BALTIMORE, MD. – Senior big-man
Billy Anderson scored a game-high 21 points and notched his 1,000th career point on Wednesday against host Goucher, leading the River Hawks to an 87-59 win. Anderson joins fellow senior
Brandon Lavitt as the second River Hawk this year and the 40th River Hawk all-time to reach the 1,000-point mark.
HOW IT WENT DOWN
- First-year guard KJ Carson opened things up on the scoring end 15 seconds in with a two-point jumper. The River Hawks supported the early bucket with an initial 12-5 run over the game's first five minutes.
- Junior guard Seamus Rogers made back-to-back three pointers around the 12 minute mark in the first half, giving the Susquehanna an 11-point lead over Goucher with 12:03 remaining.
- Goucher responded over the next five-and-a-half minutes with a 13-11 run in part thanks to two made three-pointers from Darnell Morris. Emezie Egeonu and Billy Anderson combined for nine of Susquehanna's 11 points during that stretch, helping the River Hawks maintain their lead.
- Junior guard Mario Castro Sanchez scored seven of Susquehanna's eight points over the final three minutes of the half, leading the River Hawks into the break with a 40-26 lead.
- Anderson scored eight points over the first ten minutes coming out of the break as Susquehanna built on its lead. The senior made his 1,000th point on a three-pointer with 9:47 remaining in the game before Goucher called a timeout
- Carson scored ten points in less than four minutes after Anderson reached his career milestone as River Hawks built on a 25+ point lead. He finished the game with 17 points, including 3-of-8 from beyond the arc.
- Mikey Cumbo made four-straight points in 23 seconds around the 3:45 mark to get Susquehanna's lead all the way up to 30.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Susquehanna out-shot Goucher from all three of the major categories, shooting 42.5 percent (31-of73) to 37.1 percent (23-of-62) from the field, 13-of-32 to 7-of-24 from behind the arc, and 12-of-15 to 6-of-14 from the free throw line.
- 13 River Hawks logged minutes Wednesday with eight being in the double digits in minutes played.
- Rogers scored 12 total points with a team-high four three pointers made.
- Castro Sanchez grabbed a team-high nine rebounds and six assists to go along with ten points scored. He also led the team in steals alongside Audric Washington, both grabbing two.
- Anderson made 3-of-6 threes and 8-of-14 from the floor as he needed 19 points to reach the four-digit plateau in points. He also added on two free throws to help him reach a season high in points.
UP NEXT FOR THE RIVER HAWKS
- Susquehanna now moves to 13-11 on the year and 9-8 in Landmark Conference play as they eye a bid to the conference playoffs. The top-six teams make the tournament.
- The River Hawks will take the court for their final game of the regular season on Saturday at 2:00pm, when they host Drew University. All six seniors—Allen Cieslak, Jackson Van Wagener, Brandon Lavitt, Emezie Egeonu, Billy Anderson, and Audric Washington – will be recognized on Saturday for Senior Night.
