E&H men earn first ODAC win
Emory & Henry’s men’s basketball squad finally grasped its first Old Dominion Athletic Conference win in dramatic fashion on Saturday, topping Hampden-Sydney by a score of 71-69. Terrance Grigg nailed a turn-around floater in the lane with 5.5 seconds remaining to give the Wasps the win.
Grigg, a junior, finished with 17 points and nine rebounds for E&H. J.D. Dyson netted a game-high 21 points for the Wasps (3-19, 1-11 ODAC). Bobby Stafford dished out seven assists.
In a game that sported 15 lead changes and 10 ties, Emory & Henry found themselves down by as much as nine points early in the second half, but fought back to take the lead on clutch consecutive 3-pointers by Malcolm Green and Josh Cunningham. Green and Cunningham finished with eight and nine points, respectively.
The Tigers (11-11, 6-7 ODAC), however, also demonstrated their resilience. E&H took a 65-55 lead with less than three minutes to go, but Hampden-Sydney mustered a 14-4 run on three quick baskets and two free throws to tie the game at 69 with just seconds left in the game.
Emory & Henry shot an astounding 45.8 percent from 3-point range, knocking down six of 12 second half treys. Along with Cunningham and Green, Michael Owens and Jordan Short both added big threes off the bench.
E&H point guard J.D. Dyson
About the Author: Mark is a freshman at Emory & Henry. He is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia. He is a Mass Communications and History double major and also plays baseball for the Wasps.
