NEWBERRY, S.C. – Junior guard Cory Etheridge poured in a career-high 26 points to lead Newberry College to an 84-68 non-conference win over Francis Marion University, Saturday afternoon (Dec. 2) at Eleazer Arena.
Etheridge came off the bench and shot 10-of-14 from the field, including 4-of-7 shooting from behind the arc, in only 23 minutes to give Newberry (2-4) its second win of the season.
Francis Marion (3-3) drops its second consecutive contest following a three-game winning streak. The Patriots were led in scoring by senior forward Raymond Dorsey and junior swingman Rodrick Burton, who each tallied 15 points. Senior 6-8 center Kevin Ashford grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds and scored six points.
Newberry’s Zach Chandler bounced back from his career-low scoring performance against Kennesaw State University on Tuesday to score 16 points against the Patriots on 5-of-9 shooting, including 5-of-6 from the charity stripe.
The Patriots led for the first two and a half minutes of the game after opening on a Larnelle Peterson three-pointer, but the Indians charged to an 18-9 lead after an Etheridge fast-break layup with 13:28 left in the half.
Francis Marion stayed within reach of the Indians for the majority of the half, but a 6-0 run capped off by a steal and buzzer-beating layup by Matt Alexander gave Newberry a 15-point halftime advantage at 44-29.
The second half was more even in the scoring column, although Newberry was able to extend its lead to as many as 22 points with 4:11 remaining, before FMU went on an 11-5 spurt to close out the game.
The Indians had the hot shooting hand for the entire game, as they shot 31-of-53 (58.5%) from the floor, with 49 points off the bench. In contrast, the Patriots shot only 22-of-55 (40.0%) from the floor and had 19 points from the reserves.
Francis Marion plays host to Mount Olive College on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Patriots’ final home game before the holidays.
12-2-06 2 p.m. at Newberry, S.C., Eleazer Arena
NEWBERRY COLLEGE 84, FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY 68
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (3-3)
Burton, Rodrick 4-7 5-6 15; Dorsey, Raymond 6-9 3-6 15; Baker, Cortne' 3-5
0-0 9; Lee, Artis 3-7 1-2 8; Ashford, Kevin 3-10 0-0 6; Peterson, Larnelle
2-8 0-0 5; Collins, Charles 1-6 2-2 4; Borojevich, Greg 0-0 3-4 3; Smith,
Devon 0-0 2-2 2; Hall, Daniel 0-2 1-2 1; Jones, Nelson 0-0 0-2 0; Stewart,
Benson 0-1 0-0 0; Morley, Nate 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-55 17-26 68.
NEWBERRY COLLEGE (2-4)
Etheridge, Cory 10-14 2-2 26; Chandler, Zach 5-9 5-6 16; Nwawel, Eric 4-4
0-1 8; Martin, Clemente 3-3 0-0 6; Alexander, Matt 2-3 2-4 6; Spillers,
Terrance 3-4 0-0 6; Friend, Danny 2-6 0-2 4; Burke, Tommy 0-1 4-6 4; Fisher,
Tyler 1-2 0-0 3; Marshall, Keith 1-1 0-2 2; Kennedy, Lane 0-0 1-2 1; Harris,
Damion 0-1 1-3 1; Hinds, Alonzo 0-4 1-4 1; Udom, Phillip 0-1 0-0 0. Totals
31-53 16-32 84.
Halftime: Newberry 44 Francis Marion 29.
3-point goals-Francis Marion University 7-17 (Baker, Cortne' 3-4; Burton,
Rodrick 2-4; Lee, Artis 1-3; Peterson, Larnelle 1-2; Hall, Daniel 0-2;
Collins, Charles 0-2), Newberry College 6-15 (Etheridge, Cory 4-7; Fisher,
Tyler 1-2; Chandler, Zach 1-3; Friend, Danny 0-1; Burke, Tommy 0-1; Hinds,
Alonzo 0-1). Fouled out--Francis Marion University-Baker, Cortne'; Smith,
Devon, Newberry College-None. Rebounds-Francis Marion University 33
(Ashford, Kevin 10), Newberry College 33 (Harris, Damion 5; Friend, Danny
5). Assists-Francis Marion University 13 (Morley, Nate 3), Newberry College
20 (Hinds, Alonzo 8). Total fouls-Francis Marion University 28, Newberry
College 23. A-307
(from the Newberry and FMU SID offices)
