YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio --- In its opening game of the 2010-11 season, the Samford University basketball team fought back from a 10-point deficit late in the second half to come just a few inches shy of tying the Youngstown State Penguins at the buzzer. As the final horn sounded Friday, Josh Davis' deep 3-point heave came up short as the Bulldogs dropped a hard-fought 64-61 decision at the Beeghly Center.

Samford (0-1) trailed 56-46 with 5:03 remaining in the game, but used five-straight points from Davis, a key 3-point basket from Jeffrey Merritt and a pair of layups from both Gregg Wooten and Merritt to trim Youngstown State's lead to 61-60 with 13 seconds to play. During the late stretch, the Bulldogs' defense stepped up and only allowed a layup and 3-pointer from DuShawn Brooks.

Brooks, the Penguins' junior from Chicago, Ill., led all scorers in the game with 20 points. He tallied 16 of his 20 points in the second half of play and knocked down four 3-point baskets down the stretch.

The Bulldogs were led in both scoring and rebounding by Merritt. Samford's junior from Oklahoma City, Okla., registered his first career double-double Friday and finished the game with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Merritt turned in a near-perfect 8-of-9 performance from the field and was an unblemished 2-for-2 from 3-point range.

Merritt's biggest basket of the night occurred with 13 seconds remaining as he drained a long 3-pointer from the right flank to cut Youngstown State's (1-0) lead to 61-60.

On the ensuing possession, the Penguins' Vytas Sulskis connected on a pair of free-throw attempts to give his team a 63-60 advantage with 10 seconds remaining.

Samford's Wooten and Youngstown State's Kendrick Perry then traded free throws to make the score 64-61 with three seconds to play. On the Bulldogs' final trip down the floor, Wooten was fouled and went to the line to attempt a pair of free throws. He was errant on the first attempt and then purposely missed the second free throw to set up a possible game-tying 3-pointer.

After Wooten's final miss clanked high off the rim, Samford's Merritt tapped the rebound out to John Peterson who quickly sent a pass to the deep left to Davis. Davis gathered the ball and fired a quick shot just before the buzzer, but the game-tying attempt came up short and bounced off the front of the rim.

Youngstown State outscored Samford 41-37 in the second half of play and shot 44.4 percent from the field in the final period. The Penguins did most of their damage from beyond the arc and drained 7-of-16 3-point attempts in the second half. Youngstown State bounced back from its lackluster first-half performance of 2-of-17 from long range.

Samford struggled from 3-point distance Friday. The Bulldogs finished the game with a 3-of-16 outing from beyond the arc for 18.8 percent.

Both teams tallied 36 rebounds in the game, while Samford committed three more turnovers than Youngstown State, 13-10.

Merritt proved to be the only Bulldog in double figures as he paced the squad with a career-high 19 points. His total of 11 rebounds was also a career high.

Samford's Davis and Wooten both followed with nine points Friday. Davis was 4-of-10 from the field, while Wooten turned in a 2-of-6 outing from the floor. The Bulldogs' sophomore from Memphis, Tenn., took most of his attempts from the charity stripe where he was 5-of-12.

As a team, Samford connected on only 42.9 percent of its free-throw attempts. The Bulldogs finished the game shooting 12-of-28 from the line.

Along with Brooks' 20 points for Youngstown State, Devonte Maymon added 15 points and four assists, while Sulskis earned a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. He was also a perfect 5-for-5 from the free-throw line.

At halftime, Samford held a 24-23 advantage in the season-opening contest. The Bulldogs played stifling defense in the opening period and limited Youngstown State to a 30.3 field-goal percentage in the first half. Samford's defensive pressure around the arc kept the Penguins to a 2-for-17 performance from 3-point range in the opening 20 minutes of play.

The Bulldogs also held Youngstown State scoreless for over seven minutes late in the opening period. Following a jumper from Sulskis at 9:36, the Penguins didn't score another point until Blake Allen came off the bench to knock down a 3-pointer at the 2:26 mark.

Samford shot 43.5 percent from the field in the first half and was led in scoring by Merritt's six points on 2-for-2 shooting from the field. Samford finished 1-of-9 from beyond the arc to start the game with Merritt knocking down the Bulldogs' lone 3-pointer of the opening period.

