Quakers comeback falls short in 12-point loss

Guy leads three in double figures

(WC Press Release) Wilmington, OH (November 29, 2003) -- The Wilmington College Quakers were unable to overcome a 19-point halftime deficit, as their second half comeback fell short in a 12-point, 74-62 loss to Thomas More College on Saturday.

The Quakers took their first and only lead of the game in the first minute when Stephen Gee (West Milton/Milton Union) hit a three-point basket, giving the hosts a one-point, 3-2 lead. The Quakers kept it a single digit deficit until the Saints used an 8-0 run to take an 11-point lead halfway through the period. The lead grew to as many as 19 as the Saints used another 8-0 run to end the half with the 19-point advantage.

In the second half, after a Thomas More three point basket, taking the visitor lead to 22, the Quakers ran off 16 straight points to cut the deficit to just six with 13:36 to play in the game. The two teams used runs of their own before the Quakers cut the lead to four with 8:18 to play in the contest. The four-point advantage was as low as it would go for the Green and White as the visitors used a 10-2 run to take the double figure lead back, one they would not relinquish for the rest of the game.

David Guy (Webb City, MO/Webb City) led the way for the Quakers with 12 points while Gee scored 11 and B.J. Gordon (Toledo/Scott) added 10. Gee and Gordon each pulled down eight rebounds to lead the squad while Guy, Luke Wolfinbarger (Franklin/Franklin) and Mike King (Wasthington C.H./Little Miami) each dished out three assists.

Thomas More was led by Paul Hardy who scored 15 points while Chad Wachs scored 12 and Marcus Johnson and Andrae Woodard each added 11. Wachs pulled down 11 rebounds for the Saints while Woodard gave out five assists in the victory.

With the loss the Quakers fall to 0-3 on the season while Thomas More evens theirs at 2-2.

The next game for the Green and White is on Thursday, December 4 when the team travels to Terre Haute, Indiana to face off against Rose Hulman with tip-off set for 7:30 p.m.