Hodgkinson was 8-of-11 from the field and was 11-of-13 from the charity strip leading Denison to their fifth consecutive victory and their seventh win out of their last eight games.
After beginning the year 2-8, Denison has battled their way back to .500 at 9-9 and will enter this weekend's match-up with #1 ranked Wittenberg as the hottest team in the NCAC.
Dan Izzo (St. Charles, Ill./East) and Jordan Krantz (Solon, Ohio/Solon) both added eight points apiece for Denison. As a team the Big Red hit 47 percent of their field goal tries and were 20-of-24 from the free throw line. Earlham was ice cold from beyond the arc, going 1-of-14 against the Denison zone. On the other hand, Denison was 6-of-12 from 3-point range. Shea McMahon (Circleville, Ohio/Circleville) and Brian Gognat (Cambridge, Ohio/Cambridge) both nailed two treys apiece.
Behind Hodgkinson's 11 caroms and Izzo's eight, DU outrebounded Earlham 39-31. Four players scored in double-digits for the Quakers. They were led by LaRon Henry's 17 points and Brandon Miller's 16 points and 11 rebounds. Markous Jewett chipped in 15 markers.
Denison will host Wittenberg on Saturday at 3 p.m. in what is to be a highly anticipated match-up for both teams. Denison knocked off the Tigers last year in Granville with a thrilling 89-79 double-overtime win. Back on Dec. 3 Wittenberg handed the Big Red a little payback with a 70-52 defeat at the HPER Center.
Newspaper Box Score Denison University vs Earlham College 01-25-06 7:30 p.m. at Richmond, Indiana At Richmond, Indiana DENISON UNIVERSITY 72, EARLHAM COLLEGE 66 DENISON UNIVERSITY (9-9, 5-4) Dan Hodgkinson 8-11 11-13 27; Dan Izzo 3-6 2-2 8; Jordan Krantz 3-7 1-2 8; Brian Gognat 2-2 0-0 6; Mike Shea 2-3 2-2 6; Robb Hern 1-10 4-4 6; Shea McMahon 2-5 0-0 6; Chris Eberst 1-3 0-0 3; Steve Koecheler 1-2 0-1 2. Totals 23-49 20-24 72. EARLHAM COLLEGE (9-9, 6-3) LaRon Henry 6-18 5-8 17; Brandon Miller 5-12 6-9 16; Markous Jewett 5-15 5-6 15; Tristian Gregory 4-9 2-2 10; Neil Collins 2-3 0-0 5; Nick Welsh 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 23-59 19-28 66. Denison University............ 25 47 - 72 Earlham College............... 31 35 - 66 3-point goals-Denison University 6-12 (Brian Gognat 2-2; Shea McMahon 2-4; Jordan Krantz 1-2; Chris Eberst 1-3; Robb Hern 0-1), Earlham College 1-14 (Neil Collins 1-2; Markous Jewett 0-4; Tristian Gregory 0-4; LaRon Henry 0-4). Fouled out--Denison University-None, Earlham College-Brandon Miller. Rebounds-Denison University 39 (Dan Hodgkinson 11), Earlham College 31 (Brandon Miller 11). Assists-Denison University 3 (Dan Izzo 1; Brian Gognat 1; Robb Hern 1), Earlham College 3 (Terrel Brown 1; Tristian Gregory 1; Brandon Miller 1). Total fouls-Denison University 22, Earlham College 19. A-234