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Battling Bishops drop 84-59 road
decision to Virginia Wesleyan
 Virginia
Beach, VA
- North Carolina Wesleyan
dropped its second straight men's basketball contest on
Saturday afternoon, dropping an 84-59 decision to the
Marlins of Virginia Wesleyan on the road. The loss
wraps up the 2008 portion of the Battling Bishops' schedule
and sends NCWC into the holiday break with an 8-2 overall
record.VWC's defensive play
helped the Marlins set the tone early as the Bishops
struggled to find an offensive rhythm. Marlin junior
Stephen Fields scored off a steal to give VWC the first
basket of the game, and the Marlins would never trail.
NCWC's Adam Coleman nailed a jumper to tie the game early,
but the Marlins created some distance behind the strong
inside play of Quniton McDuffie.
Coleman kept NCWC close, scoring again
to cut the Marlins' lead to 16-13 with 11:02 remaining in
the half. VWC, however, put together an 11-0 run over the
next four minutes to take a 27-16 advantage.
A three-pointer by the Bishops' Jarmel
Arrington pulled the Bishops back into a single-digit
deficit at 29-21, but VWC answered with a 14-4 surge that
opened up a 43-25 lead. Virginia Wesleyan led 43-28 at the
half and never let North Carolina Wesleyan closer than 12
points the rest of the way.
McDuffie led a balanced VWC scoring
attack with 17 points and a game-high nine rebounds. Paul
Meredith also turned in a solid performance with a game-high
seven assists and four steals.
Arrington led North Carolina Wesleyan
with 19 points and was the only Bishop to reach double
figures. Coleman collected in a team-high five rebounds and
three steals.
VWC (4-5) turned in a 58.2 shooting
percentage for the game, highlighted by a 60 percent effort
in the second half. NCWC struggled at just 33 percent on
the day.
After breaking for the holidays, the
Bishops return to action on January 5th at Penn
State-Brandywine. Game time is slated for 3:00 p.m. in
Media, PA.
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