RELEASE DATE: 12/29/05

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MOUNTIES FALL 93-72 IN FIRST ROUND OF WINTER PARK ROTARY TANGERINE TOURNAMENT

A slow start in the first half takes its toll on the Mounties

Winter Park, Fl -- A slow first half start ended up sealing the Mountaineers fate in their first game of the Rollins College Winter Park Rotary Tangerine Tournament tonight. The Mounties fell 93-72 to Hillsdale College.

 Hillsdale opened the first half with a 13-4 run, and would never look back. Mansfield was outscored 47-28 in the first half.

The second half was a different story as Mansfield held the scoring close being outscored 46-44.

The Mounties were led once again by Brandon DeShields with 17 points, four rebounds, and three assists. DeShields had a big second half scoring 16 of his team high 17 points in the final 20 minutes. Carlos Collazo added 13 points and David Hoopes chipped in 10 points.

Mansfield was 43.1% from the field as a team while HIllsdale shot 48.4% from the floor.

Hillsdale College was led by three players in double figures. Tim Homan led all scorers with 27 points. Cory Coe and Drew Powell each added 18 points for the Chargers.

Mansfield will play New Jersey Tech Friday night at 6:00pm in the consolation game.

Newspaper Box Score
Mansfield vs Hillsdale College
12/29/05 6:00 at Winter Park, Fla.
At Winter Park, Fla.

HILLSDALE COLLEGE 93, MANSFIELD 72

MANSFIELD (4-4)
DESHIELDS, Brandon 6-12 2-4 17; COLLAZO, Carlos 4-5 5-8 13; HOOPES, David
3-12 3-4 10; WILLIAMS, Terrance 3-8 2-4 8; GREENE, Chris 1-5 6-8 8;
MORTIMER, Denny 2-3 3-6 7; KRESS, Justin 2-3 1-3 5; MARTIN, Andrae 0-1 2-4
2; HAMPTON, John 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 22-51 24-41 72.

HILLSDALE COLLEGE (7-4)
HOMAN, Tim 9-13 2-2 27; COE, Cory 3-7 10-10 18; POWELL, Drew 7-11 4-6 18;
HAMOOD, John 2-3 2-2 8; FARR, John 3-5 1-2 7; WORST, Travis 2-3 1-2 5;
WEAVER, Jason 1-5 1-2 3; STEWARD, Evan 1-1 0-0 2; RICHARDS, Jesse 1-3 0-1 2;
GUGINO, Tony 1-5 0-0 2; FANNING, Jake 0-2 1-3 1; MOORE, Jason 0-4 0-0 0.
Totals 30-62 22-30 93.

Mansfield..................... 28 44 - 72
Hillsdale College............. 47 46 - 93

3-point goals-Mansfield 4-22 (DESHIELDS, Brandon 3-8; HOOPES, David 1-6;
WILLIAMS, Terrance 0-4; GREENE, Chris 0-3; COLLAZO, Carlos 0-1)

Hillsdale College 11-21 (HOMAN, Tim 7-8; COE, Cory 2-6; HAMOOD, John 2-3; WEAVER,
Jason 0-1; FARR, John 0-1; POWELL, Drew 0-2)

Fouled out--Mansfield-HAMPTON, John, Hillsdale College-FARR, John; GUGINO, Tony

Rebounds-Mansfield 38 (MORTIMER, Denny 9), Hillsdale College 38 (POWELL, Drew 6)

Assists-Mansfield 6 (DESHIELDS, Brandon 3)

 Hillsdale College 16 (POWELL,Drew 5)

Total fouls-Mansfield 29, Hillsdale College 29.

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Game 1 Winter Park Rotary Tangerine Tournament