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Freshman Jake Davis and junior Alex Gulotta combined for 41
points in sparking the Emory men's basketball team to a
104-64 win over Piedmont College Monday evening in a game played at
the Woodruff PE Center. The win was Emory's second
straight and raised its overall record to 9-2 while the Lions fell
to 6-7.
Emory's offense continued to click for the second consecutive
contest with its 62.7 percent mark from the floor (37-of-59) the
second-highest showing in school history behind only the 63.3
percent turned in against Case Western on Feb. 23, 2002.
After knocking down 58.8 percent from three-point range on Sunday
against Huntingdon, the Eagles devastated Piedmont by raining down
15 triples in 22 opportunities with the 68.2 percent mark the
third-highest single-game performance in school history.
Emory's 15 three-pointers tied the second-highest single-game
total in the history of the program while the 104 points ranked as
the 10th-highest single-game point effort.
Davis ended the evening converting seven-of-11 from the floor
including all three of his attempts from three-point range.
In addition, the 6-foot-5 Davis pulled down a season-high 14
rebounds, his first double-double of his young career. His 14
caroms represent the high-water mark by an Emory player this
season. Gulotta hit seven-of-eight from the floor and nailed
four-of-five from beyond the arc en route to his seventh
double-figure scoring outing of the year and fourth of 20 or more
points. Sophomore Alex Greven rounded out the squad's
double-figure scorers with 17 points on five-of-nine field goal
shooting including three-of-four from distance.
All 13 players who saw action found their way into the scoring
column with eight players coming through with at least one
three-point field goal. Sophomores Ryan Peters and Nash Oh,
along with junior Austin Claunch, all registered seven points with
Claunch and Oh each doling out seven assists.
Emory hit 60 percent (18-of-30) of its field goal opportunities in
the first half in claiming a 56-30 lead at halftime. Davis
already had a double-double at the break with 13 points and 10
rebounds while Greven and Gulotta registered 12 and 11 points,
respectively. Emory enjoyed a big 29-7 edge on the glass and
surrendered just two Piedmont offensive boards in the opening 20
minutes of play. On the night, Emory posted a 43-24 bulge in
the rebounding department. The Eagles kept the offensive
pressure on in the second stanza, sinking 65.5 percent (19-of-29)
from the floor and eventually built a 47-point lead with 3:05 left
in the contest.
Emory returns to action on Saturday (Jan. 8) when it opens
University Athletic Association play at the University of Rochester
in a noon start.
