Big Games for Walker and Hamilton, Brits in the NCAA Recap 05/03/10
6 Brits in action last night in NCAA Division 1 and a few of them with pretty respectable games in particular Ashley Hamilton and Shane Walker went off! Read on to find out more…
Ashley Hamilton (6′7, 210lbs, F, Freshman, London) Loyola Marymount Lions
Hamilton lead Loyola Marymount past Pepperdine 87-84 in the first round of the West Coast Conference tournament Friday night with a huge game. Ashley Hamilton went 5/8 from the field and 13/15 at the line to finish with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in 31 minutes.
The Lions will face No. 4 San Francisco (12-17) in the quarterfinals Saturday.
The Lions are 17-14 (7-7 WCC).
Ben Allison (6′9, 220lbs, F, Sophomore, West Sussex) Davidson Wildcats
6th seed Elon beat 3rd seed Davidson 66-59 on Friday in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament ending the Wildcats season. Ben Allison had a solid 15 minutes of action finishing with 6 points (3/6 field goals, 0/2 at the line), 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.
Davidson Wildcats finished 16-15 (11-7 Southern).
Fahro Alihodzic (6′10, 235lbs, F/C, Freshman, Leicester) Fordham Rams
Bad news for Alihodzic’s Rams as they became the first Atlantic 10 team in 17 years to lose every conference game, going down to Duquesne 111-100 for their 21st straight loss .Fahro Alihodzic, moved out of his usual starting role, finished with 3 points (1/4 field goals, 1/2 at the line), 4 rebounds and 1 block in 19 minutes.
The Rams finished the season 2-26 (0-16 A-10).
Morakinyo Williams (7′0, 270lbs, C, Sophomore, Solihull) Duquesne Dukes
As already mentioned, Duquesne shook off a playground game-like pace and a second-half deficit to beat Fordham 111-100 on Friday. Morakinyo Williams finished scoreless on 0/1 field goal shooting and added 1 rebound in 4 minutes of playing time.
The Dukes are 16-14 (7-9 A-10).
Shane Walker (6′10, 211lbs, F, Sophomore, Northampton) Loyola (Md.) Greyhounds
Despite Shane Walker’s career high, ninth-seeded Manhattan got past eighth-seeded Loyola (Md.) 94-79 in the opening round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament on Friday night. Walker finished with 26 points on 9/11 shooting (3/3 from three, and 5/6 at the line), added 8 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal in 32 minutes.
The Greyhounds finished 13-17 (6-12 MAAC).
Will Oghuaregbe (6′8, 255lbs, F, Freshman, London) North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawks
Towson routed North Carolina-Wilmington 91-74 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament. Will Oghuaregbe finished with 5 points (1/3 field goals, 3/6 at the line), 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals in 17 minutes.
The Seahawks finished the season 9-22 (5-13 CAA).
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