Loughlin's two stars, juniors Khadeem
Carrington and Mike Williams scored 18 and 16 points respectively as Loughlin
posted a strong 70-59 road win over Xaverian Friday.
The Clippers started quickly behind
sophomore Sayon Charles, who showed off his versatile scoring ability with
outside shooting,, drives and putbacks.
His good work combined with outside shooting from Joe Della Russo and
solid point guard play from Lamel Fason helped Xaverian to a 28-26 halftime
advantage. While they did an excellent job getting out to Williams and taking
away his trademark corner jumper in the first half, Carrington bounced back
from a poor game Sunday at Molloy and used his slashing game to keep the Lions
well within striking distance.
To begin the second half Loughlin went
to a small lineup to help spread the floor and the strategy worked in the best
way possible for the Lions. It kept the Clippers' defense from shading toward
Williams and the smooth shooting guard responded immediately to the extra room,
hitting four triples in the third quarter.
He combined with Carrington and a couple of key baskets from Javion
DeLaCruz to put Loughlin in control 48-39 after three quarters. The small
lineup helped the Lions defensively as well as they guarded the Clippers much
more effectively on the perimeter and posted a comfortable win.
For the Clippers Sayon Charles finished
with 15 points while Faison added 11
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