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February
10,
2007
Men's Basketball Rolls Past Caltech
Farlough '08 Returns to Line-up and Scores 18
Raphael Farlough '08 scored 18 points in 22 minutes off the
bench to lead Whittier College to a 71-38 victory over the California
Institute of Technology in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference play in Pasadena, Calif. on February 10. The Poets are
now 9-12 overall and 3-7 in the SCIAC.
Farlough returned to the line-up for the first time since being
sidelined due to illness in early January. He also had five
rebounds and three steals in the game. Marcus Gibson '09
and Jeff McLean '09 each added eleven points. |
Raphael Farlough '08 |
The Poets held a 23-17 at halftime with both teams shooting poorly in
the first half. The Poets picked up the slack in the second half,
shooting an exceptional 65.4 percent from the field and 44 percent from
behind the three-point line in the second. The Poets forced 19
turnovers and held the Beavers to just 22 percent shooting from the
field in the game. Whittier also held a 41-27 rebounding edge in
the game.
The Poets are at home for their next contest; a clash with SCIAC rival
Pomona-Pitzer at Graham Athletics Center on February 14. Tip-off
is scheduled for 7:30pm. |
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