After defeating Emory & Henry College a week before, the Centre College men's basketball team fell to the Wasps 69-59 as part of the Food Country Invitational, Saturday, Nov. 27, in Emory, Va.
Sophomore Matt Jacobson scored a game-high and career-high 21 points on eight of 17 shooting, including four of 10 from beyond the three-point arc to lead the Colonels. The sophomore forward also pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds.
Emory & Henry was lead by Lance Reasbeck and Korey Townsend. Reasbeck scored 20 points and pulled down five rebounds, while Townsend netted 18 points, four rebounds and four steals. Will Schwartzstein grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds.
The Wasps had a one-point lead (27-26) at the half and ended up shooting 35.6% (21-59) from the floor for the game, while Centre shot 42.9% (24-56) for the game.
Emory & Henry held a big advantage from the charity stripe. The Wasps made 22 of 31 attempts for a 71.0% free throw percentage. The Colonels only attempted 12 making seven (58.3%).
Centre falls to 3-1 on the year, while Emory & Henry improves to 2-2.
The Colonels return to action, Sunday, Nov. 28, when they play North Carolina Wesleyan in
Newspaper Box Score
Centre vs Emory & Henry
11/27/04 5:00 pm at Emory, VA {King Center}
At Emory, VA {King Center}
EMORY & HENRY 69, CENTRE 59
CENTRE (3-1)
Matt Jacobson 8-17 1-2 21; Reggie Magnusson 4-11 1-2 9; Kyle Roby 3-6 2-4 8;
Coy Zerhusen 3-7 1-2 7; Matt Nestheide 2-6 0-0 4; Josh Bell 2-2 0-0 4;
Thomas Britt 1-3 2-2 4; John Patterson 1-2 0-0 2; Kyle Christopher 0-2 0-0
0. Totals 24-56 7-12 59.
EMORY & HENRY (2-2)
REASBECK, Lance 6-13 4-4 20; TOWNSEND, Korey 4-11 10-12 18; JONES, Davon 3-4
3-5 9; SLOAN, Will 2-5 0-0 5; WATSON, Cortez 2-4 1-1 5; KERNS, Gary 2-13 0-2
4; NEWMAN, Hansel 1-1 2-5 4; BLAND, Shavar 0-2 2-2 2; SCHWARTZSTEIN, Will
1-1 0-0 2; REID, Brandon 0-2 0-0 0; REDGATE, Paul 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 21-59
22-31 69.
Centre........................ 26 33 - 59
Emory & Henry................. 27 42 - 69
3-point goals-Centre 4-19 (Matt Jacobson 4-10; Kyle Roby 0-1; Coy Zerhusen
0-2; Matt Nestheide 0-3; Thomas Britt 0-2; Kyle Christopher 0-1), Emory &
Henry 5-16 (REASBECK, Lance 4-9; SLOAN, Will 1-4; KERNS, Gary 0-1; BLAND,
Shavar 0-2). Fouled out--Centre-None, Emory & Henry-None. Rebounds-Centre 41
(Matt Jacobson 10), Emory & Henry 39 (SCHWARTZSTEIN, Will 12).
Assists-Centre 9 (Matt Nestheide 4), Emory & Henry 7 (REASBECK, Lance 2;
TOWNSEND, Korey 2). Total fouls-Centre 21, Emory & Henry 15. A-375