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flyernews.com FLYER NEWS @FlyerNews THURSDAY, NEWS A&E OPINIONS SPORTS NOV. 14, 2013 UD student sets highest LSAT Tonight, Taj Weekes brings Autumn’s drunken uncle Penalty kicks halt UD in title score in school history, pg. 3. reggae, positivity to UD, pg. 9. strikes again, pg. 10. game, pg. 14. VOL. 61 NO. 12 SIBERT STEALS VICTORY AT BUZZER ‘My shot was good, but the effort that my teammates made was great’ STEVEN WRIGHT Sports Editor thing I’m most excited about in to- day’s game,” Miller said. Miller commended all three play- Jordan Sibert never hit a game- ers on their actions during the final winning shot that beat the buzzer play. prior to Saturday. “We had a bunch of guys that It’s now no longer the case for him. found a way to do it,” he said. “Khari Following frantic final seconds of Price, he’s one of the most rock solid play, redshirt junior guard Sibert hit kids I’ve ever been around, to put him a 3-pointer with time expiring, giving in a situation to make a play like that. the University of Dayton men’s bas- And Kyle Davis as a freshman in his ketball team an 81-80 opening victory first game of his college career, to against Indiana University-Purdue have the wherewithal to pick the ball University Fort Wayne Saturday, Nov. up and snap it out one pass and not 9, at UD Arena. jack a shot up, know the clock. And Dayton trailed by two with 6.4 then for Sibert to have some tough seconds left after sophomore guard guts there to knock down a big shot.” Khari Price made the second of two After hitting 6-of-11 from three in free throw attempts. IPFW senior the first half, Sibert’s winning bucket guard Pierre Bland attempted to was only the second shot attempted throw a pass down the floor on the from beyond the arc in the second inbounds to senior forward Michael half by Dayton. The other was Price’s Kibiloski, but it was intercepted by lone miss from long range, as he fin- Price at midcourt. ished 4 for 5 from three and scored a Laying on his stomach, he passed career high 17 points. to freshman guard Kyle Davis near Miller said he thinks getting away the center circle, who turned and from its structured offense and play- found Sibert open near the left cor- ing in more of an individual mode. ner, making the winning basket with backfired in the second half. plenty of time left on the clock and IPFW was led by Bland with 18 completing a near improbable play. points, and redshirt junior forward Redshirt junior guard Jordan Sibert (24) was immediately lifted up by senior forward Devin Oliver after time expired in the Uni- Sibert, a few seconds prior, had versity of Dayton men’s basketball team’s 81-80 win over Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Saturday, Nov. 11, Steve Forbes, who added 17. It was also missed the front end of two free at UD Arena, to open its regular season. Sibert hit a game-winning three with one second remaining after sophomore Khari without senior guard Luis Jacobo, throw attempts while his team trailed Price stole an inbounds pass at midcourt with seconds remaining. COURTESY OF ERIK SCHELKUN/ELSESTAR IMAGES a second-team preseason Summit by two with just over 10 seconds left. League selection and returning lead- “I thought to myself, ‘If I can get a more forward Dyshawn Pierre, and Dayton forced a turnover off the and I see Kyle pass the ball to Jordan ing scorer, who fractured his hand in chance, I have to redeem myself for retaking a 68-65 lead in the process, following inbound pass and was and he hit the shot. It was just some- practice the day before the game. that free throw,’” Sibert said. “When UD continued nearly another three fouled, but Sibert missed the first thing I’ve never experienced in col- It sounds like a difficult task to I saw [Price] make the play and Kyle minutes without making a basket free throw attempt, leading to the fi- lege and I was kind of in a state of present a better memory than the got open, I know Kyle is a very unself- down the stretch. nal events of the game. shock.” first Sibert created one game into his ish player, just like Khari is. I knew IPFW led 76-71 with 34 seconds Redshirt senior guard Vee Sanford, Head coach Archie Miller said he career at Dayton, but he said it is in if I got to an open area, I’d be able to remaining when Pierre powered his who scored eight points, was knocked reminded his team after the game his plans