Courtesy Middlebury Sports Information<\/p>\n
NEW HAVEN, CT. — Middlebury used a balanced scoring attack with six players in double figures on Tuesday, pulling away in the second half for a 103-92 victory at Albertus Magnus (10-5). With the triumph, Panther head coach Jeff Brown earned his 400th career win. Brown, who is in his 22nd season at Middlebury, improved his career mark to 400-237 and 370-201 with the Panthers. Middlebury (13-5) returns to action on Saturday with a 3:00 p.m. NESCAC game at third-ranked Williams. <\/p>\n
Tied at 21-21 with 11:52 left in the opening half, the Falcons rattled off a 13-4 run for a 34-25 lead on a three-point field goal by Davon Walker at the 7:15 mark. The Panthers gradually chipped away at the deficit, tying the score at 41-41 on a jumper from Eric McCord with 2:01 remaining in the opening half. Hilal Dahleh gave the visitors a 46-45 halftime advantage via an old-fashioned three-point play in the final minute.<\/p>\n
Out of the break clinging to a 64-62 lead, the visitors utilized an 8-2 run over a span of 1:50 for a 74-64 lead on a three from Jack Farrell with 12:50 left. After the two sides traded quick 5-0 spurts, Middlebury maintained between a six and nine-point edge over the remainder of the contest. The Panthers grabbed their largest lead of the game at 99-87 on two free throws from Max Bosco and eased to the 103-92 win. <\/p>\n
Farrell led six Panthers in double figures with 23 points, while Bosco added 21, including 13-14 at the free-throw line. Matt Folger and Alex Sobel each finished 16 points, while Sobel added 12 rebounds and a game-best four blocked shots. McCord and Dahleh chipped in with 10 points apiece, while McCord pulled down a game-high 13 boards and Dahleh dished out four assists.<\/p>\n
Warner paced the hosts with 26 points, including six threes, while Damian Grant had 21 points and eight rebounds. Ryan Pittman had nine points and a game-high five assists for the Falcons.<\/p>\n
Middlebury made 94.3 percent (33-35) of it free throws in the victory, including 13-14 over the final 3:19 to secure the win. The Panthers held a 46-36 rebounding advantage, as the team eclipsed the 100-point scoring mark for the fourth time this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Courtesy Middlebury Sports Information NEW HAVEN, CT. — Middlebury used a balanced scoring attack with six players in double figures on Tuesday, pulling away in the second half for a 103-92 victory at Albertus Magnus (10-5). With the triumph, Panther head coach Jeff Brown earned his 400th career win. Brown, who is in his 22nd […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[280,279],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n