GREENSBORO, N.C. – Sophomore Josh Pittman (Archdale, N.C./Trinity) scored a
game-high 28 points and grabbed a career-best nine rebounds in Guilford
College’s 68-43 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball win over
visiting Bridgewater College Wednesday night.
The Quakers (10-5, 4-2 ODAC) limited the Eagles (5-9, 1-4 ODAC) to 21.6
percent field-goal shooting in their fifth straight victory. The win also
gave Guilford a sweep of the season series with Bridgewater.
Pittman, the reigning ODAC Player of the Week, shot seven-for-11 from
three-point range in his team-leading sixth 20-point game of the season.
After missing his first two treys, Pittman drained five of his next six
long-range shots, including a first-half buzzer-beater that gave him 16
points and the Quakers a 32-23 halftime lead.
Guilford pulled away for its largest margin of victory thanks to its best
defensive effort of the season. The Eagles managed just four-of-26 percent
field-goal shooting (15.4%) in the second half and turned the ball over 18
times, which led to 15 Quakers’ points. Rick Maloney paced Bridgewater with
14 points and nine rebounds.
The Quakers visit 14th-ranked Eastern Mennonite University Saturday (1/15)
in a rematch of a 2010 NCAA Division III Tournament quarterfinal.
Bridgewater vs Guilford
01/12/11 7:00 p.m. at Greensboro, NC – Ragan-Brown Field House
At Greensboro, NC – Ragan-Brown Field House
GUILFORD 68, BRIDGEWATER 43
BRIDGEWATER (5-9, 1-4 ODAC)
MALONEY, Rick 3-12 8-12 14; MOORE, Rashad 5-12 0-0 10; DICKSON, Malcolm 1-2
4-6 7; THOMAS, Ronnie 0-4 3-4 3; LARSON, David 1-1 1-1 3; HAMMOND, Kyle 1-5
0-2 2; GIBBS, Mark 0-0 2-2 2; GRIFFITH, Cody 0-5 1-2 1; MAYNARD, Drew 0-2
1-2 1; POWELL, Romie 0-0 0-0 0; BRAKE, Justin 0-1 0-0 0; MCCLAIN, Daniel 0-1
0-0 0; WAUGH, Kenneth 0-2 0-0 0; STAPLETON, Tavis 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 11-51
20-31 43.
GUILFORD (10-5, 4-2 ODAC)
PITTMAN, Josh 10-16 1-2 28; AKINSOLA, Tobi 5-11 0-2 10; LOWDER, Gabriel 2-7
2-2 6; TRACY, Travis 2-5 1-2 5; STAFFORD, Justin 2-6 0-0 4; ANDERSON, T.C.
0-2 4-4 4; EFIRD, Gene 0-2 4-4 4; BELICIC, Connor 1-4 0-0 3; CLOYD, Will 1-1
0-0 2; MONROE, Brad 1-3 0-0 2; SCARVER II, Darryl 0-0 0-0 0; MAHARAJH,
Reynolds 0-0 0-0 0; HILLIARD, Saegan 0-1 0-0 0; TURPIN, Clarence 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 24-58 12-16 68.
Bridgewater………………. 23 20 – 43
Guilford…………………. 32 36 – 68
3-point goals–Bridgewater 1-15 (DICKSON, Malcolm 1-2; MOORE, Rashad 0-1;
THOMAS, Ronnie 0-3; HAMMOND, Kyle 0-1; GRIFFITH, Cody 0-3; MAYNARD, Drew
0-1; WAUGH, Kenneth 0-1; STAPLETON, Tavis 0-3), Guilford 8-16 (PITTMAN, Josh
7-11; BELICIC, Connor 1-2; LOWDER, Gabriel 0-3). Fouled
out–Bridgewater-None, Guilford-None. Rebounds–Bridgewater 40 (MALONEY,
Rick 9), Guilford 42 (PITTMAN, Josh 9). Assists–Bridgewater 4 (THOMAS,
Ronnie 1; MOORE, Rashad 1; MCCLAIN, Daniel 1; HAMMOND, Kyle 1), Guilford 13
(TRACY, Travis 3). Total fouls–Bridgewater 16, Guilford 23. Technical
fouls–Bridgewater-None, Guilford-None. A-500
Old Dominion Athletic Conference game
Dave Walters
Guilford College Athletics