to do so. make a shot.” way into the paint, knocking down a over to the floor by the leaping Price about the numerous times last sea- “I want to top it,” he said. “It was Dayton came out sluggish in the floater and getting fouled in the pro- on his late steal. After getting up be- son they found themselves in close a great game. We did a lot of good second half after taking a 45-33 lead cess in a key play in the game’s clos- fore Sibert’s shot and then watching contests, and how they were unable things out there, a lot of bad things. into the break. IPFW outscored UD ing minute. Pierre finished with a it fall, he began wandering the floor to push through. Dayton was 0-7 in For the first game, the atmosphere 31-12 in the first 12:15 of the half to game-high 24 points on 9-of-16 shoot- in a curious fashion, trying to com- games decided by three points or was amazing. We got the win, and take a seven-point lead, its largest of ing to go with eight rebounds. prehend what he had just witnessed fewer last year. that’s all that matters.” the game. Down four with 20.8 seconds left, instead of running into the pile of his “To watch our team go from about After going on its own 14-1 run Price went coast-to-coast untouched celebrating teammates. eight minutes and compete and fight over the next 4:38, capped by a basket for an uncontested layup to cut the “I kind of didn’t really know what and then find a way to dig down and successful free throw by sopho- lead back to two. happened,” Sanford said. “I look up through a lot of adversity, that’s the 2 Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013 TICKER Online at flyernews.com CAMPUS ARTSTREET PRESENTS PROFESSIONALS DEBATE THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE FUTURE OF DANCE This week’s Thursday Night Live will The Dayton Contemporary Dance Com- feature live music from Natalie Kauff- pany, Rodney Veal, Richard Mosley, man, Kiley Hogg and Kyle Rarig, and Jeanne Mam-Luft and national dance Michael Cullum and Tim Kontos. The “upstarts” Hammerstep with gather event will take place Thursday, Nov. 14, Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Art- at 8 p.m. at the ArtStreet Cafe. For more Street Studio C to discuss the future of information, contact ArtStreet at (937) dance in contemporary America. The de- 229- 5101. bate will include their thoughts on new voices, vocabularies and ways to survive in the current creative market. TaJ WEEKES BRINGS REG- HUNGER, HOMELESSNESS GAE TO CAMPUS ADDRESSED ON CAMPUS Reggae activist Taj Weekes and his en- This week, students will participate in semble, Adowa, will perform Thursday, activities for Hunger and Homelessness Nov. 14, at 8 p.m. in KU Boll Theatre. The Awareness Week. The week will include- group prides itself on performing music wrapping up the Thanksgiving food Students dance for 15 hours to raise money for the Dayton Children’s Medical Center during the 15th an- infused with social consciousness. Tickets drive, a poverty simulation and a home- nual University of Dayton Dance Marathon on Saturday, Nov. 9. See gallery online at flyernews.com. CHRIS SANTUCCI/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER are $10 for UD students and youth, $15 lessness plunge, among other activities. for faculty, staff and alumni, and $20 for For more information, contact the Center LOCAL the public. For more information, contact for Social Concern at (937) 229-2524. KING’S ISLAND ROLLER H&M TO OPEN STORE STAR BREWING COMPANY the Art Series at (937) 229-2787. COASTER UNDER IN DAYTON IN SPRING TO OPEN IN DAYTON RENOVATION H&M, a global fashion retailer, an- The Star Brewing Company will open KaPPA DELTA CELEBRATES The amusement park, located in nounced last week it will open a its doors at 319 S. Second St. for a FRIDAY FILM FEATURES INTERNATIONAL GIRL’S Mason, Ohio, will be changing the location at the Mall at Fairfield Com- grand opening Friday, Nov. 15 4 to 10 ‘THE INVISIBLE waR’ DaY colors and name of The Flight Deck mons next spring. The new store, set p.m. Fourteen other brewpubs have ArtStreet will screen the “The Invis- Kappa Delta sorority will be passing out to The Bat for the 2014 season. The to be 22,000 square feet, is coming to recently opened or started development ible War,” Friday, Nov. 15, at 8 p.m. in pink necklaces and stickers Thursday, coaster was introduced in 1980, and the area as part of a plan to expand in the Dayton area.