By Nick Brockman, Messenger Sports Reporter nbrockman@the-messenger.com
Transylvania University sixth man Brock Jones tallied seven points and six rebounds to help his Pioneer basketball team defeat Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Ind.) 60-47 on Saturday.
The victory extended Transylvania's winning streak to eight games and propelled the Pioneers (16-4, 10-2) into a first-place tie atop the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference standings with Franklin College (Ind.).
Jones, a Madisonville-North Hopkins product, converted on 5-of-10 shot attempts and added a single free throw for 11 points in Transylvania's 53-48 win against Defiance College (Ohio) on Feb. 4.
The former Maroon provided the bulk of his team's offense from the Pioneer bench as the reserves outscored Defiance's bench players 14-0.
Jones, a senior, also added a team-high seven rebounds in the winning effort.
Transylvania faced off with Franklin on Wednesday night in a battle for sole possession of first place in the HCAC, but no stats were available at press time.
The victory extended Transylvania's winning streak to eight games and propelled the Pioneers (16-4, 10-2) into a first-place tie atop the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference standings with Franklin College (Ind.).
Jones, a Madisonville-North Hopkins product, converted on 5-of-10 shot attempts and added a single free throw for 11 points in Transylvania's 53-48 win against Defiance College (Ohio) on Feb. 4.
The former Maroon provided the bulk of his team's offense from the Pioneer bench as the reserves outscored Defiance's bench players 14-0.
Jones, a senior, also added a team-high seven rebounds in the winning effort.
Transylvania faced off with Franklin on Wednesday night in a battle for sole possession of first place in the HCAC, but no stats were available at press time.
Former Hopkins County Central player Albert Jackson returned to the University of Georgia starting lineup on Saturday against the University of South Carolina after coming off the bench for several games.
Jackson, a 6-11 junior, posted nine points and six rebounds as well as a team-high two blocks. The Bulldog center fouled out before he could add any more production though and Georgia fell 79-68.
In his previous game, Jackson recorded two points and four rebounds in an 80-62 loss to Louisiana State University.
Women's basketball
Angela Mullins and the Murray State University Racers continued their success on the hardwood with back-to-back wins against Tennessee State University and Austin Peay State University (Tenn.) last week.
Mullins, who formerly starred at Central, scored six points and collected two rebounds in Murray's 94-76 victory against Austin Peay on Saturday.
Mullins, a senior, made 3-of-5 field goal attempts and had one of her team's two blocks on the night.
On Feb. 4, the 6-3 Mullins amounted four points and two rebounds as the Racers defeated Tennessee State 97-93.
Murray has now won nine straight games since losing 73-69 at Miami University (Ohio) of the Mid-American Conference and the squad currently stands at 15-6 overall and 10-1 in Ohio Valley Conference action.
Kari Jo Harris, also a former Central standout, notched five points, two rebounds and two steals for Lee University (Tenn.) against Emmanuel College (Ga.) on Tuesday.
Despite Harris' effort, the NAIA seventh-ranked Lady Flames fell 55-54.
During the previous game, Harris nabbed one assist in five minutes of play as Lee defeated Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) 80-68 on Feb. 5.
Webster County graduate Caitlin Owen grabbed a team-high five rebounds in Brescia University's 69-59 loss to Park University (Mo.) on Saturday.
The Lady Bearcats rebounded with a 72-59 victory against Berea College on Tuesday, but no statistics were available. Brescia will play host to Voorhees College (S.C.) at 7 p.m. Friday.
Women's swimming
Former North swimming star Emile Ewing posted three top-five performances for Auburn University (Ala.) to help the Tigers down Florida State University and Texas A&M University on Saturday.
Auburn defeated the Seminoles 166-120, but just edged the eighth-ranked Aggies 142.5-140.5.
Ewing, a senior, swam anchor on Auburn's second-place 200-yard medley relay team (1:44.54).
Individually, Ewing took third place in the 200-yard backstroke (2:00.07) as the Tigers claimed the top three spots in the race.
During the 50-yard freestyle, Ewing finished fifth of 13 swimmers in :23.71, just .61 seconds off the winning time.
In his previous game, Jackson recorded two points and four rebounds in an 80-62 loss to Louisiana State University.
Women's basketball
Angela Mullins and the Murray State University Racers continued their success on the hardwood with back-to-back wins against Tennessee State University and Austin Peay State University (Tenn.) last week.
Mullins, who formerly starred at Central, scored six points and collected two rebounds in Murray's 94-76 victory against Austin Peay on Saturday.
Mullins, a senior, made 3-of-5 field goal attempts and had one of her team's two blocks on the night.
On Feb. 4, the 6-3 Mullins amounted four points and two rebounds as the Racers defeated Tennessee State 97-93.
Murray has now won nine straight games since losing 73-69 at Miami University (Ohio) of the Mid-American Conference and the squad currently stands at 15-6 overall and 10-1 in Ohio Valley Conference action.
Kari Jo Harris, also a former Central standout, notched five points, two rebounds and two steals for Lee University (Tenn.) against Emmanuel College (Ga.) on Tuesday.
Despite Harris' effort, the NAIA seventh-ranked Lady Flames fell 55-54.
During the previous game, Harris nabbed one assist in five minutes of play as Lee defeated Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) 80-68 on Feb. 5.
Webster County graduate Caitlin Owen grabbed a team-high five rebounds in Brescia University's 69-59 loss to Park University (Mo.) on Saturday.
The Lady Bearcats rebounded with a 72-59 victory against Berea College on Tuesday, but no statistics were available. Brescia will play host to Voorhees College (S.C.) at 7 p.m. Friday.
Women's swimming
Former North swimming star Emile Ewing posted three top-five performances for Auburn University (Ala.) to help the Tigers down Florida State University and Texas A&M University on Saturday.
Auburn defeated the Seminoles 166-120, but just edged the eighth-ranked Aggies 142.5-140.5.
Ewing, a senior, swam anchor on Auburn's second-place 200-yard medley relay team (1:44.54).
Individually, Ewing took third place in the 200-yard backstroke (2:00.07) as the Tigers claimed the top three spots in the race.
During the 50-yard freestyle, Ewing finished fifth of 13 swimmers in :23.71, just .61 seconds off the winning time.
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