LIVINGSTON,
Ala. ---- Junior Jacob Moody was the only Huntingdon College player
in double-figures, as the Hawks fell to Division II West Alabama,
82-49, Monday evening at Pruitt Hall.
Moody
finished with a team-high 13 points, while seniors Ephraim Hudson and
Adrian Williams added 7 points each. Junior D'Awvalo Turnipseed added
6 points for the Hawks (0-2).
Huntingdon's
Jack Montgomery scored the games first points, but West Alabama went
on a 16-0 scoring run and never looked back up 20-4. The Hawks
trailed by 23 points at the half, 46-23, and did not stop the Tigers
offense in the second half being outscored 36-26 to provide the
final margin.
Montgomery
led the Hawks with five rebounds, while senior James Daniels also
chipped in four boards in the loss.
UWA’s
Alquan Mendenhall paced the team with 18 points and 5 rebounds.
Mendenhall was 4-of-9 from the three point line in the contest.
For
the game, the Tigers held a 42-29 advantage on the glass. Huntingdon
converted 37.3 percent of its shots, hitting 19-of-51, while West
Alabama finished 32-of-61 (52.5 percent).
Huntingdon
will open up Division III play in the LaGrange Classic against
Texas-Tyler on Friday, November 19, at 4 p.m. in LaGrange, Ga.
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