2008 Woodie Awards
Bobcats take down Monmouth, fall to SHU
Daniel Baker
Issue date: 2/27/08 Section: Sports
For the second time this year, the Quinnipiac University men's basketball team was coming off a nail-biting win heading into a showdown with in-state rival Sacre Heart. And for the second time on this season, the Bobcats were turned away by the Pionners.
Sacred Heart used a strong second half to walk away with the 88-74 victory on Senior Day on Saturday afternoon at the TD Banknorth Sports Center.
Quinnipiac (14-13 overall, 10-6 NEC) held a 38-36 advantage heading into the half as they were receiving key contributions from a variety of players. DeMario Anderson had eight points, James Feldeine and Bryan Geffen each had seven, and Casey Cosgrove had six points. When Sacred Heart (16-11, 13-3 NEC) started to pull away in the first, Feldeine ignited the Bobcats' spirits by scoring seven straight points which gave the Bobcats a 32-30 advantage.
In the second half, the Pioneers let Anderson score his points and focused on shutting down the other Bobcats. After playing with intensity in the first half, Quinnipiac head coach Tom Moore was dissapointed with the way his team peformed in the second half.
"We were soft on both ends in the second half," Moore said. "We ran out of will."
After a pair of free throws by Evann Baker that put the Bobcats up 52-48, the Pioneers responded with a 14-2 run. During this run, Pioneers super sub Ryan Litke scored eight of his 17 points. Guard Drew Shubik, who was a rebound shy of a triple-double, made a nice under hand scoop lay-up as he was was fouled by Anderson. Brice Brooks capped off the run with a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired and put the Pioneers up 62-54. Litke believed the Pioneers were a different team on the floor in the second half.
"I thought we had no energy in the first half," Litke said.
Excited about his teams big win after the game, Sacred Heart head coach Dave Bike realized that his team had picked up a big road victory. Bike kept repeating the phrase, "it's that time of year" referring to the fact that the conference tournament and March Madness are just around the corner.
Sacred Heart used a strong second half to walk away with the 88-74 victory on Senior Day on Saturday afternoon at the TD Banknorth Sports Center.
Quinnipiac (14-13 overall, 10-6 NEC) held a 38-36 advantage heading into the half as they were receiving key contributions from a variety of players. DeMario Anderson had eight points, James Feldeine and Bryan Geffen each had seven, and Casey Cosgrove had six points. When Sacred Heart (16-11, 13-3 NEC) started to pull away in the first, Feldeine ignited the Bobcats' spirits by scoring seven straight points which gave the Bobcats a 32-30 advantage.
In the second half, the Pioneers let Anderson score his points and focused on shutting down the other Bobcats. After playing with intensity in the first half, Quinnipiac head coach Tom Moore was dissapointed with the way his team peformed in the second half.
"We were soft on both ends in the second half," Moore said. "We ran out of will."
After a pair of free throws by Evann Baker that put the Bobcats up 52-48, the Pioneers responded with a 14-2 run. During this run, Pioneers super sub Ryan Litke scored eight of his 17 points. Guard Drew Shubik, who was a rebound shy of a triple-double, made a nice under hand scoop lay-up as he was was fouled by Anderson. Brice Brooks capped off the run with a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired and put the Pioneers up 62-54. Litke believed the Pioneers were a different team on the floor in the second half.
"I thought we had no energy in the first half," Litke said.
Excited about his teams big win after the game, Sacred Heart head coach Dave Bike realized that his team had picked up a big road victory. Bike kept repeating the phrase, "it's that time of year" referring to the fact that the conference tournament and March Madness are just around the corner.
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