Dec 15, 2012
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Lycoming College freshman William Wingate's athletic, momentum-changing dunk during Friday, Dec. 14's men's basketball game against Messiah College in a 70-54 Commonwealth Conference win has been named the No. 3 play on ESPN Sports Center's Top 10 plays for Friday, Dec. 14. The top 10 plays will air on repeats throughout Saturday, Dec. 15, on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNews.
The defending conference champion Falcons had closed within 10 points of the Warriors with less than seven minutes remaining, but Wingate (Philadelphia, Pa./Mastery Charter) ended that run emphatically with a single leap. Going after a rebound off a missed Warrior shot, Wingate went between two Falcon defenders and finished off a left-handed dunk, making it 57-47 with 6:47 left. The Falcons never got back within single-digits and extended the lead to as many as 17 points to cruise to the win.
"Will is so talented," senior Anthony Martin (Detroit, Mich./Christ the King) said. "He has so much potential. It jumpstarts his season for him to make a play like that in this type of game."
"That was a momentum builder for us," senior Ihsaan Davis (Jamaica, N.Y./Christ the King) said. "We felt so happy. We knew we couldn't lose after that. It gave us a good edge."
Wingate finished with 10 points and seven rebounds while helping the Warriors improve to 8-1 overall and 5-0 in the Commonwealth Conference.
The Warriors get back on the court on Sunday, Dec. 16, when they face King's (Pa.) in a non-conference tilt at Lamade Gym at 1 p.m.
The defending conference champion Falcons had closed within 10 points of the Warriors with less than seven minutes remaining, but Wingate (Philadelphia, Pa./Mastery Charter) ended that run emphatically with a single leap. Going after a rebound off a missed Warrior shot, Wingate went between two Falcon defenders and finished off a left-handed dunk, making it 57-47 with 6:47 left. The Falcons never got back within single-digits and extended the lead to as many as 17 points to cruise to the win.
"Will is so talented," senior Anthony Martin (Detroit, Mich./Christ the King) said. "He has so much potential. It jumpstarts his season for him to make a play like that in this type of game."
"That was a momentum builder for us," senior Ihsaan Davis (Jamaica, N.Y./Christ the King) said. "We felt so happy. We knew we couldn't lose after that. It gave us a good edge."
Wingate finished with 10 points and seven rebounds while helping the Warriors improve to 8-1 overall and 5-0 in the Commonwealth Conference.
The Warriors get back on the court on Sunday, Dec. 16, when they face King's (Pa.) in a non-conference tilt at Lamade Gym at 1 p.m.