men’s basketball drops 2008 opener

The Muhlenberg men’s basketball team should make a New Year’s resolution to start halves better.

In their first game of 2008, the Mules started slowly in both halves and lost at Moravian, 67-52. The result tied the Matte Award standings for the 2007-08 school year at 5-5.

Down only 7-6 early on, Muhlenberg (5-6) went cold from the field for a seven-minute stretch and fell behind by 16 points, 24-8. The Mules recovered, though, ending the half on an 11-0 run to go into the locker room down by only two points.

The zone defense that had held the Greyhounds (8-2) scoreless for the last 5:13 of the first half was less effective early in the second half. Moravian made four of its first five three-point tries in the second half, going on a 14-2 run to open up a 14-point lead.

This time there was no comeback, as Muhlenberg never found its shooting touch in the second half. The Greyhounds led by as many as 21 points and went on to their seventh straight win.

Sophomore Ryan Foster led the Mules with 11 points, and junior Darrell Roth added nine.
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Senior Greg Pask (right) had four points, four rebounds and two assists.