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Greg Collins Scores Career-High 24 in Loss to Catholic

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STEVENSON, Md. - Stevenson men's basketball junior guard Greg Collins (Baltimore/Western Tech) scored a career-high 24 points, including 15 in the second half, to go along with a game-high nine rebounds, but Catholic scored 56 second half points en route to a 91-70 non-conference victory Wednesday night at Student Union Gymnasium.

The win was the fifth in the last six for the Cardinals (6-3) after they started the season 1-2. They shot 53.4 percent from the floor and were 10-of-20 from three-point range. Catholic also received 51 points from its bench.

The visitors jumped out to an eight point lead in the game's first 10 minutes before Stevenson (1-9) used a 14-6 run to tie the game at 25-25 with 5:37 left in the first half.

However, the Cardinals answered with an 8-0 run to to push the lead back to eight which they held into halftime, 35-27. Catholic's bench contributed 26 of its 35 points, led by 10 from Matt Fazzini who finished with a team-high 22.

The Mustangs cut the lead to four at 37-33 with 18:03 remaining in the second half, but an 8-2 run pushed the Cardinal lead to double digits for the first time and they would not let it slip below seven the rest of the way.

Fazzini was one of four Cardinals in double figures as he was 10-of-13 fom the floor while leading scorer Jason Banzhaf added 18, two above his season average. Banzhaf also had a team-high eight rebounds. Shawn Holmes had 13 along with eight assists and R.J. Dixon finished with 12.

It was the second 20-point game of the season for Collins and the third of his career. His previous career-high was 22 points which he set versus Washington (Md.) on November 24.

Junior guard Broderick Hill (Bowie/Bishop McNamara) added 14 points, two shy of his career-high set at Hood on Feb. 18, 2009. He was 4-of-9 from three-point range. Junior guard Andy Shelly (York, Pa./West York) was also in double figures, totaling a career-high 10 points. The duo combined for 24 of Stevenson's 30 points off the bench.

Sophomore Keith Holtman (Baltimore/Eastern) added four more blocks Wednesday night and now has 25 through 10 games to lead all players in the CAC. He also had four rebounds and three assists.

The Mustangs look to snap a five-game losing streak at home on Saturday when they host No. 11-ranked Amherst at 3:00 p.m. The 2007 national champions are currently 6-1 this season.

 

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Players Mentioned

Greg Collins

#22 Greg Collins

G/F
6' 0"
Junior
Broderick Hill

#4 Broderick Hill

G
5' 9"
Junior
Keith Holtman

#50 Keith Holtman

C
6' 11"
Sophomore
Andy Shelly

#25 Andy Shelly

G/F
6' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Greg Collins

#22 Greg Collins

6' 0"
Junior
G/F
Broderick Hill

#4 Broderick Hill

5' 9"
Junior
G
Keith Holtman

#50 Keith Holtman

6' 11"
Sophomore
C
Andy Shelly

#25 Andy Shelly

6' 1"
Junior
G/F

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