ROME, Ga. After being tied at the half, the Mountain Lions pulled away in the second twenty minutes to secure a 66-61 win over the Shorter University Hawks (Jan 28^th). Carl Cleveland and Karl Chavis paved the way for another YH road win. 
 
The Mountain Lions advance to 14-5 overall and are 9-2 in Conference Carolinas. The Hawks move to 4-13 overall and are 2-9 in Conference Carolinas. 
 
QUOTING HEAD COACH JEREMY CURRIER:
"Great resilience by our players tonight; credit Shorter because they played hard. They are a very talented and offensive team. We came out a little flat and thankfully we had several guys step up in the second half to secure the win."
 
"Seven of our last ten games have been on the road and our team has found a way to go 8-2 in that stretch. I am so incredibly proud of our players' toughness and resilience to secure road wins in this stretch. We are excited to get back to the Harp and play in front of our family, friends, and fans."
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Karl Chavis & Carl Cleveland each hung 17 on the Hawks, showing dominance in the paint and from the deep court. Cleveland was 6-12 from the field and Chavis made 3 of 5 from downtown.
• Cameron Bleshoy was one who stepped up when the team needed him. He put up 11 points, 4-4 from FG, and picked up 4 rebounds.
• Chavis (9) and Cleveland (8) were the Mountain Lion leaders for boards.
• Shorter won the game in the paint, scoring 34 to Young Harris's 28.
• However, YHC out-rebounded SU 35-29.
• Chris Bibbs was the standout for Shorter. He ended the night with 22 points and 6 boards.
• The Mountain Lions defended the long ball well, holding the Hawks to a 25% 3PT shooting efficiency.

 
UP NEXT: The Mountain Lions return home this Saturday (Feb 1^st) to face Converse University in a 4PM tip-off.  
 
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