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January 13,
2007
Men's Basketball Falls to La Verne
Four Poets Score in Double Figures
Marcus Gibson '09 scored a team-high 13 points, but Whittier
College lost 67-63 to Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference rival University of La Verne in La Verne, Calf. on January
13. The Poets have now lost five straight as their record drops to
6-7 overall and 0-2 in the SCIAC.
Donovan White '10 came off the bench to add 12 points for the
Poets in 30 minutes of action. All of his points came on four
three-pointers. Vernon Covington '08 finished with 11
points and Raphael Farlough '08 scored ten points. The
Poets held a 26-20 lead at the half. |
Marcus Gibson '09 |
La Verne (2-11, 1-1 SCIAC) finished with three players scoring in double
figures, including Brendan Hallinan who scored 19 points, including four
three-pointers. The Leopards completed their comeback by shooting
60 percent from the field and 50 percent from behind the arc in the
second half. They out rebounded the Poets 41-29 in the game.
The Poets are in action again on January 17 when the California
Institute of Technology comes to Whittier for a SCIAC match-up.
Game time is scheduled for 7:30pm. |
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