IMMACULATA, Pa. – Although Immaculata men's basketball had chances to take the lead away from the Haverford College Fords on Wednesday evening, the Fords were victorious 88-81.
The Mighty Macs are 1-3 for the season. Their first AEC game will be on Wednesday, Jan. 7 versus Neumann.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST HAVERFORD
- Christian Chambers opened the game with a triple 31 seconds in. The Fords wrestled the lead away from Immaculata for a moment, but Chambers responded with another three-pointer. Despite an Idan Zuker bucket from downtown that cut the deficit to five, Haverford converted two shots in the final 37 seconds in the half, including a buzzer-beating tip-in. The Fords led 49-40 going into the locker room.
- With a 17-point hole early in the second half, the Mighty Macs fought back with a 10-2 run. Multiple Haverford turnovers allowed Immaculata to storm back to within two points, 62-60, forcing a Fords timeout. Jayden Williams and Zuker were major in the run. However, 12 unanswered points from the visitors sealed the game in favor of Haverford. The Fords won 88-81.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Dylan Crews had a team-high 18 points.
- Bowen Gugger dished out a team-best four assists. He, Domenic Vacchiano, and Chambers had a team-best two blocks each. Gugger and Mandon Seapoe each stole the ball twice to lead the way.
- Immaculata got 39 points from their bench, as opposed to Haverford's 32.
UP NEXT
The Mighty Macs are back at Alumnae Hall on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. They will host the Rutgers University-Camden Scarlet Raptors.
