Emory and Henry 75, Washington and Lee 73
Jan 22, 2003
LEXINGTON, Va.
Emory & Henry junior guard Justin Call scored a career-high 46 points to lead the Wasps to a 75-73 win against Washington and Lee in ODAC men's action Wednesday evening at the Warner Center.
Call scored 28 of his points in the first half, a stanza which saw the two teams combine to shoot 63.6% (35-for-55) and 80.9% (17-for-21) from 3-point range. The Wasps held a 46-45 advantage at the break.
In the second half, W&L opened a six-point lead (52-46) with 16:26 remaining, but E&H clawed its way back to take a 54-52 lead with 13:08 remaining on a 3-pointer by Call. The two teams traded the lead six more times until the Wasps took the lead for good at 69-67 with 2:14 left.
Call totaled his points on 18-of-25 shooting from the floor, including 7-of-8 from behind the 3-point arc. He was the only Wasp (8-7, 4-5) in double figures.
Washington and Lee (5-8, 2-6) was led by sophomore guard Mike Stuart, who tallied a season-high 23 points on 8-for-12 shooting, including 6-for-8 from beyond the arc. Freshman guard Phil Landes totaled a career-high 14 points, while sophomore guard Ian McClure notched 13 points.
W&L was hampered by 9-for-21 shooting from the foul line and a season-high 26 turnovers. E&H finished the game shooting 47.2% (25-for-53), while the Generals finished at 51.0% (26-for-51).