ASHLAND, Va. – Adam Honig scored 23 of his game-high 25 points in the first half of Dickinson College’s 90-75 win over Guilford College Saturday in the Coaches’ Classic at Randolph-Macon College. Honig made five three-pointers, part of the Red Devils 17 trifectas in 29 attempts (58.6%) in the game.
The loss marks the first of the year for Guilford (9-1), which is ranked 17th in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll. The Red Devils move to 9-1 with their seventh straight win.
Honig shot five-for-seven from three-point range in the opening half, part of Dickinson’s 11-of-16 long-range shooting in the frame. The Red Devils used the long ball to turn an early five-point deficit into a 28-point lead three minutes before halftime.
The trifectas kept falling in the second half as Dickinson built a 30-point lead midway through the period. Gary Wixted, who finished with four three-pointers, scored 10 of his 16 points in the second stanza and collected a game-best seven rebounds. Teammate Brandon Angradi also knocked home four triples and finished with 12 points. Dickinson shot nearly 57 percent from the floor against a Quakers’ defense that entered the game ranked 16th among NCAA Division III defensive field-goal percentage leaders (.375).
Guilford junior Matt McCarthy led the Quakers with 16 points and three three-pointers. Jake Hopkins (Kernersville, N.C./East Forsyth) added 15 points and a team-high five rebounds. Rookie Josh Spainhour (King, N.C./West Stokes) tallied six points and dished out a game-high five assists. Zeb Richardson (West Jefferson, N.C./Ashe County) scored nine points and had four rebounds. The Quakers managed just five-of-23 shooting from three-point range.
Coach Tom Palombo’s club closes tournament play Sunday (12/29) at 1:00 p.m. versus Birmingham Southern College.
Guilford vs Dickinson
12/28/13 1:00 PM at Ashland, VA
At Ashland, VA
DICKINSON – 90
GUILFORD – 75
GUILFORD (9-1): McCARTHY, Matt 5-13 3-4 16; HOPKINS, Jake 5-10 4-4 15; RICHARDSON, Zeb 4-6 1-1 9; STOKELY, Robbie 1-2 7-8 9; BYRD, Michael 3-6 2-2 9; SPAINHOUR, Josh 3-5 0-0 6; FURR, Alston 2-4 1-2 5; HYATT, Trever 2-10 0-1 4; HORTON, Austin 0-0 1-2 1; CARL-JACQUES,Cameran 0-0 1-2 1; HOUSTON, Zachary 0-1 0-0 0; GREENE, Cole 0-1 0-0 0; REINEY, Michael 0-0 0-0 0; KOPPENHAVER, Will 0-4 0-0 0; EARNHARDT, Brandon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-62 20-26 75.
DICKINSON (9-1): Adam Honig 9-13 2-2 25; Gerry Wixted 6-9 0-0 16; Brandon Angradi 4-5 0-0 12; Tom McInerney 3-4 2-2 8; Chris Cox 3-4 1-4 8; Ted Hinnenkamp 3-3 1-2 7; Tucker Landy 1-4 1-2 4; Brian Gerney 1-3 0-0 3; Steve Collins 1-5 0-0 3;
Matt Jackson 1-1 0-0 2; Robert Picka 1-2 0-0 2; Pete Yingst 0-3 0-0 0; Zacc Dwan 0-0 0-0 0; Greg Nicol 0-0 0-0 0; Brian Ehrhardt 0-0 0-0 0; Brian Lissak 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-58 7-12 90.
Guilford...................... 30 45 - 75 Dickinson..................... 54 36 - 90
3-point goals–Guilford 5-23 (McCARTHY, Matt 3-9; BYRD, Michael 1-3; HOPKINS, Jake 1-3; SPAINHOUR, Josh 0-2; FURR, Alston 0-2; HYATT, Trever 0-4), Dickinson 17-29 (Adam Honig 5-7; Brandon Angradi 4-5; Gerry Wixted 4-6; Brian Gerney 1-1; Steve Collins 1-3; Chris Cox 1-1; Tucker Landy 1-4; Brian Lissak 0-1; Pete Yingst 0-1).
Fouled out–Guilford-None, Dickinson-None.
Rebounds–Guilford 31 (HOPKINS, Jake 5), Dickinson 33 (Gerry Wixted 7).
Assists–Guilford 11 (SPAINHOUR, Josh 5), Dickinson 20 (Chris Cox 4).
Total fouls–Guilford 9, Dickinson 20.
Technical fouls–Guilford-None, Dickinson-None.
A-200