total Rebounds 53 32 Team Rebounds 7 2 Dead Ball Reb 3 2
Off Rebound % 39.5 14.3 Def Rebound % 85.7 60.5 Total Rebound % 62.4 37.6

Technical Fouls BC None
UC None
Officials Unknown

1st Half 2nd Half OT 1 OT 2 OT 3 OT 4 Total
Bryan College BC Lady Lions 37 38 0 0 0 0 75
Union College Lady Bulldogs 21 38 0 0 0 0 59


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