Anderson 61, Erskine 59

The Erskine men's basketball team had a heartbreaking 61-59 loss at home to Anderson tonight. Trailing by 20 in the early minutes of the second half, the Flying Fleet fought back to tie the score at 59-59 after three free throws by Brandon Wright with 12.5 seconds left. But Anderson's Nayte Russell hit a floater in the lane with 3 seconds left to give Anderson the final margin. The game ended after an attempted Erskine in-bounds pass coming off of a timeout was deflected to mid-court.

TJ Taylor scored 28 of Erskine's 43 second half points, for 35 overall. The telling stats: Anderson outrebounded Erskine 46-28, and the Fleet shot 7/30 from 3 pt range.

All Erskinites should be proud of the heart and perseverance their team showed tonight. And kudos to the many Erskine students who came to the game and cheered loudly for their team. It was exciting to be in the student section tonight!

The Fleet's last games are:

2/23, Away vs. St. Andrews
2/26, Home vs. Queens (7.30 PM)
2/29, Home vs. Lees-McRae (7.30 PM)

P.S.: At halftime of the men's basketball game, it was announced that Erskine won the "Blood Bowl" competition against Anderson, with the most donors coming from the class of 2010. The Society of Physics Students and the Dead Philosophers Society had the most participants by student organization. Great job, Erskine!