NEWBERRY – The Newberry Wolves will be on the road Wednesday, December 16 as they will be going to Mars Hill to face the Lions at 8 p.m. in the Stanford Arena.
The Wolves faced the Lions two times last year in conference play. The first game was on January 17th as Newberry went on to win 108-100 in overtime. The second meeting was on February 21st in Eleazer Arena where the Wolves won 79-70.
Newberry will look to get back to back wins after beating Anderson on Saturday. Xavier Holmes earned his second double-double in two games as the Wolves went on to beat Anderson 81-73 Saturday night at Eleazer Arena in a tough SAC game.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Newberry shot 45.3% in the field and 29% from behind the arc while the Trojans shot 42% in the field and 30.4% from behind the arc.
- The Wolves forced 18 turnovers and grabbed nine steals.
- Xavier Holmes held team high with 23 points and 11 rebounds while taking two steals and two blocks.
- Brandon Taylor notched 12 points, eight boards, two assists and one steal.
WHO: Newberry College at Mars Hill
WHERE: Mars Hill N.C. (Stanford Arena)
WHEN: 8 p.m. December 16th
LIVE VIDEO: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mars-hill-lions
LIVE AUDIO: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/newberry/
LIVE STATS: http://www.marshilllions.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/boxscores/20151216_6zx1.xml
NEWBERRY'S LEADING SCORERS
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SCORING
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G
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Pts
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Pts/G
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Xavier Holmes
|
10
|
153
|
15.3
|
|
Mitch Riggs
|
10
|
124
|
12.4
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|
James Stepp
|
10
|
117
|
11.7
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|
Ronell Crockett
|
10
|
91
|
9.1
|
|
Brandon Taylor
|
10
|
89
|
8.9
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|
Gerald Evans
|
10
|
78
|
7.8
|
The Wolves will be back home on Saturday, December 19th as they will face the Railsplitters of Lincoln memorial at 4 p.m.