Top-Seeded Eagles roll into semifinals

From: The Free Lance-Star - Fredericksburg,VA,USA - Feb 25, 2004

From STAFF REPORTS

The top-seeded Mary Washington College men's basketball team defeated eighth-seeded Gallaudet University 98-65 last night in a Capital Athletic Conference quarterfinal matchup.

Senior guard Erik Rodriguez led MWC (19-7) with 23 points, and freshman Mike Lee added 22. Evan Fowler, named the CAC's player of the week earlier in the day, scored seven points, dished out eight assists, and had six steals.

The Eagles will host York College tomorrow at 7 p.m.

Scoring

Gallaudet (7-19): Robert Haney 21, DeMarco Cox 9, Stephen DaSilva 9, Brendan Stern 11, Matthew Eby 1, Kazeem Babatunde 2, Bradley Miller 6, David Farias 3, Onye Davis 3. Totals: 23 14-20 65.

MWC (19-7): Jon Hurd 8, Mike Moore 12, Evan Fowler 7, Erik Rodriguez 23, Mike Lee 22, Mike Mattson 2, A.J. Fitzgerald 5, Ian Sumers 12, Josh Wilson 1, Paul Monica 1, Drew DeMartini 5. Totals: 30 25-33 98.

Three-point goals: Gallaudet 5 (Stern 3, DaSilva 2); MWC 13 (Rodriguez 5, Lee 4, Hurd 2, Fowler, Fitzgerald).

Halftime score: MWC led 55-29

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