Brand sets career high for men
by Warren Kozireski
Marissa SellBrockport grad Marissa Sell registered her second consecutive double-double and senior Sarah Child scored all but two of her team-high 16 points in the first half to lead Roberts Wesleyan to a 92-46 trouncing of visiting Wilberforce University.
The 92 point output set a season-high for the Raiders; the school record is 116 set in 1996.
Roberts held the Bulldogs scoreless for the first 8:30 of the contest while building a 19-0 lead with Sell accounting for six of those coming off the bench.
The lead was 45-17 at the half with almost everyone (13 of 15 players) getting on the score-sheet in the second half.
Sell finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds while Childs had 16 and junior Marissa Bunce 12 points with a team-high five assists. Bianca Jones led the Raiders with 13 rebounds while adding eight points and Carneisha Henry (Hilton) also hauled down 11 boards.
The win was the third consecutive for the Raiders and improved their record to 3-3 in America MidEast Conference play with six games remaining in the regular season.
“We always need to win the conference games on our home-court so this past week (along with a win Thursday against Houghton) was a nice turnaround,” said Roberts head coach Bob Segave. “We at least put our destiny back in our own hands in terms of getting to the top four in the conference and being able to advance.
“I thought we did a good job of taking the game plan from paper and putting it into action staying in the zone and not really giving them anywhere to go and forcing them into tougher shots later in the shot clock.”
In the men’s contest, nine lead changes highlighted the first half with the Raiders helped by 16 points and five rebounds by senior Alif Brand. Roberts took a brief one point lead with 4:57 remaining in regulation, but dropped a 69-66 decision.
Bland finished with a career-high 30 points and completed his double-double with 11 rebounds. He also added four blocks and continues to lead the NAIA with 72 on the season.
Dominque Williams had ten points, William Kemp-Harris nine and freshman Mike Stone added eight for the 7-13, 3-4 Raiders.
