BRYN MAWR, Pa.- The Wilson College men's basketball team took to the road this afternoon for a Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) battle with the Rosemont College Ravens. The Phoenix (15-7,11-2 CSAC) attempted a late game push but the Ravens (10-11,9-4 CSAC) held the lead at 69-63 as time expired.
How It Happened: Senior
Adrian Thomas (Germantown, MD., Northwest HS) opened the scoring for the Phoenix netting the first two points off a good jumper in the paint. A few minutes later a steal from junior
Jordan Miles (Waldorf, MD., Westlake) led to a fast break layup by senior
Xavier Dowtin (Oxon Hill, MD., Oxon Hill HS). The Ravens then responded with a run for themselves to build their lead being up by seven before the Phoenix managed to knot the game at 17 apiece with 6:20 remaining in the half. For the rest of the half Wilson's and Rosemont's offenses went point-for-point until the end of the hal,f where Rosemont held the lead up by two with a score of 28-26. In the start of the second half, the Phoenix offense came out hot and built a six point lead, holding the lead until the Ravens tied the game at 41 with 11 minutes remaining. From here the Wilson offense lulled for the next seven minutes, only scoring eight points to bring the score to 63-49 with four minutes remaining in the half. A Phoenix timeout came right with four minutes remaining which sparked the Wilson offense for their late game efforts. Down by 16, the Wilson offense chipped away at the Rosemont lead but ultimately fell short in their comeback attempt ending the game with a layup by
Dowtin as time expired to put the score at 69-63.
Inside the Box Score: Senior
Adrian Thomas and junior
Kennedy Birdwell (Temple Hills, MD., Fairmont Heights) paced the Phoenix with 12 points apiece followed by
Xavier Dowtin with 11 points.
Thomas also recorded a double double after earning 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Up Next: The next game for the Wilson College Phoenix will be their final regular season game and will be a road game against conference opponent Keystone College (8-14, 6-7 CSAC) Saturday, February 19 at 3:00 p.m.
