University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Presbyterian
Bulldogs Down Presbyterian College, 74-48
01.08.2011 | Men's Basketball
The Bulldogs (8-8, 3-3 BSC) were led by Matt Dickey with 16 points, while John Williams added 14 points. Chris Stephenson finished with 13 points. Freshman Trent Meyer came off the bench to score eight points. Asheville defeated Winthrop Thursday night, 88-67.
The 26-point margin is the biggest Big South Conference road victory in school history for Asheville.
"This is a great victory for us against a tough team on the road," stated Bulldog coach Eddie Biedenbach. "I couldn't be prouder of our guys. We played hard for 40 minutes and got the job done.
"Our defense was sensational throughout the evening," added Biedenbach. "We shot the ball good again, as well. What I liked about our shooting is that we took good shots. We were patient on offense and made the shots when we had them."
Presbyterian College leading scorer and rebounder Al'Lonzo Coleman went down with an injury midway through the first half. Coleman was a preseason Big South All-Conference selection and was averaging 14 points and eight rebounds per game. He had scored six points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field with three rebounds. The Blue Hose led 16-13 with 10:17 left in the opening half when Coleman went down with his injury.
"I hate that Coleman got hurt," said Biedenbach. "He's a great player and you never want to see anybody get hurt."
Asheville ended the half with an 8-0 run over the final five minutes to take a 29-25 lead. The Bulldogs ended the half emphatically when Dickey hit freshman Toles Hartman for a dunk as the first-half buzzer sounded.
The Bulldogs continued their momentum into the second half. Asheville went on a 14-3 run to open the half. J.P. Primm and Williams combined for 13 point during the run as the Bulldogs led 43-28.
Asheville steadily built on the lead and never led the Blue Hose make any kind of run in the second half.
The Bulldogs shut PC down on offense in the second half. The Blue Hose shot just 29 percent from the field as it went 6-of-21. The visitors shot 65 percent (19-of-29) from the field in the second half.
Asheville is off for a week as the Bulldogs will begin a three-game homestand with Gardner-Webb next Saturday (Jan. 15) at Justice Center starting at 2 p.m.
