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WJU's Haywood Highsmith (24) recorded 17 pts. & 20 rebs. while Eric Siefert (31) added 20 pts. vs. NDC
84
Notre Dame College NDC-M 3-2, 0-2 MEC
88
Winner Wheeling Jesuit WJU-M 5-0, 2-0 MEC
Notre Dame College NDC-M
3-2, 0-2 MEC
84
Final
88
Wheeling Jesuit WJU-M
5-0, 2-0 MEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Notre Dame College NDC-M 34 50 84
Wheeling Jesuit WJU-M 34 54 88

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Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Chris Myers

Cardinals Clip Falcons, 88-84

WHEELING, W.Va. – The Wheeling Jesuit men's basketball saw its defense rise to the occasion when it needed and clipped Notre Dame College, 88-84, in Mountain East Conference action Monday night.
 
After hitting his ninth 3-pointer with 20 seconds left, Notre Dame's Tyree Gaither stole the ball and fired another trey, which Wheeling Jesuit's Haywood Highsmith towered for his 20th-rebound of the night. The Cardinals' Highsmith and Chase Lawson both made a pair of free throws in the final eight seconds and sealed the four-point victory.
 
WJU improved to 5-0 on the year and 2-0 in the MEC early season, while NDC dropped to 3-2 and 0-2 in the league.
 
"It was a hard-fought game. Notre Dame played extremely hard and they are really hard to guard," pointed out WJU head coach Danny Sancomb. "I felt we did a great job defensively throughout the game and it was the difference."
 
Highsmith, a sophomore from Baltimore, registered 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting to go with his 20 rebounds, three assists, three blocked shots and two steals.
 
Eric Siefert led the Cardinals with 20 points, while Highsmith's inside teammate Kyle Ritz added a strong 17 points of his own on 7-of-8 from the floor.
 
Justin Fritts chipped in 11 points off the bench.
 
The Falcons' Gaiter had a remarkable night. The 5-7 point guard hit nine treys and made 11-of-12 from the foul line for 38 points.
 
The Cardinals opened the night hot with the game's first five points and ran out to a quick 13-2 lead 6:41 into the game.
 
Trailing 18-4, the Falcons rallied with their own 16-5 spurt until they tied the game at 30-30 with 3:20 in the first half. The game went into intermission 34-34.
 
WJU ran out to two six-point leads in the first 10 minutes of the second stanza only to see NDC bounce back to tie three times and last occasion at 67-67.
 
The Cardinals, though, had one last game-deciding run in them. The home team netted the next nine points to make it 76-67 after Highsmith assisted on the first bucket, hit a 3-pointer and added a pair of free throws to cap run.
 
Wheeling Jesuit is now off until traveling to Fairmont State on Thursday, Dec. 3, starting at 7:30 p.m.
 
 
-GoCards-




 
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Players Mentioned

Justin Fritts

#22 Justin Fritts

G
6' 1"
Senior
Haywood Highsmith

#24 Haywood Highsmith

F
6' 6"
Sophomore
Chase Lawson

#12 Chase Lawson

G
6' 3"
Junior
Kyle Ritz

#25 Kyle Ritz

F
6' 7"
Junior
Eric Siefert

#31 Eric Siefert

G
6' 4"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Justin Fritts

#22 Justin Fritts

6' 1"
Senior
G
Haywood Highsmith

#24 Haywood Highsmith

6' 6"
Sophomore
F
Chase Lawson

#12 Chase Lawson

6' 3"
Junior
G
Kyle Ritz

#25 Kyle Ritz

6' 7"
Junior
F
Eric Siefert

#31 Eric Siefert

6' 4"
Senior
G