Box Score



Dalton State   32   40   =   72
Voorhees       30   33   =   63
 

Denmark, SC – The NAIA No. 1 ranked Dalton State basketball Roadrunners got in the win column Monday night with a 72-63 win over the Voorhees Tigers.

"Voorhees is a very talented team," said Dalton State Coach Tony Ingle. "I was proud of the way we kept our competitive drive and composure throughout the game. This was a huge win for our Roadrunners."
 

"Although we always stress team effort as a coach, I feel that without our freshman walk on from Ringgold High School handling tremendous defensive pressure we would have had a tough time winning that game." Zach Dean, the 5'10" Salutatorian from Ringgold, also hit a big three point shot late in the game.  

"Every player on the team had very timely contributions, but without Jamaine Burrey's defense on Jeffrey Mack on a consistent basis we would find ourselves having a long bus ride home," said Ingle.

The Roadrunners had to play with late game foul troubles. "We will not win very many games with Deshawn Ruffin and Jordan Bowling fouling out and Marcel Hawkins playing the last seven minutes of the game with four fouls," added Ingle.

Bowling and Hawkins finished the night with 20 points and 11 rebounds each. Burrey added 16 points and nine rebounds.

Dalton State hit 23 of 34 from the foul line for 67.6%. Voorhees connected on 20 of 28 for 71.4%. The Roadrunners out rebounded the Tigers 45 to 27.

Dalton State improves to 1-2 on the season while Voorhees falls to 2-2. The Roadrunners will play next at Morris College in Sumter, SC at 7:00 p.m. on Nov. 16^th.  The home opener will be on Nov. 19^th at 7:30 p.m. against SSAC opponent Blue Mountain College.

NAIA Scoreboard

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Middle Georgia State defeated Reinhardt - GA., 92-64
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