Gophers Defense Shuts Down Greyhounds Over 9:59 in Win

TOWSON, Md. —A wild first half which featured 15 lead changes gave way to an equally chaotic second half, in which the Gophers rallied behind strong defense to move to 2-0 in the Landmark Conference.

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Gophers Defense Shuts Down Greyhounds Over 9:59 in Win
January 5, 2013

Lindsay's Dunk and Two Blocks Closes Out Victory

TOWSON, Md. — A wild first half which featured 15 lead changes gave way to an equally chaotic second half, in which the Gophers rallied behind strong defense to move to 2-0 in the Landmark Conference.

D.J. Strayhorn scored the the final 10 points of the first half for Moravian (8-3, 2-1 Landmark), helping to give the Greyhounds a 38-35 lead at intermission.

Out of the break, the Greyhounds extended the lead to nine, but after an exchange of baskets, Goucher (4-8, 2-0 Landmark) put on the defensive pressure.

The Gophers held Moravian scoreless from the field from 12:20 to 2:19, a span which included a game-tying 9-0 Goucher run.

With the score 58-57 in Moravian's favor, Brian Morton II (Ellicott City, Md./Mount St. Joseph) picked a fantastic time to score his only basket of the game, drawing a foul along with it to earn a three-point play.

After a tying jumper from Strayhorn, Trae Lindsay (Baltimore, Md./Patapsco) took a pass from Troy Parker Jr. (Baltimore, Md./Milford Mill) and finished with a thunderous dunk to put the Gophers back on top.

After Lindsay blocked two shots on the defensive end, Morton hit a free throw to make the lead three, and after another defensive stop, Julian Livingston (Bowie, Md./Fairmont Heights) extended the lead to five with two free throws. He finished with 17 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

After an acrobatic jumper pulled the Greyhounds within three with :07 left, it was up to Richard Harris (Clinton, Md./Surrattsville) to ice the game, which he did by hitting a free throw to put the game out of reach. Harris finished with 22.

This is the first time since joining the Landmark Conference that the Gophers start a season 2-0. The last time the team started 2-0 in conference play was back when the team played in the Capital Athletic Conference. In 2004-05, the Gophers started 3-0 in the CAC.

Catholic is the only other remaining undefeated team in-conference, sitting at 2-0 as well.

Strayhorn led all scorers with 24 points.