Youngstown State was led in scoring by Sulskis' seven points at the intermission. The Penguins' native of Vilnius, Lithuania, was fairly quiet in the first half of play before converting on a key 3-point play with less than two minutes to play in the opening period.

The Samford University basketball team will next be in action Monday at 7 p.m. (CST) as the Bulldogs play host to Tennessee Wesleyan in their 2010-11 home opener to be held in Birmingham, Ala., at the Pete Hanna Center.

VCU 101, UNCG 86 

RICHMOND, Va. - In a season-opener that resembled a track meet as much as it did a basketball game, UNCG's Brandon Evans scored a career-high 26 points but it wasn't enough to offset five Rams in double figures as VCU defeated the Spartans, 101-86.

VCU's Joey Rodriguez set a school-record for assists in a game, finishing with 17 to go along with his 22 points. Jamie Skeen also had 22 points, while Brandon Rozzell had 23. Bradford Burgess added 14 points and Toby Veal chipped in 11 for the Rams (1-0).

The Spartans hung tough on the glass against the Rams, holding a 42-37 advantage. VCU, known for its ability to rebound, grabbed 18 offensive boards, but the Spartans grabbed 17 of their own.

UNCG pulled to within nine with 3:38 to play at 88-79. But the Rams closed out the night by scoring 13 of the final 20 points to hold off the late surge.

Evans scored 18 of his game-high 26 in the first half to keep the Spartans within striking distance despite some early foul trouble. He went 13-for-15 from the free throw line on the night. As a team, UNCG was 25-of-33 from the charity stripe.

Korey Van Dussen added a career-high 18 points UNCG (0-1). Aaron Brackett added 12 points and Aloysius Henry chipped in with 10 points despite playing just 15 minutes due to foul trouble.

VCU's up-tempo, full-court pressing style helped the Rams to a quick start. VCU scored 25 points in the first seven minutes to build an early 13-point lead. The Rams hit four of five from three-point range in the quick start.

Further complicating things was some early foul trouble for the Spartans. UNCG was whistled for nine fouls in the first nine minutes, three of them on Henry. But the Rams cooled off, scoring just five points in the next four minutes and UNCG chipped away at the lead. Evans' two free throws with 8:59 left before half cut the VCU lead to six. Korey Van Dussen's 16-footer from the right wing nearly a minute later made it 30-26 and what had been a raucous crowd of 7,094 became silent.

The Rams were able to find their stride again and extended their lead back to 11 by the intermission, 55-44, despite 18 first-half points by Evans.

The Spartans kept hanging around early in the second half, trailing still by only 11 before the Rams ran off eight straight points to take a 72-53 lead with 14:25 left. UNCG clawed back to within 13 with 9:58 to play following two Van Dussen free throws.

UNCG coach Mike Dement had a decision to make as the game wound down, however. The Spartans had four guys on the floor with four fouls with 5:34 to play, trailing by 12 and deciding it was time to gamble. Brandon Evans' trey made it 88-77. Freshman Cody Henegar's putback on the following possession pulled UNCG to within nine.

But the Rams responded by scoring the next seven points to push the lead back to 16.

UNCG returns to action on Sunday when it hosts Florida State at the Greensboro Coliseum. Game time is set for 3:30 p.m. Pregame festivities get underway with a tailgate party in the Pavillion beginning at 1 p.m.

Appalachian State 89, Tulsa 86

TULSA, Okla. - Behind 35 points from junior Omar Carter, Appalachian State University men's basketball staved off a late Tulsa rally to earn an 89-86 win in the season opener in front of 5,418 fans at the Reynolds Center on Friday night. 

Making his Mountaineer debut, the junior transfer from Charleston Southern sank 10-of-18 field goals, including five three-pointers and was a perfect 10-for-10 from the foul line against the Conference USA opponent. 

After Appalachian (1-0) turned a 55-52 deficit into a 70-60 lead midway through the second half, solid free throw shooting and defense allowed ASU to maintain a comfortable cushion into the final minute. 

Trailing 76-67 with just over one minute remaining, the Golden Hurricane (0-1) began fouling the visitors and Carter, Marcus Wright and Donald Sims combined to sink 12 of the squad's final 13 free throws. 

