Box Score

Rosemont, PA - The Rosemont Ravens shot above 60% on the night to down the Cairn University Highlanders in a conference match up. Rosemont's Kiwan Murray was a near-perfect 8-of-10 and finished with a game-high 19 points to lead the Ravens to a 93-64 win over Cairn.

Rosemont used their on-point shooting to jump out to a 13-3 lead by the 14:14 mark. Whenever the Highlanders struggled to get their shots to go in, it seemed the Ravens would go on another run and extend its lead a larger each time. With seven and a half minutes to go in the first half, Rosemont held a 26-14 advatnage. They would extened that 12-point lead to 20 points with just over a minute ticking off the clock, opening a 30-14 gap. That margin would up all the way to the break with Rosemont leading 49-29.

Kiwan Murray would earn 11 of his 19 points in the second half, as the impressive shooting from Rosemont improved in the second half. The Ravens went from shooting 57% to over 64% in the final 20 minutes.

Any dreams of a comeback were quickly dashed as the Ravens kick-started their second half on a 12-0 run. Looking at a 49-29 deficit coming out of halftime, the Highlanders were now down 61-29 with fewer than three minutes off the clock in the second.

Barron Lacy, however, turned his game around in the second half as well. After finishing the first half with just two points, Barron went 3-for-4 from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 from the free-throw line, scoring 10 of his 12 points in the second half.

With 2:44 left in the game, Rosemont held its largest margin at 37 points, 93-56, before the Highlanders chipped things back into the 20's by the final buzzer, 93-64.

Both Barron Lacy and Reuben Lacy finished with double-doubles. Barron netted 12 points and 10 rebounds, second only on the team to his brother Reuben who finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds to earn his 5th double-double in the last 6 games. This marks Barron's first-caeer double-double after coming one point or one rebound away on four separate occassions. Senior Sam Wilcox notched a career-high with 4 assists on the night. Aaron Stovall paced Cairn with 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting.

Rosemont placed four players in double figures, none more than Kiwan Murray with 19 points. Derrick Carter finished with 16 points, followed by Mitch Carsillo (12), and Nadir Stukes (10) who made all four of his shots.

The loss drops Cairn to 1-21 on the season and leaves them with only  two more opportunities to earn a conference win for the 2012-13 season. Currently the Highlanders are 0-16 in conference play.

Next up, a date with long-time rivals Baptist Bible College this Saturday, February 9th at 4pm. BBC topped Cairn 68-52 in Clarks Summit, PA on January 14.