FREDERICK, Md. – The No. 16 Men's Basketball team as the fourth-ranked scoring offense outdueled the fifth-ranked offense in No. 9 University of Redlands 114-104 in Woodsboro Bank Arena on Saturday night. The team will advance to the Third Round of the NCAA DIII Men's Basketball Tournament on the road against Trinity (CT) next weekend.
Inside the Box Score
Jevon Yarbrough (Hagerstown, Md./Williamsport) scores 42 points and added six assists.
Kullen Robinson (Alexandria, Va./Alexandria City) dropped 24 points and grabbed 12 boards.
Garrett Cox (Glen Allen, VA/Glen Allen) finished with 12 points and six boards.
Coach's Quotes
"So proud of what these guys are doing right now," said head coach
Chad Dickman. "They just continue to rise up to the challenge and get it done."
"What an unbelievable game, environment, and win for our program. We've long had the goal of becoming a national contender, and to see it getting validated in real time is special."
"Such a tough team to prepare for on the second leg of a back-to-back, but all credit to our guys for locking in on the gameplan and getting it done," said Dickman. "But, no two ways about it, we have a massive test next weekend against the #1 team in the country at their place. No tougher environment, but we're excited for another challenge!"
Notes
Hood improves to 26-3 on the season and now is 3-3 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
Redlands finishes the season at 24-5, finishing with a win in in the NCAA Tournament win before falling to the Blazers.
Up Next
The Blazers head to the Sweet Sixteen in Hartford, Connecticut to take on host Trinity in the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament with gametime to be determined.
