Sunday, November 12, 2006

SAINTS FALL AT DISNEY DII CLASSIC
Saints drop third game in tournament

Orlando, FL - North Georgia College & State University lost their third game at the Disney Division II TipOff Classic, falling to Pace University 105-87 Sunday evening at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex.

Gibralter White scored a team-high 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting to lead the Setters (1-2).  Ryan Williams added 17 on 5-of-8 shooting, including 4-of-6 from the three-point line. Oneil Morgan recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds and Lawerence McGhee dished out a game-high 11 assists. White was selected to represent Pace University on the All-Tournament team for the Group Power Division.

North Georgia (0-3) scored the first six points of the game, but quickly fell behind as Pace went on a 30-6 run to lead by 18 with 10:33 left in the first half.   The Setters shot 58.8 percent from the floor compared to 38.7 percent by the Saints to take a commanding 58-36 lead into halftime.  The Saints started the second half on a 14-2 run to trim the lead to 10 at the 16:32 mark.  The lead got as close to six points (71-65) midway through the second half, but that was as close as NGCSU would get.  The Setters scored 14 unanswered points holding the Saints scoreless over a four minute span to extend their lead to 20 points (85-65) and cruised to the win. 

Dustin David recorded 24 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds for North Georgia. Anthony Rowe contributed with 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the floor.

North Georgia hosts West Georgia on Wednesday in their home opener at 7:30 pm.

-NGCSU-

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