TU did not perish without a fight, scoring a whopping 16 points in the game's final 49 seconds to keep the outcome in doubt until the final horn.  After a Scottie Haralson trey cut the game to three points with 2.8 seconds left, TU stole a long inbound pass and Kodi Maduka was fouled with 1.4 seconds left before getting an opportunity to launch a potential game-tying buzzer beater. 

For the game, the Apps shot 53 percent from the floor, including a 12-of-19 mark in the second half, good for 63 percent. The squad added 8-of-17 from downtown for 47 percent. Tulsa made 46 percent of its shots and drained 8-of-22 from three-point range. 

Sims, the defending Southern Conference Player of the Year and only senior in the starting lineup, added 18 points on 4-of-8 shooting with an 8-of-8 mark at the charity stripe. The guard added seven assists and four rebounds to accompany one of ASU's five steals. 

Starting big men Andre Williamson and newcomer Petey Hausley scored 10 points each on a combined 7-of-11 shooting. Hausley tallied seven rebounds and a block while Williamson added four boards and swatted two shots. 

Mitch Woods also started for Appalachian in his debut and added six rebounds, five points and four of ASU's 13 assists. 

Also making his Black and Gold debut, Anthony Thomas came off the bench to sink his only field goal attempt in three minutes of action. 

TU's Haralson was the home team's leading scorer with 26 points, while big man Steven Idlet added 20 of his own. 

The squads tied with 33 rebounds apiece while Tulsa won the turnover battle by a margin of 19-15. 

Head coach Jason Capel puts his undefeated mark on the line Tuesday in ASU's home opener against Montreat. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Holmes Center. 

Minnesota 69, Wofford 55

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The Wofford men's basketball team opened the season on Friday night with a 69-55 loss to Minnesota at Williams Arena. The Terriers had four players score in double figures, but it was not enough against the Gophers.

Wofford is 0-1 on the season and Minnesota is 1-0. The Terriers were led by Noah Dahlman with 15 points and Tim Johnson had 13 rebounds and ten rebounds for a double-double. Jamar Diggs and Cameron Rundles had 14 and 10 points, respectively. The Gophers leading scorer was Ralph Sampson III with 20 points and he was also the leading rebounder with 13. Trevor Mbakwe also had a double-double for Minnesota.

The Terriers took an early lead at 7-5 four minutes into the game. The Gophers were able to respond with an 11-0 run to take a 16-7 lead with 12:36 left in the first half. The lead was pushed to ten points after a three by Chip Armelin at 19-9. Minnesota kept a double-digit lead until six minutes to go in the half when shots by Jamar Diggs and Tim Johnson cut the advantage to 24-18. The Gophers slowly built the lead back to ten points and at the half Minnesota had a 31-21 lead as the Terriers were held to 26.9% shooting.

Wofford opened the second half with a three by Cameron Rundles to make it a 31-24 game, but six minutes into play the Gophers had extended the lead to 41-27. Buckets by Jamar Diggs and Terry Martin cut the lead back to ten points at the 13:30 mark, but the Gophers answered and built a 51-36 advantage with 9:12 to play.

At the four minute mark, the Terriers cut the lead back to nine points after two free throws by Noah Dahlman. A Minnesota bucket was answered by a lay-up by Noah Dahlman for a 58-49 score with 2:48 remaining, but that was as close as the Terriers would come. The Gophers made free throws down the stretch for the final 69-55 score.

Wofford shot 36.7% from the floor and were 18.8% from three. From the free throw line, the Terriers were 61.5%. Minnesota was 44.6% overall and were 20.0% from behind the arc. They were 64.0% from the line. Minnesota had a 41-31 lead on the boards and Wofford had 15 turnovers in the contest.

The game marked a return home for Noah Dahlman, Jamar Diggs and Cameron Rundles, all of whom are from Minnesota. All three scored in double figures on the night.

The Terriers will return to South Carolina and face Clemson on Monday night at 7:00 pm in Littlejohn Coliseum. After playing in the Charleston Classic, Wofford will open the home slate on November 24 against Air Force in Benjamin Johnson Arena.

Tennessee 82, Chattanooga 62

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's basketball team dropped its season opener on the road at No. 20 Tennessee 82-62 Friday night in Thompson-Boling Arena.  The Mocs could not climb out of an early hole and drop to 0-1 on the season. 

