2008 Woodie Awards
Sacred Heart avoids scare at St. Francis for seventh straight win
Mike Barrett
Issue date: 2/7/08 Section: Sports
The men's basketball team's win streak climbed to a program record of seven straight when it held on to defeat St. Francis, 63-59, last Saturday.
The win moved Sacred Heart to an overall record of 13-10 and 10-2 in the Northeast Conference.
Sophomore Chauncey Hardy led the way for Sacred Heart, tallying a team high 16 points. Hardy started the game off right for the Pioneers, scoring 11 of Sacred Heart's first 13 points.
Using Hardy's quick start to set the tone of the half, the Pioneers stayed all over the Terriers. Sacred Heart was 8-12 from three-point range in the half and built a 10 point lead over St. Francis heading to halftime, 42-32.
However, the game would end up being a tale of two halves.
The hot shooting that carried the Pioneer's in the first half went cold as Sacred Heart would shoot a dismal 28 percent from the field in the second half.
This allowed St Francis, led by senior Jamaal Womack's 15 points, to climb right back into the game. Womack's three pointer with 8:15 left to go brought the Terriers to within two. Senior Luke Granato would answer back, hitting a long three to put the Pioneers up 54-49.
But Womack and the Terriers would not go away.
With just under 3:15 to play, Womack forced a costly turnover and ran the length of the court for a lay-up and was fouled. After hitting the ensuing free throw, Sacred Heart's lead was cut to one point, 60-59.
With just 22 seconds left, senior captain Brice Brooks came through for Sacred Heart, grabbing an offensive board and hitting a 12 foot jumper to put the Pioneers up by three. A missed three by Womack with six seconds left would put the game on ice for Sacred Heart, as they would hold on for the win.
The Pioneers return to action Thursday night when the host Monmouth. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
The win moved Sacred Heart to an overall record of 13-10 and 10-2 in the Northeast Conference.
Sophomore Chauncey Hardy led the way for Sacred Heart, tallying a team high 16 points. Hardy started the game off right for the Pioneers, scoring 11 of Sacred Heart's first 13 points.
Using Hardy's quick start to set the tone of the half, the Pioneers stayed all over the Terriers. Sacred Heart was 8-12 from three-point range in the half and built a 10 point lead over St. Francis heading to halftime, 42-32.
However, the game would end up being a tale of two halves.
The hot shooting that carried the Pioneer's in the first half went cold as Sacred Heart would shoot a dismal 28 percent from the field in the second half.
This allowed St Francis, led by senior Jamaal Womack's 15 points, to climb right back into the game. Womack's three pointer with 8:15 left to go brought the Terriers to within two. Senior Luke Granato would answer back, hitting a long three to put the Pioneers up 54-49.
But Womack and the Terriers would not go away.
With just under 3:15 to play, Womack forced a costly turnover and ran the length of the court for a lay-up and was fouled. After hitting the ensuing free throw, Sacred Heart's lead was cut to one point, 60-59.
With just 22 seconds left, senior captain Brice Brooks came through for Sacred Heart, grabbing an offensive board and hitting a 12 foot jumper to put the Pioneers up by three. A missed three by Womack with six seconds left would put the game on ice for Sacred Heart, as they would hold on for the win.
The Pioneers return to action Thursday night when the host Monmouth. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
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