Box Score The Maryville College Scots fought off a late rally by the Emory & Henry Wasps, as the Orange and Garnet moved to a 2-0 record behind an 81-70 win inside Boydson Baird Gymnasium.
Maryville used a total team effort, as four Scots reached double-digit scoring with Spencer Shoffner leading the way. The senior posted 18 points to go along with nine rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks during Maryville's home debut.
"Four in double figures, and [Tyler] Spicer with nine," Head Coach Randy Lambert said. "You're looking at pretty much our returning players. You have Jay [Bowyer] who played last year. It's good to see him develop more and more as a player. He's just got to keep his intensity level up. It's great to see – eight rebounds, nine assists, 17 points, two steals. That's a nice floor game for a point guard. Shoffner is just Shoffner. He had 18 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals. That's the kind of game that we need him playing."
Boywer neared a triple-double on the night, as the sophomore missed the mark by only two rebounds and one assist.
Logan Brewer tallied 14 points, while pulling down seven boards and swatting away four blocks to lead a Maryville squad that had 11 in the contest. Freshman Dante Hoppa also had a big night, scoring 11 points, four rebounds and three assists.
Maryville came out hot in the game, posting a 9-2 advantage only 2:16 into the contest. Spicer bucketed a trey, while Shoffner added five points in the opening minutes.
The Scots would extend that lead to 19-9 with 14:25 left in the first half, before the Wasps would mount a comeback run.
Both teams would go cold for two minutes, but Ryan Gravley and Aaron Ferguson helped Emory & Henry close the gap to 23-19 with 6:33 left before the half. Bowyer and Brewer would bucket layups, before Emanuelle Garcia's trey gave Maryville a 30-22 lead.
Brandon Self and Myles Turner closed the gap in the final minutes, as Maryville would take a 37-31 lead to the locker room.
Maryville's offensive pressure continued in the second half, as the Scots extended their advantage to 51-38 behind a Hoppa jumper with 13:19.
The Wasps would post a 10-2 run, pulling the score to 53-48, but a Shoffner trey would break the silence with 10:24 to go in the game. Maryville would continue its offense, leading as much as 65-51, before taking the win, 81-70.
Spicer followed Maryville's double-figure scorers with nine points and five rebounds of his own. Garcia had six points, while Colt Nokes had five. Emier Bowman had one points to go with five rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals.
For Emory & Henry (1-2), it was Gravely who was the only Wasp to score double figures. The guard tallied 14 points, while dishing out four assists to lead Emory & Henry. Self had 12 rebounds to lead the contest.
Maryville (2-0) will travel to Emory & Henry College on Tuesday, Nov. 24. Tipoff is slated for 7:00 p.m.