The Vols jumped out to a 14-3 lead early in the game behind seven quick points from freshman Tobias Harris.  UTC answered with a barrage of three-pointers from Keegan Bell.  The junior from Hazel Green, Ala., hit three straight from behind the arc to cut the Tennessee lead to 21-16 midway through the first half.

Bell's three at the 10:53 mark was the Mocs' last field goal for the next nine minutes of play.  That drought was brought on by 0-11 shooting from the floor and five turnovers, allowing the Vols to go on a 19-2 run to take control.  UT went on to lead 45-26 at the break. 

Things didn't get much better for the Mocs in the second half.  UT opened up its largest lead of the game 72-41 at the 6:32 mark on another jumper by Harris.  Harris led Tennessee with 18 points on 7-11 shooting from the field, including 1-1 from 3-pt. range and 3-6 from the foul line. 

Tennessee finished with four players in double-figures, including Harris, Scotty Hopson (13), Melvin Goins (13) and Cameron Tatum (11).  Bell led all scorers with 20 points on 6-12 shooting, including 6-10 from 3-pt. range and 2-2 from the charity stripe.  Bell's six three-pointers tied a career-high for the third time. 

Junior Omar Wattad was the only other Moc to hit double figures.  He finished with 13 points on 4-17 shooting, 1-11 from behind the arc and 4-5 from the line.  Chattanooga shot 33% from the field and 9-34 (26.5%) from 3-pt. land.  Turnovers also hurt Chattanooga tonight.  UTC coughed up the ball 19 times, giving the Vols 19 points off of those miscues.

Chattanooga returns home to host in-state rival Austin Peay at 7 p.m., on Monday at McKenzie Arena. 

Clemson 87, Western Carolina 64

CLEMSON, S.C. - Devin Booker scored a career-high 16 points to lead four Tigers in double figures as Clemson used a strong start to the first half to hold off Western Carolina, 87-64, in the season-opener for both squads Friday night at Littlejohn Coliseum.

Western Carolina, which fell to 0-11 all-time against Clemson, put three players in double figures, led by redshirt freshman Trey Sumler with a career-best 16 points. The Rocky Mount, N.C., native was a perfect 4-for-4 shooting from the floor including three, 3-pointers and 5-of-7 shooting from the free throw line. Redshirt junior Harouna Mutombo finished with 12 points, all coming on 3-pointers including the game's first points to hand WCU its largest lead of the night.

Senior Mike Williams added 10 points to round out WCU's double-digit scorers.

In addition to Sumler, Catamount newcomers Brandon Boggs (2) - who got the starting nod on Friday - and Preston Ross (5) both secured their first collegiate points.

With Western Carolina leading by two early 5-3, the Tigers scored 12-straight points to build a lead it would not relinquish. Clemson held the Catamounts off the scoreboard for just over five minutes during the 12-point spurt before Sumler drained his first career 3-pointer from the win to end the drought.

The Tigers took a 19-point lead late in the opening half, carrying that margin into the halftime locker room, 43-24.

Clemson (1-0) steadily pulled ahead of the Catamounts in the second half, taking a game-high lead of 31 points on a pair of Milton Jennings free throws at the 5:47 mark, 80-49. WCU managed to outscore the Tigers by a 15-to-7 count over the final five minutes including eight-straight points to narrow the margin in the closing minutes to 20.

Behind Booker's 6-of-8 shooting night, fellow post player Jennings finished with 14 points and four assists while guards Tanner Smith and Andre Young finished with 12 and 10, respectively.

Clemson used a strong inside performance, outscoring the Catamounts 42-to-14 in the paint in the win while also outrebounding WCU, 37-29.

Western Carolina returns to action on Tuesday, Nov. 16 as it travels to the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Ill., to face DePaul at 7:30 pm CT / 8:30 pm ET. The Blue Demons, who open their 2010-11 season on Sunday against Chicago State, are led by former Clemson coach, Oliver Purnell.

South Carolina 94, Elon 79

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Despite a valiant second-half comeback, the Elon men's basketball team was not able to overcome a big first-half deficit and the sharp-shooting South Carolina Gamecocks, falling 94-79 in the season-opener at the Colonial Life Arena on Friday night. Behind a game-high 22 points from freshman Jack Isenbarger, Elon (0-1) outscored South Carolina (1-0) 53-51 in the final half.
 
