Mountain Cats Fall in Overtime to Wheeling Jesuit in Opening Round of Pitt-Johnstown Tip-Off Classic

11/17/2006

Sophomore center Kyle Goldcamp (Pittsburgh, Pa.) scored 19 points and pulled down 14 rebounds, but it wasn't enough, as Wheeling Jesuit University erased a 10-point deficit with 5:49 to play to earn a 93-88 overtime win over Pitt-Johnstown in the opening night of the 2006 Pitt-Johnstown-Cummings Trophies & Engraving Tip-Off Classic, Friday night in the Sports Center.
Goldcamp wrapped up his night 6-9 from the field and 7-8 from the free-throw line to lead five Mountain Cats who scored in double figures. Goldcamp also grabbed six of his 14 rebounds on the offensive end. Senior guard Dwight Hines (Aliquippa, Pa.) and junior forward Chris Gilliam (Baltimore, MD) each scored 15 points, while Quinton Davis (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Matt Ionadi (Pittsburgh, Pa.) added 10 points apiece. In addition to his 15 points, Gilliam grabbed nine rebounds and Davis chipped in five steals.
The Mountain Cats built a 73-63 lead with just under six minutes to play, but the Cardinals continued to battle. Hines' free-throw with :07 to play forced overtime, but Wheeling Jesuit went on to outscore Pitt-Johnstown, 15-10 in the extra period.
Pitt-Johnstown shot an impressive 52.2% (32-61) from the field and out rebounded the Cardinals, 48-27, but the Mountain Cats committed 24 turnovers. Wheeling Jesuit also shot 11-31 from behind the three-point line, while holding Pitt-Johnstown to just 6-15 from three-point range.
Wheeling Jesuit's Ricky Yahn poured in a game-high 30 points, while Rusty Wooten (16 points), Colin Howard (15 points) and Maqsood Harrington (12 points) also scored in double figures for the Cardinals, now 1-0 on the year.
In Friday's opening game, Corey McDuffie scored a game-high 27 points to lead West Liberty State (WV) College to a 99-95 win over the University of District of Columbia. Justin Walker's 22 points led the way for U.D.C.
On Saturday, Wheeling Jesuit will play U.D.C. at 5:30, before West Liberty State takes on Pitt-Johnstown at 7:30 in the final night of the Classic.

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