The Flagler men’s basketball team split two games last week against fifth-ranked (NABC/Division II Poll) Augusta State University and Lander University. The Saints fell 85-62 to the Jaguars but bounced back against the Bearcats, 66-54.
ASU’s Ben Madgen, the Peach Belt Conference’s leading scorer, dropped 28 points on 10-of-15 shooting against Flagler. The Jaguars opened the second half with a small 14-5 run that put them ahead 59-37.
Saints’ forward
Eddie Fowler scored a team-high 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field.
Chad July added 11 points before fouling out with 3:42 left in the game.
Flagler traveled to Lander this past Saturday and was able to notch its third-consecutive road win.
Led by
John Pietkiewicz’s season-high 24 points, the Saints used a 25-7 run midway through the second half to tame the Bearcats. Pietkiewicz needs to hit just four more three-pointers to break the school’s all-time record held by Pete Rhoden (251; 1995-99).
Fowler tallied 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting and also blocked two shots.
Kenny Moore contributed 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field.
Moore leads the conference in field goal percentage hitting 63.0% of his shots.
Flagler is in a tie for the fourth and final playoff spot in the PBC East Division with a 10-15 record. The Saints return to Flagler Gym on Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. for their final home game against Francis Marion University.
This will be the second game between the Saints and Patriots. Flagler fell 83-51 to FMU on Jan. 23.
Simel Boyd scored a game-high 19 points to lead Francis Marion to victory. Boyd hits 53.9% of his shots, sixth-best in the PBC. The Patriots out-scored the Saints 54-22 in the paint and forced a season-high 22 Flagler turnovers which were converted into 30 points.
Kenny Moore tallied 14 points and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds for the Saints. Moore also added five blocks.
Flagler rounds out its regular season schedule at UNC Pembroke. The Braves defeated the Saints 92-83 on Feb. 6.
Chris Hargrove scored a team-high 20 points for UNCP who out-scored Flagler 60-49 in the second half. Shahmel Bracket leads the Braves in scoring averaging 14.5 ppg.
D.J. Ferguson scored 22 points, dished out nine assists and grabbed seven rebounds for the Saints.