EMORY, Va. – Carson Long (Pilot Mountain, N.C./East Surry) stroked five three-pointers on the way to a game-high 21 points in Guilford College’s 76-59 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) men’s basketball win at Emory & Henry College Wednesday night.
Guilford (14-2, 7-0 ODAC) has won nine straight games, matching the program’s longest winning streak since 2013-14. The Quakers’ 14-2 start marks the program’s best since 2012-13.
Long had 11 first-half points, which helped the Quakers open a 36-31 halftime advantage. His third three-pointer of the half provided the period’s final score. Guilford held a 15-9 rebounding edge and forced nine Wasps’ turnovers that resulted in 15 Quakers’ points.
Two Dominique Henderson (Charlotte, N.C./Mallard Creek (Catawba)) free throws with 11:06 left in regulation opened Guilford’s largest lead (53-42), but Emory & Henry (10-6, 4-3 ODAC) reeled off 11 of the game’s next 15 points. Myles Turner’s three-pointer with eight minutes left trimmed the Quakers’ lead to 57-53.
Guilford answered by Henderson sandwiching three-pointers around a Long trifecta. The three triples triggered the Quakers’ game-ending 19-6 run. The Wasps missed seven of their last nine field-goal attempts.
Henderson finished with 14 points, 10 in the second half. Quakers’ freshman Kyler Gregory (Yadkinville, N.C./Starmount) chipped in 10 points off the bench. He also had six rebounds in his first game back after a three-game absence due to injury. Alston Thompson (Durham, N.C./Durham Academy) added nine points and a game-high 12 boards. His efforts helped the Quakers own a commanding 37-20 rebounding edge. Guilford shot over 50 percent from the floor in both halves and 50.9 percent for the game.
Turner joined teammates Chase Branscomb and Clif Conley as Emory & Henry’s top scorers with 12 points apiece.
Coach Tom Palombo’s Quakers host Hampden-Sydney College Saturday (1/21) at 3:00 p.m. in an ODAC contest in the Ragan-Brown Field House.
Hpotos by Andy Gore (Box Score follows)
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Guilford vs Emory & Henry
01/18/17 7:15 p.m. at Emory, Va. (John Rutledge King Center)
At Emory, Va. (John Rutledge King Center)
GUILFORD 76, EMORY & HENRY 59
GUILFORD (14-2, 7-0 ODAC)
LONG, Carson 7-13 2-2 21; HENDERSON, Dominique 4-5 4-5 14; GREGORY, Kyler
4-6 2-2 10; THOMPSON, Alston 4-10 1-1 9; ROGERS, Jarrod 2-6 4-4 8; GORE,
Jaylen 3-3 0-0 6; REYER, Mason 2-7 1-1 5; HOUSTON, Zachary 1-3 0-0 3;
STEPHENS, PJ 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-53 14-15 76.
EMORY & HENRY (10-6, 4-3 ODAC)
TURNER, Myles 4-8 0-0 12; BRANSCOMB, Chase 4-10 2-2 12; CONLEY, Clif 5-10
0-0 12; WYNN, Alic 3-6 3-4 9; SHELOR, John 3-7 0-0 7; GRAVLEY, Ryan 1-4 2-2
4; MOLDEN, Colin 1-4 0-0 3; FERGUSON, Aaron 0-2 0-0 0; SELF, Brandon 0-0 0-0
0. Totals 21-51 7-8 59.
Guilford...................... 36 40 - 76 Emory & Henry................. 31 28 - 59
3-point goals–Guilford 8-18 (LONG, Carson 5-9; HENDERSON, Dominique 2-2;
HOUSTON, Zachary 1-3; ROGERS, Jarrod 0-2; REYER, Mason 0-2), Emory & Henry
10-27 (TURNER, Myles 4-6; CONLEY, Clif 2-6; BRANSCOMB, Chase 2-6; SHELOR,
John 1-4; MOLDEN, Colin 1-4; GRAVLEY, Ryan 0-1). Fouled out–Guilford-None,
Emory & Henry-None. Rebounds–Guilford 37 (THOMPSON, Alston 12), Emory &
Henry 20 (WYNN, Alic 5; BRANSCOMB, Chase 5). Assists–Guilford 16 (HOUSTON,
Zachary 6), Emory & Henry 12 (GRAVLEY, Ryan 7). Total fouls–Guilford 9,
Emory & Henry 14. Technical fouls–Guilford-None, Emory & Henry-None. A-863
Dave Walters
Guilford College Athletics