DUE WEST, S.C. – The Erskine College men's basketball team (0-23, 0-18 CC) was defeated by Lees-McRae College (10-16, 7-11 CC) by a score of 46-45 in a low-scoring affair at Belk Arena on Wednesday night.
The Fleet played superb defense throughout the game and got a game-high 20 points from
Ruben Salazar, who continued his excellent play, but Erskine could not get over the hump in a hard-fought contest. With the game tied at 45 in the final seconds, the Bobcats were fouled and made what proved to be the game-winning free throw with less than 10 seconds remaining.
GAME STATS vs Lees-McRae (L 45-46)
POINTS:Â
Ruben Salazar (20)
REBOUNDS:
Max Peeler (8)
ASSISTS:
Max Peeler (2)
BLOCKS:
Noah Castaneda (3)
STEALS:
Valerian Bruce (4)
THE TEAM
Erskine shot 36% (17-47) from the field, but just 28% (5-18) from three-point territory. The Fleet held the Bobcats to just 46 points on 40% shooting from the field and just 2-for-17 shooting from three-point range but could not find enough offense in search of the win.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Erskine goes to Chowan University (13-12, 11-6 CC) on Saturday at 4 p.m. for the Fleet's final road game of the regular season.
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