Box Score Gaffney, S.C. – The Erskine Flying Fleet (11-5, 5-2) could not slow down a hot shooting Limestone College (11-6, 3-4), losing 76 to 65 tonight in Conference Carolinas men's basketball action at the Timkin Center.

The loss snapped the Fleet's six-game winning streak, their longest win streak since becoming a NCAA Division II member in 1995.

Limestone shot a blistering 14 of 20 from the floor (70%), including 8 of 13 from long range, to pull away from the Fleet in the second half.  For the game, Limestone connected on 25 of 45 (55.6%) while Erskine shot a respectable 21 of 56 from the floor (37.5%).

In the first half, the Flying Fleet overcame an eight point deficit with a little over four minutes remaining to draw within one at intermission.   After senior Jake Haslam (Lithia, FL, Tampa Preparatory School) fed sophomore Roderick Perkins (Smyrna, GA, Campbell High School) for a quick jumper,  the Fleet forced back-to-back Saints' turnovers.  Haslam stole the ball and sent it forward to Perkins, who hit one of his two 3-pointers in the game, to trim the Saints lead to two points.  After forcing the second Saint turnover, seniorMike Gabbard (Erlanger, KY, Boone County High School) nailed a 3-pointer to give the Fleet their first lead since the opening minutes of the game.  The Saints' P.J. Foster closed out the half with a 3-point basket to put the Saints on top 29 to 28 at halftime.

Limestone opened the second half going 4 of 5 from 3-point range to quickly build a thirteen point lead and never looked back, winning the game 76 to 65.

Perkins led the Fleet with 25 points and 6 rebounds and senior Chris Gore finished with 11 points.  Freshman Brandon Willkerson (Summerville, SC, Summerville High School) came off the bench to contribute a career-best 14 points and 6 rebounds.

Limestone was led by Foster's 35 points, who finished 11 of 18 from behind the arc.  Asaad Woods turned in a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Erskine plays at home this Saturday against the Bulldogs of Barton College.  Erskine defeated Barton 87 to 72 back on December 7^th to start their six-game win streak.  Tip-off for Saturday's game is set for 7:30 p.m.