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From: Cohen, Mark /O=WOFFORD COLLEGE/OU=FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=COHENM Subject: Wofford Men's Basketball Defeats The Citadel to Finish Third in SoCon South Division Date: March 1, 2003 at 10:01 PM To: Cohen, Mark [email protected] Senior Mike Lenzly scored a team-high 17 points in his final home game while Adrien Borders had 14 points and fellow senior Grant Sterley added 10 as Wofford rolled past The Citadel for a 75-63 win tonight in Spartanburg, S.C. The Terriers, picked to finish last in the preseason by the SoCon media, clinch third place in the South Division and will face UNC Greensboro on Wednesday at approximately 2:30 p.m. in the opening round of the SoCon Tournament in Charleston, S.C. The Citadel will be the No. 6-seed from the South and will play Appalachian State at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Wofford (13-14, 8-8) opened the game with leads of 9-2 and 19-8 before The Citadel (8-19, 3-13) put together a 16-4 run over a 6:36 stretch to take its only lead of the night at 24-23 on a pair of Romas Kryonis free-throws with 6:02 left in the first half. The Terriers then scored the next 11 points for a 34- 24 lead en route to a 37-30 margin at the intermission. The Bulldogs opened the second half with a jumper by Krywonis and 3-pointer by Kevin Hammack to close within 37-35, before Wofford answered with a 16-4 spurt to take a 53-39 lead with 15:20 to play. Sterley began the run with a 3-pointer before hitting a free-throw 48 seconds later. The Citadel would not get closer than 11 points the remainder of the contest. "It was a great team effort," Wofford coach Mike Young said. "We got some key rebounds in the second half and outrebounded (41-32) a tough Citadel team. "I thought we had a different look in our eyes tonight. We had to get back on track with the tournament coming up. There was a lot on the line. We were picked last and to finish third is a feather in our team's hat." Freshman Howard Wilkerson had a career-high 10 rebounds for the Terriers to go with nine points. Lee Nixon also had nine points while Sam Daniels added eight. Freshman Tyler Berg had five points, seven rebounds, and four blocked shots. Krywonis had a career-high in scoring by halftime. His 18 first-half points bettered his previous personal best of 16. He was the lone Bulldog in double figures as he finished with 24 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. "We competed real hard tonight and played tough on both ends," The Citadel coach Pat Dennis said. "Their senior guards and post players hit some big shots that put the game away." The Terriers shot 61.9 percent in the first half and finished at 49.1 on the night. The Citadel was at 37.3 percent from the field. The Bulldogs were just 4-of-17 (23.5 percent) behind the arc. From: Cohen, Mark /O=WOFFORD COLLEGE/OU=FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=COHENM Subject: Wofford Point Guard Lenzly Named to All-SoCon Team by League Coaches Date: March 2, 2003 at 6:01 PM To: Cohen, Mark [email protected] Wofford College point guard Mike Lenzly has been named to the 10-player All-SoCon team by the league coaches. A senior from Jonesboro, Ga., Lenzly is the only player in the SoCon to rank in the Top 10 in scoring (No. 8, 15.9 ppg) and assists (No. 8, 4.1 apg) in addition to the Top 20 in rebounding (No. 20, 5.2 rpg). He's also the lone player in the league to top his team in all three categories. The 6-foot-3 Lenzly has led the Terriers in rebounding in each of the last two seasons. He ranks No. 17 on Wofford's career scoring list with 1,307 points and is the lone player in Terrier history to record a triple-double when he had 21 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds in a 105-69 victory over Chattanooga in the 2000-01 campaign. Lenzly was an All-SoCon selection in each of the previous two seasons by the league media. The 10-player All-SoCon team as selected by the league coaches: Mike Lenzly (Wofford) Graham Bunn (Appalachian State) Shawn Hall (Appalachian State) Ashley Champion (Chattanooga) Troy Wheless (College of Charleston) Wayne Bernard (Davidson) Zakee Wadood (East Tennessee State) Karim Souchu (Furman) Julius Jenkins (Georgia Southern) Kevin Martin (Western Carolina) From: Cohen, Mark /O=WOFFORD