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February 9, 2010

Rams halt Union in overtime

Staff reports

BARBOURVILLE, Ky. — Carlton Shumake’s layup with 24 seconds in overtime capped a dominant extra frame for Bluefield College, cementing the Ramblin’ Rams’ 73-70 Appalachian Athletic Conference victory at Union College on Monday night.

In a game postponed because of snow, Bluefield (12-12, 8-5 AAC) forced Union (14-12, 8-5) into 20 turnovers while only committing 15 of their own, snapping the Bulldogs’ four-game winning streak.

The Rams were led by the hot hand of Borgia M’Bala, who tallied 19 points on 8-for-13 (61.5 percent) shooting, 3-for-6 from behind the 3-point arc. Omar Reed notched a double-double on the evening, chipping in 18 points while hauling in 10 boards.

The end of regulation saw the score knotted up at 64-64. Bluefield raced out to a five point lead early in overtime. Union pulled back to within 71-70 with 1:37 remaining before Shumake’s final points.

Darrel Jackson led the Bulldogs in scoring, netting a game-high 20 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the field. Josh Hurd was 8-for-8 from the field and 2-for-2 at the free-throw line, while also grabbing nine rebounds.

The Rams’ defensive pressure combined with solid free throw shooting proved to be too much for the Bulldogs to overcome.

Bluefield is scheduled to play on Wednesday at Milligan.

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Women’s game: Union 69, Bluefield 62

The Lady Rams gave the Bulldogs all they could handle for most of the first half, but wound up with a 69-62 loss in a key Appalachian Athletic Conference game.

The lead changed hands eight times and as tied on seven occasions in the first half. Bluefield (16-7, 8-5 AAC) built a 27-22 lead after a Holly Hudson 3-pointer with 4:01 to go. However, Union (16-9, 8-5) closed out the half on a 14-0 run for a 36-27 halftime lead.

Kia Gilliard led BC’s scoring with 12 points and stole three balls. Hudson added 11 points. De’onna Darling and Katrina Morris each had eight rebounds for the Rams.

Brooke Smith scored 13 of Union’s first 19 points, on her way to a 31-point night. She made 9 of 16 shots from the field and now has 2,590 career points.

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