Salisbury, N.C. - The Newberry College Wolves (7-7, 7-5 SAC) earned a dominant victory over the Catawba Indians (6-9, 5-8 SAC) by a score of 83-63 on the road on Saturday, placing four in double figures in the process. 

The Wolves started the game slowly as they were held scoreless for the first five minutes of play, but the Newberry defense held strong, only allowing six Catawba points in that span. However, once the Wolves found their groove, they did not look back, using an 11-3 run to take the lead that was capped off with five straight points from Marcus Ford. Malakhi Stremlow and Sherman Robinson would then enforce their will down low, combining for eight of the Wolves' next ten points to extend the lead to 21-14. Catawba would push to get back into the game, but the Wolves would not allow it, closing out the first half with a 14-4 run that featured a pair of three-pointers from TJ Brown to go into the half with a 39-20 advantage. 

The Wolves would start the second half behind a strong effort from Brown as the junior from Columbia, S.C. scored eight of the first ten Newberry points in the period. Ford, Robinson, and Luke Seals would then get involved to push the lead out to 61-37. Catawba would push back, but timely buckets from Ford and QuanDaveon McCollum held them back. Catawba would try to fight back again with a 9-0 run to cut the lead to 15 points, but Jalen Johnson knocked down a three-pointer to keep the momentum with the Wolves as they held on for an 83-63 win. 

Ford led the way with an impressive stat line of 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists. Brown finished with 16 points of his own while McCollum had a strong 12-point, 11-rebound double-double. Meanwhile, Robinson posted an efficient 10 points on 5-7 shooting off the bench.  

The Wolves return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 19 when they travel to Gaffney to take on the Limestone Saints at 7:30 p.m.