Box Score Garden City, NY- The Philadelphia
University Rams (8-3, 2-0 CACC) fell 61-47 to Adelphi University
(7-4, 1-1 ECC) in a non-conference game on Tuesday evening.
Junior forward Marcus Lemon (Alexandria, VA/ T.C.
Williams) led the Rams with 14 points and seven rebounds.
The Rams began the first half vying for the advantage, as senior
guard Mike Dunn (Harrisburg, PA/ Central Dauphin)
hit a jumper at 13:53 to take a slim 13-12 lead. Dunn had
eight points and four boards on the night. That would be the
last time PhilaU led for the contest, as the Panthers went on a
22-4 run over the remainder of the half to lead 34-17 at halftime.
AU held the Rams to just 27% shooting from field goal range in
the first stanza, and PhilaU shot 36% for the night.
In the second half a layup by PhilaU junior forward
Malcolm Ingram (Philadelphia, PA/ Solebury Prep)
would cut the Panther lead to single digits at 38-29. Ingram
finished the night with 10 points and five boards.
At 6:08 PhilaU's Lemon nailed a three-pointer to cut the lead to
eight, and junior guard Russell Frederick
(Baltimore, MD/ Calvert Hall) hit a trey at 1:56 for the Rams-but
it was too little, too late. Frederick tallied 11 points,
seven rebounds and four assists in the game.
The Rams will make their way down I-76 to face the University of
the Sciences on Thursday, January 8th in a 8 p.m.
doubleheader that features the PhilaU women at 6 p.m.
