2008 Woodie Awards
Men's basketball defeats Monmouth Friday
Gabrielle Castellana
Issue date: 3/1/07 Section: Sports
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Sacred Heart beat out Monmouth on Friday 82-75 following a heroic second half comeback that set up a possible second seed clincher against Quinnipiac on Monday.
"Monmouth plays well at home," said coach Dave Bike. This was easy to see during the first half of the game, but their chance was missed to lock up a spot in the upcoming northeast conference tournament with this game.
Monmouth freshman guard, Jhamar Youngblood made it hard for Sacred Heart to take any kind of lead. With a 31-point effort, the freshman put up a good fight for the Pioneers.
"We're going to approach it as a team and play as a team," said Bike.
According to Bike, various Sacred Heart players have been showing some good performances even if they aren't in the game for a long time. Good performances are exactly what Sacred Heart needed during the second half of this game in order to take the win.
The Pioneers woke up and began focusing on what they knew they had to do. The gap in points began to close within the opening minutes of the second half because of the efforts made by Jarrid Frye, senior, Queens, N.Y., and Drew Shubik, junior, Stoystown, Pa. who was assisted by Tavio Hobson, senior, Seattle,Wash. making the score closer at 39-33.
"It should be interesting in terms of who gets the victory but Sacred Heart has a balanced attack and will play as a unit," said Bike.
The last few minutes showed signs of hope and finally with 3:53 left in the game, they took the lead. Shubik got the rebound off of Brice Brooks, junior, Silverdale, Wash. bringing the score to 66-65 with a three point shot.
"Every game is a new event but with good practice, we'll be ready," said Bike. Sacred Heart must have had some good practices because at the end of the second half the team really stepped it up.
Ryan Litke, freshman, Windsor, then got another 3-pointer which made it Sacred Hearts tenth of the game. Another 3-pointer wasn't far behind but this time, it came from Luke Granato, junior, Rocky Hill.
Many Sacred Heart players managed to get double digit scores. Brooks finished with 17 points and 9 rebounds. Chauncey Hardy, freshman, Middletown, also had 17 points. Litke had 12 and Shubik had 11.
"We showed a lot of character. Monmouth kept us in check for most of the game but we got hot late and were able to pull it out. Once we took the lead and extended it, we were confident that we would close the game successfully," said Granato.
"Monmouth plays well at home," said coach Dave Bike. This was easy to see during the first half of the game, but their chance was missed to lock up a spot in the upcoming northeast conference tournament with this game.
Monmouth freshman guard, Jhamar Youngblood made it hard for Sacred Heart to take any kind of lead. With a 31-point effort, the freshman put up a good fight for the Pioneers.
"We're going to approach it as a team and play as a team," said Bike.
According to Bike, various Sacred Heart players have been showing some good performances even if they aren't in the game for a long time. Good performances are exactly what Sacred Heart needed during the second half of this game in order to take the win.
The Pioneers woke up and began focusing on what they knew they had to do. The gap in points began to close within the opening minutes of the second half because of the efforts made by Jarrid Frye, senior, Queens, N.Y., and Drew Shubik, junior, Stoystown, Pa. who was assisted by Tavio Hobson, senior, Seattle,Wash. making the score closer at 39-33.
"It should be interesting in terms of who gets the victory but Sacred Heart has a balanced attack and will play as a unit," said Bike.
The last few minutes showed signs of hope and finally with 3:53 left in the game, they took the lead. Shubik got the rebound off of Brice Brooks, junior, Silverdale, Wash. bringing the score to 66-65 with a three point shot.
"Every game is a new event but with good practice, we'll be ready," said Bike. Sacred Heart must have had some good practices because at the end of the second half the team really stepped it up.
Ryan Litke, freshman, Windsor, then got another 3-pointer which made it Sacred Hearts tenth of the game. Another 3-pointer wasn't far behind but this time, it came from Luke Granato, junior, Rocky Hill.
Many Sacred Heart players managed to get double digit scores. Brooks finished with 17 points and 9 rebounds. Chauncey Hardy, freshman, Middletown, also had 17 points. Litke had 12 and Shubik had 11.
"We showed a lot of character. Monmouth kept us in check for most of the game but we got hot late and were able to pull it out. Once we took the lead and extended it, we were confident that we would close the game successfully," said Granato.
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