COLLEGE/OU=FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=COHENM Subject: Wofford Center Berg Named to All-SoCon Freshman Team Date: March 2, 2003 at 6:18 PM To: Cohen, Mark [email protected] Wofford College center Tyler Berg has been named to the five-player All-SoCon Freshman team as selected by the league sports information directors. Berg places third on the Terriers in scoring (9.9 ppg) and second in rebounding (4.9 rpg) while topping the team in blocked shots (29). He also leads Wofford in field-goal percentage (56.5) with that mark increasing to 58.0 in SoCon play. The Mt. Holly, N.C., native is also second on the Terriers in free- throw attempts (83). Berg's 9.9 points per game average is the highest by a Wofford center since John McGinnis scored at a 12.6 clip in the 1993-94 campaign. Berg had a career-high 23 points in a 73-70 win over Georgia Southern in addition to scoring 22 points against the College of Charleston, just one day after undergoing surgery for a lacerated eye lid and tear duct. He also had 15 points and seven rebounds in the Terriers' 79-77 win at Virginia Tech. The five-player All-SoCon Freshman team as selected by the league SIDs: Tyler Berg (Wofford) Ian Johnson (Davidson) Alphonso Pugh (Chattanooga) Tim Smith (East Tennessee State) Brendan Winters (Davidson) From: Cohen, Mark /O=WOFFORD COLLEGE/OU=FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=COHENM Subject: Wofford Men's Basketball Notes -- SoCon Tournament Date: March 3, 2003 at 9:42 AM To: Cohen, Mark [email protected] Attached as a .pdf file is Wofford's men's basketball release for Wednesday's opening round SoCon Tournament game versus UNC Greensboro. Tip-off is approximately at 2:30 p.m. The notes are also available on Wofford's web site (www.wofford.edu/athletics). If you have any trouble opening this document, please feel free to let me know. Thanks. Mark Cohen Associate AD/SID Wofford College Woffordbasketb allnote…ent.pdf W O F F O R D A T S O C O N T O U R N A M E N T 2002-03 Wofford College Basketball Mar. 5, 2003, vs. UNC Greensboro, North Charleston Coliseum (11,475), Charleston, S.C.; 2:30 p.m. (approx.) The Game Probable Starting Lineup The Wofford basketball team will face UNC Greensboro in the G Mike Lenzly 6-3, 180, Sr. 15.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 4.1 apg opening round of the SoCon Tournament. G Adrien Borders 6-0, 170, So. 9.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.0 apg The Terriers are the No. 3-seed from the South Division while the G Lee Nixon 6-4, 185, Sr. 15.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.0 apg Spartans are the No. 6-seed in the North. The winner of this game will F Grant Sterley 6-7, 230, Sr. 5.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.1 apg face North No. 2 East Tennessee State at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. C Sam Daniels 6-9, 225, So. 7.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 0.7 apg Wofford and UNCG are meeting for the second straight season in the opening round of the SoCon Tournament. However, the seedings are reversed from a year ago when the No. 3 Spartans defeated the No. 6 Terriers 70-41. UNCG took an 85-79 decision over Wofford on Feb. 1 in Greensboro. The Spartans built a 15-point lead with 10:54 to play Wofford College before a valiant Terrier comeback in the final minutes fell short. Mike Lenzly had a career-high 32 points for Wofford, including 26 in the 2002-03 Schedule/Results second half. Date Opponent Site Time/Result Wofford and UNCG both began SoCon play in the 1997-98 Nov. 22 Auburn Auburn, Ala. 63-81 campaign. The Spartans hold a 4-3 lead in their league series. Nov. 24 Clemson Anderson, S.C. 72-79 Nov. 26 EMMANUEL HOME 80-54 Dec. 2 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 79-77 Worth Noting Dec. 7 VIRGINIA INTERMONT HOME 86-56 •After being picked sixth in the preseason by the SoCon media and Dec. 14 West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. 69-79 Dec. 16 South Carolina (CSS) Columbia, S.C. 59-70 fifth by the league coaches, Wofford placed third in the South Division. Dec. 21 KING HOME 89-52 •Terrier All-SoCon point guard Mike Lenzly is the only player Dec. 29 NC State (FOX Sports Net) Raleigh, N.C. 71-86 in the league to rank in the Top 10 in scoring (No. 8, 15.9 ppg) and assists Jan. 2 Virginia (Comcast Sports) Charlottesville, Va. 65-87 Jan.