Hawks Fall In Battle With Berea

MONTGOMERY,Ala.- Huntingdon men's basketball (8-9 overall, 2-2 CCS) was defeated by the Berea Mountaineers (8-9 overall, 3-1 CCS) 75-71.

How it happened

First Half

• Tate Goolesby opened the scoring for the Hawks with a triple on their opening possession

• Huntingdon followed Goolesby's triple with a 9-2 scoring run, taking a 14-4 lead with 13:21 remaining in the half

• An 8-2 run from Berea cut the Hawks lead in half at the 10 minute mark, but a three pointer from Jaylen Washington pushed the Hawks lead back to 19-12

• Two free throws from Myles Murphy brought Huntingdon's lead back to double digits, 28-18 with 6:26 to go until halftime

• 5 more points from Murphy extended the Hawks lead to 33-20 with 5 minutes left in the half

• Berea went on a 6-2 scoring run, bringing the Hawks lead to 42-31 at the half

Second half

• The Hawks came out of the halftime break with 3 quick points from Max Gardner and Jaylen Washington to push their lead to 45-31

• Marcus Townsend quieted a 5-0 run from the Mountaineers with a triple, holding the Hawks lead at 48-37 with 17:32 to go

• Two Berea free throws shrunk the Huntingdon lead to 53-43 with 15:10 left, sparking a 5-0 run to make the score 53-48

• BJ Brown put in a layup to push Huntingdon's lead back to 57-48 with 13 minutes to go

• Nate Johns ended another 5-0 run from the Mountaineers with a dunk to make the score 62-56 at the 8:33 mark

• A 6-0 run from Berea reduced Huntingdon's lead to 66-64 with 6:25 remaining

• A Mountaineer layup at the 3:29 mark gave Berea a 72-71 lead

• Holding on to a 3 point advantage, Berea knocked down 2 free throws in the final ten seconds to hold off the Hawks, winning 75-71.

Key Notes

• Berea outrebounded the Hawks 43-38

• Huntingdon's bench outscored Berea's 24-10

• The Hawks were outscored 44-29 in the second half

Hawk Top Performers

• #4 BJ Brown- 16 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds

• #2 Max Gardner- 11 points, 9 rebounds

• #10 Myles Murphy- 9 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals

The Hawks look to bounce back on the road at Belhaven on January 16th. Tip off is set for 7:00 PM CT.