February 4, 2010

RedStorm men can't solve Georgetown

Georgetown, Ky. --- The University of Rio Grande RedStorm men's basketball team could not solve NAIA No. 19 Georgetown College on Thursday night in Mid-South Conference action and thus are still searching for their first MSC win of the season. Rio lost 82-60 at the Davis-Reid Alumni Gymnasium.

Rio Grande (5-18, 0-7 MSC) struggled shooting all game long and was able to make short runs at the Tigers, but nothing sustained and in the end GC was just too much.

The RedStorm was able to stay within shouting distance throughout the first half as they trailed by only 11 points (37-26) at the half. This, despite a 1-for-10 shooting effort from Rio's senior sharpshooter P.J. Rase (Wheelersburg, OH). 

Georgetown College (17-4, 5-2 MSC) went on an 11-2 run to start the second half to put the game away.  

Rio ended up with two players in double figures, led by Rase's 15 points. Freshman forward Daniel Marti (Valencia, Spain) was very aggressive in his play and added 13 points and five rebounds to the Rio cause.

Rio's second half shooting improved a bit, but the RedStorm ended the game at only 33.3 percent (20-of-60) from the field, including 5-of-18 (27.8 percent) from beyond the three-point arc.

Georgetown used a balanced attack led by MSC scoring leader Vic Moses, who scored 18 points. Moses produced a double-double as he had 15 rebounds to go along with his game-high point total. Hollis Giles added 17 points while Eddie Gray (12 points) and Vincent Crutcher (10 points) also reached double figures in points.

Rio Grande will head back home to face WVU Tech on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. at the Newt Oliver Arena following the women's game. Stretch Internet will have play-by-play coverage beginning at 3:45 p.m.

Rio lost to the Golden Bears 82-80 at Montgomery, WV, January 16.