Men’s Basketball Loses at Carson-Newman
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Mars Hill lost on the road Wednesday night to Carson-Newman College, 106-86. With the victory, the Eagles improve to 11-12 on the season and 8-7 in the conference. Mars Hill drops to 9-14 overall and 6-9 in SAC play.
Ishmael Sanders broke a South Atlantic Conference record scoring 51 points and connected on a school record 11, three-pointers.
Sanders was 17-of-29 from the floor, including 11-of-23 from behind the arc, on his record setting night. The 23 three-point attempts were also a SAC record. The previous conference record was 49 points held by Ali Travis of Catawba.
As a team, C-N shot 52.8 percent (38-of-72) from the floor, including 18-of-40 from behind the arc. The Lions scored at a 45.3 percent clip (29-of-64) and were 7-of-17 from 3-point range. Mars Hill held a 39-35 advantage in rebounds.
Kevin Leatherwood (Charlottesville, Va.) pitched in 11 points for the Eagles, while Kevin Hare (Lexington, S.C.) added 10 points. Junior guard Bradley Tumer (Mt. Dora, Fla.) added nine points and dished out a school record 14 assists, falling one shy of tying the SAC record.
Dion Malachi (Shelby, N.C.) paced Mars Hill with 16 points, while Sammy Emile (Lake Worth, Fla.) added 14 points. Julian Mack (Morganton, N.C.) and Dallas Johnson (Auburndale, Fla.) each had 10 points in the loss.
The teams played to a 9-9 tie early on, but Sanders' first 3-pointer of the night at the 15:03 mark gave C-N the lead for good at 12-9. Sanders went on to score 22 points in the first half, as the Eagles took a 55-40 lead into the locker room.
The Eagles took control of the game in the second half and pushed their lead to as many as 21 points. Sanders sank a free throw with 1:42 remaining to break C-N's scoring record. He then drained two 3-pointers down the stretch to set the SAC scoring record.
MHC will play at Wingate University Saturday. Game tim in Cuddy
Arena is set for 4 p.m.