Gophers Hold Off Late Mountie Charge, Post First WIn of Season

TOWSON, Md. - The Goucher College men's basketball team jumped out to a 43-18 halftime lead and held off a late charge by Mount Aloysius College to record its first win of the season, 68-54, over the Mounties Tuesday night at the Decker Sports and Recreation Center.

• Mount Aloysius (2-1) scored the first two points of the game before back-to-back threes by Darrell Green (Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall) and Jacob Morgan (Bowie, Md./Bowie) made it 6-2 two minutes in.
• An 8-0 Goucher (1-2) spurt capped by a John Dixon (Towson, Md./Loyola Blakefield) three made it 19-7 seven minutes in.
• A 10-2 run capped by a layup by Onterio Miller (Bronx, N.Y./Mott Haven) put the Gophers up 29-11 8:31 before intermission.
• The hosts continued to gradually pull away and a Thomas Lewis (Greencastle, Pa./Greencastle-Antrim) three with 45 seconds left in the first half made it 43-15.
• Goucher held a 43-18 lead at halftime.

• Mount Aloysius chipped away and got the lead down to 20, 46-26, just over four minutes into the second half.
• Goucher got the lead back to 24, 55-31, following two free throws by Green with 10:08 on the clock.
• A 9-0 Mountie run capped by a Jason Coronado basket pulled the guests within 15, 55-40, with 7:48 left.
• Trailing 61-45 with six minutes left, Mount Aloysius scored nine straight to make it a 61-54 game with 2:07 remaining.
• Goucher responded with six quick points in the next minute to seal the win, including back-to-back baskets by Morgan and a steal and layup by Green.

• Goucher shot 35% for the game and made eight of its 28 three point attempts and went 12-19 at the free throw line.
• The Mounties shot 33% overall, were 4-14 behind the arc, and made nine more trips to the free throw line, going 16-28.
• The Gophers forced 31 Mount Aloysius turnovers, turning them into 24 points, with the guests holding a 52-36 rebounding advantage.
• Morgan, Green and Brandon Joseph (Bowie, Md./Annapolis Area Christian) each finished with 13 points to pace Goucher.
• Joseph also grabbed seven rebounds and had three blocked shots, finishing 6-11 from the floor.
• Green knocked down a pair of three-pointers, while Morgan added four steals and five rebounds.
• Lewis went 3-5 behind the arc and finished with a career-best 11 points.
• Dixon and Miller added nine and seven points, respectively.

GET UP THERE BRANDON JOSEPH!

Joseph with one of his three blocks on the night as the Gophers down Mount Aloysius 68-54!#d3hoops #GopherGreatness #GoucherProud pic.twitter.com/FGcTwGIxSM

— Goucher Gophers (@GoucherSports) November 16, 2022

• Goucher is back home on Saturday when it hosts Delaware Valley University in a 4 pm contest at the Decker Sports and Recreation Center.