"I am happy we fought back," said Elon head coach Matt Matheny. "We came into this game having played 12 guys in our exhibition games and we were uncertain of our rotation. I think we had some veterans do some good things and some newcomers do some good things. We just need to find the right chemistry on the floor."
 
After trailing 43-26 at the break after a poor shooting first-half, it looked like it might be more of the same in the final period as South Carolina opened on a 20-11 run that extended the home team's lead to 65-37 with 13:40 to play.
 
While the Gamecock advantage continued to hover in the 20-point range over the next seven minutes, Elon slowly began chipping away. The Phoenix outscored South Carolina 36-19 during a nine-minute stretch, an Isenbarger three-pointer pulling Elon within 11, 84-73, with 4:33 to play. Despite a South Carolina miss on the next possession, Elon gave the ball back on its next two trips down the floor and the Gamecocks made the Phoenix pay. The Phoenix would get back within 11 one final time, but South Carolina managed to hit late free throws and stifle any hope of an Elon comeback.
 
Isenbarger scored 22 points, 17 in the second half, on 7-of-11 from the field in his debut in the maroon and gold. Senior Chris Long contributed 14 points, knocking down 8-of-10 from the free throw stripe. Sophomore Roger Dugas drained 3-of-5 from downtown to add 11 points for the Phoenix. Junior Drew Spradlin led Elon on the glass with 10 boards, while netting nine points and dishing a team-high five assists. Elon got 44 points from its bench.
 
Elon hit 16-of-17 from the charity stripe in the second half after managing only 4-of-11 in the first half. The Phoenix also outrebounded the opposition 20-17 in the final period after getting outgained 26-16 to begin the game.
 
The pressure of South Carolina was evident from the start as the Gamecocks turned early Elon turnovers into points. The home team was all over the offensive glass, jumping on top 11-6 at the 15:02 mark. The highly physical contest put the Phoenix in the bonus midway through the half, but Elon couldn't find the bottom of the net in the field or from the stripe.
 
Managing only two field goals through nearly 11 minutes of play, a Terrance Birdette three-pointer ended a seven-minute scoreless stretch for the Phoenix. It turned into a five-point possession as Scott Grable was fouled after the shot and knocked down two free throws to close the gap to 22-11 with 9:09 before the break.
 
The shooting woes continued for Elon and South Carolina went up as many as 20 before Isenbarger closed the half with a triple to make it 43-26 after 20 minutes of action.
 
The Phoenix made only eight buckets in the first half, but six came from long range. Elon finished the game shooting 13-of-31 from beyond the arc. Six South Carolina players scored in double figures with Sam Muldrow leading the way with 20 points. Lakeem Jackson had a double-double with 13 points and 11 boards. The Gamecocks shot 53 percent on the night, including a 9-of-16 performance from long range.
 
Elon will have a quick turnaround as it plays host to College of New Jersey in the first regular-season contest in the newly renovated Alumni Gym on Monday, November 14 at 7 p.m.

Richmond 79, The Citadel 37

Richmond, Va.- Wells scored a team-high 17 points and in the process moved into second place on The Citadel's all-time scoring list, however it was short of a Richmond squad that emerged with the 79-37 win. In the season opener for both teams, Wells moved past Art Musselman with 1,514 career points, and now trails only the all-time record held by Regan Truesdale. The host Spiders, who recognized their 2010 NCAA Tournament team prior to the contest, were led in double figures by Justin Harper's 18 points.

In their first road season opener since 2004, when they played Army, the Bulldogs converted 14-of-57 (24.6%) from the field. Wells made 7-of-16 field goal attempts, while Urbanus was the only other Cadet with multiple field goals (2-10) in the contest. Urbanus moves within 10 points of becoming the 28th Bulldog to reach the 1,000 point plateau. The Citadel finished with 35 rebounds, 13 on the offensive glass, behind six apiece from Morakinvo Williams and Bryan Streeter. 

Richmond shot better than 50 percent in all three phases of the game. The Spiders finished 31-of-54 (57.4%) from field goal range, 11-of-20 (55%) from the 3-point line and 6-of-12 (50%) at the free throw line. The trio of Harper (18 points), Cedrick Lindsay (10 points) and Josh Duinker (10 points) led 10 players in scoring. Harper, who finished a perfect 4-of-4 from 3-point range, was one of eight players to finish with a 3-pointer. Senior center Dan Geriot anchored the middle with eight rebounds to go along with his seven points. Combined with teammates Darius Garrett (seven rebounds) and Harper (five rebounds) the Spiders hauled in 33 defensive boards.

