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North Carolina Wesleyan University

Men's Basketball

Men Roar Past Pride

Box Score

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The NC Wesleyan College men's basketball team roared past conference rival Greensboro College by scoring a season high 108 points in their 16-point win on the road Wednesday evening.

Junior center A.J. Frye led the Bishops with a season-high of 33 points on 14 of 18 shooting along with 7 rebounds as a quartet of Bishops finished in double-figure scoring. Wesleyan improved to 13-2 on the season and 6-1 in the conference with the 108-92 win.

Wesleyan shot 60 percent in the first half and 50 percent from three in getting out to a 55-45 halftime edge. The Bishops then kept up their impressive shooting by going 54 percent in the second half to outscore the Pride again 53-47. Greensboro fell to 1-12 with the loss as each team shot 40 percent from three in the game.

Senior guard Justin Tankelewicz ended up scoring a season-high of 19 points on 5 threes while fellow senior, forward Robert Wilson, then added a double-double of 17 points and a season-high of 11 rebounds with a block. Sophomore guard Damon McDowell then was the final Bishop to finish in double digits scoring 17 points with 5 rebounds, 3 assists, a block, and 4 three-pointers.

Junior forward Ricardo Bullock then made his return to the lineup by posting 8 points with 4 rebounds, an assist and two blocks while senior guard Chris Braswell also finished with 8 points along with 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Guard Josh Covington also played a good game off the bench in relief of Braswell scoring 6 points with a season high of 8 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals.

The Bishops will now enjoy some time off before getting back in action next Wednesday, Jan. 16, when they travel to nearby foe William Peace University (N.C.) at 5:30 PM.

 

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Players Mentioned

Chris Braswell

#23 Chris Braswell

G
6' 2"
Senior
Ricardo Bullock

#4 Ricardo Bullock

F/C
6' 10"
Junior
Josh Covington

#11 Josh Covington

G
6' 0"
Sophomore
A.J. Frye

#22 A.J. Frye

C
6' 5"
Junior
Justin Tankelewicz

#30 Justin Tankelewicz

G
6' 1"
Senior
Robert Wilson

#35 Robert Wilson

F
6' 4"
Senior
Damon McDowell

#15 Damon McDowell

G/F
6' 4"
Redshirt

Players Mentioned

Chris Braswell

#23 Chris Braswell

6' 2"
Senior
G
Ricardo Bullock

#4 Ricardo Bullock

6' 10"
Junior
F/C
Josh Covington

#11 Josh Covington

6' 0"
Sophomore
G
A.J. Frye

#22 A.J. Frye

6' 5"
Junior
C
Justin Tankelewicz

#30 Justin Tankelewicz

6' 1"
Senior
G
Robert Wilson

#35 Robert Wilson

6' 4"
Senior
F
Damon McDowell

#15 Damon McDowell

6' 4"
Redshirt
G/F