2008 Woodie Awards
Pioneers put breaks on losing skid
Jay Gagliardi
Issue date: 2/8/07 Section: Sports
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If anything is certain in the Northeast Conference, it is that the eventual winner will be the team that can maintain a large lead in the second half.
The recent pattern for a Sacred Heart basketball game is a substantial run to start the game, a large lead going into halftime, a sloppier second half and a much closer victory by the time the buzzer sounds.
It was no different on Friday night when Sacred Heart squared off against LIU in an important game and a chance to kill a two game losing streak.
Sacred Heart opened Friday night's game with yet another 10-0 run behind more three point shooting from Luke Granato and Drew Shubik.That seemed to be the focus of the Pioneers offense in the first half, as they shot 8-13 from behind the arc and only scored 10 of their 29 first half points in the paint.
"We prepared more than usual for this game and watched a ton of film. We were actually here until ten o'clock last night," said Drew Shubik, junior, Stoystown, Pa
The late night meeting paid off for Shubik as he scored 19 points, shot 80 percent from the floor and had seven of the first 10 points for the Pioneers.
"I love playing here at the Pitt Center, it's a loud gym, and the crowd is great," said Shubik.
Another bright spot for the
Pioneers in the first half was their stifling defense. The Pioneers caused LIU to turn the ball over once every minute for the first eight minutes of play.
"I thought we gave a good effort on the defensive end. We caused 15 turnovers in the first half which is good anytime you can do it," said coach Dave Bike.
The Pioneers were able to convert those turnovers into nine more points in the first half. This defense coupled with the eight 3-pointers Sacred Heart was able to put up in the first half, helped them go into halftime up nine despite playing most of the half without starter's Joey Henley and leading scorer Jarrid Frye. Both were in early foul trouble.
The recent pattern for a Sacred Heart basketball game is a substantial run to start the game, a large lead going into halftime, a sloppier second half and a much closer victory by the time the buzzer sounds.
It was no different on Friday night when Sacred Heart squared off against LIU in an important game and a chance to kill a two game losing streak.
Sacred Heart opened Friday night's game with yet another 10-0 run behind more three point shooting from Luke Granato and Drew Shubik.That seemed to be the focus of the Pioneers offense in the first half, as they shot 8-13 from behind the arc and only scored 10 of their 29 first half points in the paint.
"We prepared more than usual for this game and watched a ton of film. We were actually here until ten o'clock last night," said Drew Shubik, junior, Stoystown, Pa
The late night meeting paid off for Shubik as he scored 19 points, shot 80 percent from the floor and had seven of the first 10 points for the Pioneers.
"I love playing here at the Pitt Center, it's a loud gym, and the crowd is great," said Shubik.
Another bright spot for the
Pioneers in the first half was their stifling defense. The Pioneers caused LIU to turn the ball over once every minute for the first eight minutes of play.
"I thought we gave a good effort on the defensive end. We caused 15 turnovers in the first half which is good anytime you can do it," said coach Dave Bike.
The Pioneers were able to convert those turnovers into nine more points in the first half. This defense coupled with the eight 3-pointers Sacred Heart was able to put up in the first half, helped them go into halftime up nine despite playing most of the half without starter's Joey Henley and leading scorer Jarrid Frye. Both were in early foul trouble.
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