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Dorsey Receives 3rd KIAC Player of the Week Honors

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Wofford Reaches Milestone

Congratulations to Chase Wofford for recording his 500th rebound as a Mountaineer against Bethel University on Friday, December 10th. Wofford is a senior, forward from Danville, Kentucky.

Dorsey Leads Mountaineers Past Eagles in KIAC Opener

            The Mountaineers opened their KIAC season last night and improved their season record to 10-6 as they defeated Cincinnati Christian University 97-87. Darrin Dorsey dominated the game in all phases of the game recording a near triple-double with 40 points, 10 assists, 9 rebounds and 6 steals. Dorsey also hit a career milestone last night scoring his 1,000^th point in just 50 games.

           

            To go along with Dorsey’s big night, four other Mountaineers reached double figures in the victory. Rudy Evans had a solid night on the offensive end scoring 17 points. Chase Wofford was dealing with a stomach illness during the game was contributed 14 points. Trey Congleton and Josh Clark rounded out the double figure scorers with both chipping in 11 points and Congleton also grabbed 7 rebounds.

            The Mountaineers will be idle over the Christmas break until Thursday, January 6^th when they travel to Portsmouth, Ohio to face NAIA Division I Shawnee State University at 8:00 pm. Berea will be back at Seabury Arena on Saturday, January 15^th as they face St. Louis College of Pharmacy at 4:00 pm.

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Mountaineers Earn Split at Taylor University Classic

            The Mountaineers were on the road this past weekend in Upland, Indiana for their final classic of the season as they faced NAIA Division I Bethel University out of McKenzie, Tennessee at the Taylor University Ivanhoe Classic. The Mountaineers and Bethel would exchange baskets in the first half with Berea down one at halftime 35-34. The Mountaineers were not able to match the size and length of Bethel in the second half as Bethel extended their halftime lead to a 13 point victory 90-77 over Berea. The Mountaineers from the field shot 25-58 (.431) including 6-23 (.261) from the three-point line and 21-32 (.656) from the free throw line.

            Three Mountaineers scored in double figures and were led by Darrin Dorsey’s 26 points and 9 rebounds. Rudy Evans and Chase Wofford were also in double figures with Evans getting 20 points and Wofford scoring 14 points and grabbing 6 rebounds. Other Mountaineers in the scoring column were Kevin Burrus with 7 points, Trey Congleton and Brad McIntosh both chipping in 3 points, and Josh Clark and Derek Davis each had 2 points.

            The second day of the Ivanhoe Classic for the Mountaineers faced the Scarlet Wave of OSU-Marion. The Mountaineers put the game away in the first half going into halftime with a 64-31 lead, and then coasted in the second half to a 103-81 victory. Berea was 44-73 (.603) from the field including 7-17 (.412) from the three-point line and 8-12 (.667) from the free throw line.

            The Mountaineers were led by Kevin Burrus and Chase Wofford with Burrus chalking up 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists and Wofford having 21 points and 9 rebounds. Darrin Dorsey was the other Mountaineer to score in double figures with 19 points, 7 rebounds, 6 steals and 5 assists. Rudy Evans and Josh Clark both contributed 9 points to the victory, but Evans also dished out 6 assists. Other Mountaineers helping out in the victory were Trey Congleton with 8 points and 6 rebounds, Brad McIntosh had 6 points, Derek Davis chipped in 5 points, Joey King with 3 points and Lathan Bennett scored 2 points and handed out 4 assists.

           

            The Mountaineers are currently 9-6 on the season and begin conference play in their KIAC opener on Friday, December 17^th at 7:30 pm. Berea will face the Eagles of Cincinnati Christian at Seabury Arena.

Official Box Score (Bethel, TN)
Official Box Score (OSU-Marion)

Mountaineers Dominate Boyce College

The Berea College Mountaineers hosted the Bulldogs of Boyce College and improved their season record to 8-5 with a convincing 104-63 win. The Mountaineers as a team shot 41-78 (.526) from the field including 7-20 (.350) from the three-point line and 15-23 (.652) from the free throw line. Berea outrebounded Boyce 50-32 and forced Boyce into 21 turnovers for the game.

            The Mountaineers had 5 players score in double figures and were led by Darrin Dorsey’s 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Chase Wofford contributed 18 points and 8 rebounds to the Mountaineer victory. Rudy Evans had 16 points, 5 assists and was 4-5 (.800) from the three-point line. Trey Congleton led the team in rebounding grabbing 9 boards along with scoring 12 points and dishing out 4 assists. Kevin Burrus chalked up 12 points to round out the double figure scorers. Other Mountaineers in the scoring column were Brad McIntosh with 8 points, Derek Davis knocked in 7 points, Josh Clark with 4 points, Branden Raider had 3 points and Lathan Bennett made 2 points.

