Will Talesnick scored 22 points to lead McDaniel to an 80-72 win over Muhlenberg at the Gill Center Thursday evening. The win was the first in the series for McDaniel since the 1997-98 season, snapping the Mules nine-game ownership of the series.
McDaniel also surpassed its 2004-2005 win total with the win.
After falling behind 9-0 in the first five minutes, the Terror quickly played catch-up going into the break trailing 39-36. The Terror gained the lead for good with 5:13 left in the game when Josh McKay drove the lane for a lay-up to put McDaniel ahead 63-62. A Rutland steal followed by a foul put Ryan Finch on the line. His pair of made foul shots stretched McDaniel’s lead to three.
A foul by Muhlenberg’s Tom Scott, followed by a Scott technical foul dashed any Muhlenberg comeback hopes with 33 seconds remaining. The Terror dropped in all four of its foul shots to run the lead to 80-70. A Michael Bernardini lay-up in the closing seconds delivered the final score, 80-72.
In addition to Talesnick’s 22 point effort, McDaniel got 15 points, seven rebounds, four assists, three steals and a block from Mike Dipiero. Finch contributed 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field to go with his pair of steals and assists. McKay score nine points for the Terror.
The Green Terror bench outscored the Mules 26-4.
Muhlenberg was led by Jeff Stewart’s 25 points and 10 rebounds. Scott added 19 points to the Muhlenberg cause.
Muhlenberg vs McDaniel 1/12/06 8:00 PM at Westminster, MD - The Gill Center At Westminster, MD - The Gill Center MCDANIEL 80, MUHLENBERG 72 MUHLENBERG (7-6, 3-4) Jeff Stewart 9-17 7-9 25; Tom Scott 7-9 4-6 19; Jimmy O'Brien 4-6 2-4 10; Chris Huber 2-7 2-2 8; Chris MacIntosh 2-5 1-2 6; Christopher Strachan 0-1 2-4 2; Michael Bernardini 1-4 0-0 2; John DeFeo 0-0 0-0 0; Jimmie Riggins 0-2 0-0 0; Brandon Mefford 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-52 18-27 72. MCDANIEL (6-8, 4-3) Will Talesnick 7-14 5-7 22; Mike Dipiero 2-5 11-12 15; Ryan Finch 5-8 2-2 14; Josh McKay 4-10 0-1 9; Chris Rutland 3-4 0-0 6; Jemar Daniel 2-4 0-0 4; Chad Arrington 2-4 0-2 4; Chris Prior 2-4 0-0 4; Joe Hunter 1-3 0-0 2; Neal Bumgarner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-56 18-24 80. Muhlenberg.................... 39 33 - 72 McDaniel...................... 36 44 - 80 3-point goals-Muhlenberg 4-14 (Chris Huber 2-6; Tom Scott 1-2; Chris MacIntosh 1-1; Michael Bernardini 0-1; Brandon Mefford 0-1; Jeff Stewart 0-3), McDaniel 6-17 (Will Talesnick 3-8; Ryan Finch 2-4; Josh McKay 1-2; Chad Arrington 0-1; Joe Hunter 0-2). Fouled out--Muhlenberg-None, McDaniel-None. Rebounds-Muhlenberg 37 (Jeff Stewart 10), McDaniel 28 (Mike Dipiero 7). Assists-Muhlenberg 13 (Tom Scott 3; Christopher Strachan 3; Jimmy O'Brien 3), McDaniel 14 (Mike Dipiero 4). Total fouls-Muhlenberg 21, McDaniel 21. A-497