‘Cats finally falter, Armstrong sweeps season series
The Bobcats, now number 14 in the Peach Belt Conference, were defeated by the No. 20-ranked Pirates 68-60.
AASU played well from the get-go and led the majority of the first half. With just seconds to spare in the first half, and the Bobcats trailing 27-24, sophomore forward Reece Wiedeman slammed home a dunk to put the deficit at one point, 27-26, at the end of the first half.
The Bobcats’ shooting average for the first half was 34.8 percent for field goals, 37.5 percent for three-point field goals, and 53.8 percent from the line. The highest scorer for GCSU in the first half was Wiedeman, who was 3-of-4 on field goals, putting six points on the scoreboard. Senior guard Ken Kemp seconded that effort with four points on 2-of-3 shooting.
“We didn’t knock down shots that we usually knock down,” Kemp said. “We also missed free throws when we have been making them all season.”
The second half started off with Armstrong Atlantic contining to out-rebound and out-shoot the Bobcats.
When the Pirates had an 11-point lead on GCSU with 5:16 left, the Bobcats began to come back. With 3:30 left in the game GCSU had cut the lead to two, 56-54. However, when the Bobcats began to step up their efforts, so did AASU.
The Pirates out-rebounded the Bobcats 41-36 and managed to seal the win with free throws down the stretch.
For the second half, GCSU’s shooting average was 37.8 percent on field goals and was 37.5 percent on three-point field goals.
Senior guard Shaun Keaton led the team in scoring in the overall game. Keaton was 6-of-14 on field goals, including 4-of-8 on three-pointers, and was 2-of-4 on free throws, scoring a total of 18 points.
Kemp scored the second-most points for the Bobcats with nine. He was 4-of-8 on field goals, including 1-of-1 from three.
“Every loss, you get a chance to work on something,” Kemp said. “I am not glad that we lost, but I am glad that we are going to learn from our loss.”
GCSU’s shooting average for the entire game was 36.7 percent for field goals, 37.5 percent from three, and 38.9 percent on free throws.
The Bobcats are on the road to play Lander University at Greenville, S.C. on Valentine’s Day at 4 p.m.
“We need to get back and work on the things that we have been working on all season,” Head Coach Terry Sellers said. “We are a good shooting team and certainly an outstanding free-throw shooting team. We just have to put this one behind us and focus on the next one.”
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on Feb 13 2009. Filed under Sports.
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