Box Score
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Senior
Alex Bodney scored a season-high 23 points with four treys, but Nova Southeastern University held off the Eckerd College men's basketball team, 94-90, in a Sunshine State Conference matchup on Wednesday night at the Don Taft University Center.
With the win, Nova Southeastern (9-12, 6-4 SSC) snapped a three-game win streak for the Tritons (12-9, 4-5 SSC) and bounced back after a loss to Florida Southern College on Saturday.
Eckerd took the first meeting of the season against the Sharks, 75-63, at the McArthur Center.
Bodney opened the high-scoring affair with a three-pointer to take the Tritons' lone lead of the game. Eckerd would trail at the half, 39-33, and would fall behind by as many as 12 in the second half.
With just under 17 minutes to go in the game, sophomore
Jerrick Stevenson sank a three-point shot to pull Eckerd within one, 46-45, but the Sharks would follow it with a 19-8 run to extend their lead to 12.
Eckerd withstood the run and cut Nova Southeastern's lead to three with 2:19 remaining but it would not be enough to surpass the Sharks' offense.
Bodney led all scorers and was 5-of-11 from the field and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line.
Junior
Malcolm Brunner Jr. posted his third double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Junior Justin Jeangerard led the Sharks' offense with 22 points and was 5-of-7 from the field with five treys and added 7-of-8 from the free-throw line.
Eckerd returns home on Saturday, Feb. 8, to face rival Rollins College at 4 p.m. EST. Live stats and video will be available on
www.EckerdTritons.com.
