Greg Liggens

Poor shooting downs Quakers against John Carroll

University Heights, OH (December 21, 2002) ­ The Quakers of Wilmington College shot just 9-for-32 (28.1 %) from the field in the second half, as the team was outscored 40-23 by John Carroll during that span en route to a 78-49 loss to their conference foe.

John Carroll (6-2, 3-1 OAC) scored first in the game before the Quakers (1-7, 1-3 OAC) rallied back, scoring the next eight points in the contest, opening up a six point lead five minutes into the contest. The visitors' lead would grow to as many as seven in the period. The Quakers led for the final time with 9:12 left in the first half, when the Green and White owned a three-point lead. JCU then went on a 12-0 run to open up a nine-point advantage just three minutes later. The Blue Streak lead grew to as many as 12 in the period, when the hosts went into the locker room with a 38-26 advantage.

The 12-point deficit would be as close as the Quakers would come the rest of the way as John Carroll opened a 20-point lead two and a half minutes into the period, and cruised the rest of the way for the 29-point victory.

The Quakers were led by Greg Liggens (Toledo/Scott) who scored 10 points and pulled down five rebounds. Will Bruce (Cleveland/Benedictine) scored eight points as Josh Rohrbacher (Columbus/Beechcroft) and Deon Short (Cincinnati/Mt. Healthy) each pitched in with six. Rohrbacher pulled down a team-high seven rebounds for the Quakers while grabbing four steals.

John Carroll was paced by Jason Pecjak who scored 20 points. Daniel Budzer chipped in with10 as he and Pecjak were the only Blue Streaks in double figure scoring.

The next game for the Quakers is on Thursday, December 26, when the team travels to Las Vegas, Nevada to play in the Las Vegas Tournament where they will face Coe (IA), Scranton (PA) and the University of Buffalo (NY).