Box Score MARIETTA, Ohio – Sophomore Eddie Grenert recorded his first career double-double leading Marietta College to a 94-87 victory against John Carroll University Saturday (Feb. 22) in Ban Johnson Arena. Grenert finished with a career-high 21 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.
The Pioneers (19-6 overall, 14-4 OAC) will be the No. 2 seed in next week's Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament. Marietta receives a double bye and will play at home in the semifinals on Thursday (Feb. 27) at 7:30 p.m.
John Carroll (15-10, overall, 9-9 OAC) jumped out to an early 13-2 lead and led by 12 points, 29-17, midway through the first half. The Blue Streaks took a 47-39 advantage into halftime.
Marietta cut the deficit to a single point several times in the second half only to see the Blue Streaks push the margin back to four or five. Junior A.J. davis drained a three-pointer with 8:22 remaining to give Marietta its first lead of the game, 72-71.
Davis' trey started a 10-0 Pioneer run that changed a two-point deficit into an eight-point lead, 79-71, with 6:34 left on the clock. A pair of free throws from
Andy Dollman (Vienna, W.Va./Parkersburg) put MC up by 12 points, 91-79, with 41 seconds remaining.
In addition to Grenert's 21 points,
Luis Garcia (Miami, Fla./Florida Christian) hit four three-pointers and finished with 17 points. Freshman
Keith Richardson (Englewood/Northmont) scored 15 points, while Dollman chipped in with 13 points and four assists. Sophomore
RaNeal Ewing (Westerville/Dublin Scioto) added 10 points.
David Linane scored 19 points for John Carroll. Tim Ludlow scored 13 points and Joey Vuyancih added 12 points and six assists. Jake Hollinger notched a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. He also blocked four shots.
After being outrebounded 22-15 in the first half, Marietta ended up winning the battle of the boards, 36-35. The Pioneers turned the ball over just seven times while forcing 12 JCU miscues.
For the game, Marietta shot 48.5% (33-of-68) from the floor, 35.7% (10-of-28) from three-point range and 90.0% (18-of-20) at the line. John Carroll was 31-of-64 (48.4%) from the floor, 9-of-19 (47.4%) from behind the arc and 16-of-19 (84.2%) at the line.
The Pioneers will know their next opponent following Tuesday's OAC Quarterfinals. Fans can follow the Pioneers all season long at
pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
facebook.com/MariettaCollege and @MariettaPioneer on Twitter.