"I give Richmond a lot of credit, they have a good basketball team with some very nice players," said Head Coach Chuck Driesell after the game. "They're going to have a really good year, but we didn't come out and play the way that we know we are capable of playing on the offensive end. We will go into practice tomorrow and improve ourselves, both offensively and defensively, and come out better prepared for Charleston Southern on Tuesday night."

With a 26-point advantage at the break, Richmond went on an 8-2 run over the first 3:02 of the second half to force an early Citadel timeout. Wells responded with a quick jumper out of the break, scoring nine of the Bulldogs next 11 points, to make the score 61-29. The combination of Williams, Streeter, Cosmo Morabbi and the first points in the career of DeVontae Wright made for the final eight Bulldog points over the remaining 11:29 of the contest. 

The Spiders took advantage of a 7-for-10 shooting performance from beyond the arc to take a 42-16 lead into the half. Richmond jumped out to an early 18-4 lead behind 3-pointers from Geriot, Anderson and Harper. Baskets by Dejworek, Wells and Urbanus, who connected on the first Citadel 3-pointer of the game, kept the Dogs within striking distance at 25-11 at the 8:19 mark.

Richmond responded with a 13-0 run, highlighted by treys from Greg Robbins, Lindsay and Darien Brothers, pushing the lead to 38-11. Urbanus ended the drought, which spanned 5:13 of the first half, with a pair of free throws. Just under one minute later he converted his second 3-pointer, accounting for the final Bulldog points of the frame.

Harper converted 4-of-5 field goals, including 2-for-2 from 3-point range, to lead all scorers with 10 points. Teammate Josh Duinker finished the first half with eight points and was one of four Spiders to hit multiple field goals.

Urbanus led the Cadets with eight points, behind 2-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc. The Bulldogs also got offensive production from Wells (six points) and Dejworek (two points).

The Bulldogs return to action on Tuesday night when they travel to Charleston Southern for a 7:30 p.m. meeting with the Buccaneers. The Citadel will host 14 games at McAlister Field House, including nine against Southern Conference competition, beginning with a pair of November games against James Madison (Nov. 20) and High Point (Nov. 23).

Notre Dame 98, Georgia Southern 61

NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Starting five seniors, Notre Dame shot 86 percent hitting 12 of its first 14 shots to establish a comfortable lead en route to a 98-61 win over Georgia Southern at Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center Friday night. Eagle freshman Eric Ferguson led all scorers with 26 points in his collegiate debut. Senior forward Rory Spencer had 18 points and tied Notre Dame forward Carleton Scott for the game-high with seven rebounds. Ben Hansbrough had 20 points for the Irish.

Georgia Southern kept clawing back in the second half and outscored Notre Dame in the period 38-36, but poor shooting, foul trouble and turnovers in the first half sealed the outcome. Ferguson hit 15 of his total points in the second half, connecting on 4-6 from the floor and adding another seven points from the free throw line.

The Irish built a double-digit lead early in the first half and forced Georgia Southern into 21 percent shooting from the field. Notre Dame cooled off to 60.6 percent shooting for the first half and shot 37 percent after the intermission. The Eagles settled down in the second half, committing only five turnovers and were more patient with their shot selection. The shooting percentage improved to 44 percent in the second half and Georgia Southern took advantage of its trips to the free throw line, converting on 73.7 percent for 14 points.

Ferguson scored the first points of the 2010-11 season off free throws, then followed up with a quick layup. Taking the ball from Hansbrough midway through the half, he flew down the court for the fastbreak layup and then converted the three-point play after a Tim Abromaitis foul. He would add four more free throws in the first half for a perfect 7-7.

Chipping away at the lead, Spencer and Ferguson scored baskets coming out of the half before a scoring drought set the Eagles back again. Freshman guard Jelanie Hewitt (Oakland Park, Fla.) hit a three to break the dry spell, but Notre Dame then went on a 9-2 run to add to its point total. Georgia Southern responded with an 8-2 run, and played evenly the rest of the game.

The Eagles play host to Carver College for their season home opener Monday, November 15th at 7 p.m.