Box Score
TOWSON, MD – The Roanoke College men's basketball team fell 91-82 to Goucher College on Sunday afternoon. The Maroons open the season with a record of 1-1, while host school Goucher starts 2013-14 with a mark of 2-0.
Despite the Maroons loss in the final game of the Goucher Classic, two Roanoke players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Daniel Eacho put up 44 points over two games, along with 23 rebounds. Eacho pulled down 17 rebounds in the Maroons effort against Goucher on Sunday.
Cameron Smith also earned All-Tournament accolades, after having a 19-point, six rebound, four assist performance on Sunday. He combined for 32 points between the first two games of the season.
Julian Ramirez scored the first points of the game for Roanoke in the first 10 seconds of the contest. After Ramirez and
Daniel Eacho scored again, the Maroons held a 6-2 lead after the first two minutes. The Gophers went on a 9-0 run to pull ahead 11-6 over the next two minutes. The Maroons went on their own 9-4 run through the 14:37 mark, tying the game at 15-15. Eacho and
John Fitchett scored the next six points for the Roanoke, taking a 21-15 lead. The Maroons continued to pile on the points, as
Andrew Daniels drained a three, and
Alexander Weant and Fitchett hit layups to go ahead 28-19.
Behind Julian Livingston, Goucher made a comeback, pulling within one, 30-29 with 8:45 to play. Roanoke and Goucher chipped back and forth at each other through the 2:14 mark, where the teams sat tied at 39-39. In the next possession, Goucher's Troy Deshields hit a free throw to go ahead by one. Smith hit a three-pointer for Roanoke to reclaim the lead at 42-40. With 19 seconds to play in the first half, Deshields hit a layup to give the Gophers a 43-42 lead entering the locker room at half.
In the second half, Goucher started on a hot streak, going on a 12-3 run in the first four minutes of the game. The Gophers held their multiple possession lead through the 7:45 mark, where
John Fitchett hit a three-point shot, followed by a Smith layup to pull within two, 67-65. Goucher scored the next five consecutive points, but Smith hit another three to cut the deficit to four, 72-68. However, Goucher went on another run late in the contest, taking its largest lead of 13 with 1:59 to play. The Gophers would go on to win the game, 91-82 on Sunday.
Daniel Eacho led the Maroons in scoring on the afternoon, posting the Maroons first double-double of the season. He finished with 20 points and 17 rebounds against the gophers. Second in scoring was
Cameron Smith who scored 19 points. Also in double-digits was
Julian Ramirez, netting 11 points. He also tied a career high in assists, dishing out eight in the contest. Ramirez posted a team-high five steals as well.
Roanoke and Goucher shot an identical 31-62 (50.0%) from the field during the contest. The Gophers outshot the Maroons 45.5 percent to 29.4 percent from behind the arc. Roanoke held the rebounding advantage (38-36), as well as a lead in assists (23-18). Gouchers true advantage came from points off the bench, where they put up 36 points to Roanoke's 23.
The Maroons return to action on Wednesday, November 25
th as they travel to Fayetteville, NC to take on Methodist University. That contest is scheduled for a 7:00 PM start.
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