THE SPORTS DESK
UMW Men’s Basketball: Eagles reach W&L tourney title game
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Taylor Johnson scored a team-high 19 points and Lamonte Fields added 15 points in leading the University of Mary Washington men’s basketball team to an 85–61 victory over Emory & Henry College in the Washington & Lee Holiday Tournament in Lexington on Wednesday night.
Leading by three at halftime, UMW opened the second half with a 15–2 run and hit 6 of 10 3-point attempts, to turn back the Wasps. The Eagles shot 58 percent from the field in the second half.
Mary Washington (5–6) will face Washington & Lee, a 59–53 winner over Kenyon on Wednesday, in today’s championship at 4 p.m.
UMW 35 50 — 85
Emory & Henry 32 29 — 61 Scoring
UMW (5–6): Lamonte Fields 15, Sean Armstrong 3, Bradley Reister 9, Taylor Johnson 19, Dom Morra 6, Devin Blake 0, Dylan Farinet 4, Marcellus Holley 2, John Yoxthimer 8, Conrad Etchi 3, E.J. Willis 2, Antonio Ortega 9, Jamie Richardson 5, Gaither Mason 0. Totals: 32–70 12–21 85.
Emory & Henry (2–6): Tyler Mullins 3, Jorrel Terrell 9, Charles Smith 14, Brett Pearman 0, Myles Turner 10, K.J. Lett 5, Onell Gibson 3, Cameron Coles 0, Austin Cooper 0, Stephen Brown 3, Kevin Anzenberger 2, Armando Murrell 12. Totals: 20–51 16–27 61.
Halftime: UMW 85, Emory & Henry 61. Three-point goals: UMW 9 (Johnson 3, Ortega 3, Riester 2, Etchi). Emory & Henry 5 (Terrell 2, Turner, Lett, Brown). Rebounds: UMW 42 (Fields 7). Emory & Henry 40 (Coles 8).
