BANNER ELK, NC. | Young Harris College traveled to face Lees-McRae at the McNair & Debi Tornow Court on February 22nd (5 p.m.) and prospered over the Bobcats 80-74. The Mountain Lions had complete control of both halves with Carl Clevland as the player of the game with 31 commanding points. The Bobcats' top player, Ja' Quavian Florence, contributed a total of 20 points for his team.
Carl Cleveland engraved his name in Young Harris Men's Basketball this evening, setting the all-time rebound record after his ten boards against LMC.
Young Harris College now improves to 19-7 overall and 14-4 in the conference, while Lees- McRae dropped to 12-15 overall and 9-10 in the conference.
QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH JEREMY CURRIER:
"Great road win for our team. Our guys are closing games out well, making key plays down the stretch. That's our 14th conference win this season, which is the most in the NCAA Division II era. I'm really proud of our guys." Continuing, "Carl Cleveland needed a few rebounds tonight to become the all time leading rebounder- and he went out there and played so hard. We needed all 10 of his rebounds. Carl not only has a great feel, a nose for the ball, but he relentlessly pursued rebounds. He has been a dominant player since the day he stepped on campus, and I'm so proud of him going into the record books as the best rebounder in program history."
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
· Carl Cleveland led the Mountain Lions with an outstanding 31 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double.
· Karl Chavis dominated with 26 points and added three assists.
· Matija Millivojevic made an impact with seven points and three rebounds.
· Cameron Bleshoy assisted the team with eight rebounds and contributed defensively with three steals.
· Paul Hosey secured seven rebounds in favor of the Mountain Lions.
· Young Harris College shot 83.9% (26-31) from the FT line compared to Lees- McRae's 70.0% (14-20).
· The Bobcats' Nico Ashley and DJ Kent both contributed 12 points to their team and five rebounds.
UP NEXT:
Your Mountain Lions return to action February 24th (7 p.m.) to face the Chowan University Hawks here at The Harp Recreation & Commencement Center.