            The Mountaineers will be on the road this weekend as they take on NAIA Division I Bethel University (Tennessee) at the Taylor University Ivanhoe Classic in Upland, Indiana on Friday December 10^th at 8:00 pm.

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Mountaineers Downed by Union College

            The Berea College Mountaineers came up short in the second game of the “Roland Wierwille Classic” to Union College out of Barbourville, Kentucky, 83-77. The Mountaineers shot 24-56 (.429) from the field including 5-20 (.250) from the three-point line and 24-31 (.774) from the free throw line.

            Berea College had three players score in double figures led by Darrin Dorsey’s 31 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Rudy Evans and Chase Wofford were the other two Mountaineers in double figures with Evans contributing 21 points and 3 assists, and Chase Wofford pitched in 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 blocks. Kevin Burrus, Trey Congleton and Josh Clark were also in the scoring column with Burrus tallying 8 points, Congleton with 5 points and 7 rebounds and Clark chalking up 2 points.

            The Mountaineers are now 7-5 on the season and will return to action Tuesday, December 7^th at Seabury Arena as they face Boyce College out of Louisville, Kentucky. Game time is set for 7:00 pm.

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Mountaineers too much for OSU-Mansfield

            The Berea College Mountaineers rolled past the Mavericks of OSU-Mansfield Friday, December 3^rd, in their opening game of “Roland Wierwille Classic” by a score of 131-53. The Mountaineers shot 55-82 (.671) from the field including 6-17 (.353) from the three-point line and were 15-18 (.833) from the free throw line. Berea dominated OSU-Mansfield on the glass outrebounding the Mavericks 57-21. The Mountaineers also dished out 39 assists and snatched 21 steals in the game.

            The Mountaineers had a balanced scoring attack with 8 players scoring in double figures. Brad McIntosh led the team in scoring with a career high 18 points. Trey Congleton and Darrin Dorsey both posted double-doubles with Congleton scoring 16 points and grabbing a team high 12 rebounds, and Dorsey contributed 15 points, 8 rebounds and dished out a team high 10 assists. Derek Davis chalked up 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists which are all career highs for Davis at Berea College. Josh Clark and Rudy Evans both had solid performances with Clark posting 14 points and 8 rebounds, and Evans tossed in 13 points and dished out 5 assists. Chase Wofford and Lathan Bennett were the last two Mountaineers scoring in double figures with Wofford contributing 12 points and Bennett chipped in 10 points. Other Mountaineers in the scoring column were Kevin Burrus with 9 points and 9 assists, Joey King with 5 points and Branden Raider scoring 4 points in the Mountaineer victory.

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Bulldogs Slide by Mountaineers

            The Berea College Mountaineers were on the road again Wednesday, December 1^st, but had their road trip was spoiled by the Bulldogs of Tennessee Wesleyan College with an 89-82 defeat. The Mountaineers shot 30-63 (.476) from the field including 11-24 (.458) from the three-point line and 11-13 (.846) from the free throw line. Berea outrebounded Tennessee Wesleyan 37-29.

            Darrin Dorsey had an impressive stat line containing 35 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rudy Evans and Chase Wofford were the other Mountaineers in double figures with Evans scoring 17 points and Wofford tossing in 16 points and grabbing 8 rebounds. Trey Congleton led the team in rebounding grabbing 12 boards and also had 6 points.

            The Mountaineers move to 6-4 on the season and return home to Seabury Arena Friday night December 3^rd to face OSU-Mansfield in the “Roland Wierwille Classic” at 8:00 pm.

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Mountaineers Fall to Lindsey Wilson

            The Berea College Mountaineers entered Monday night’s game against Lindsey Wilson College with a 6-2 record, but would not improve in the win column falling to Lindsey Wilson 89-60 in Columbia. Berea shot from the field 23-54 (.426) including 2-11 (.182) from the 3-point line and 12-18 (.667) from the free throw line. The Mountaineers were outrebounded 44-35 for the game.

The Mountaineers were led by Darrin Dorsey’s 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Rudy Evans was in double-figures with 14 points. Trey Congleton led the team in rebounding with 8 boards along with 8 points. Other Mountaineers in the scoring department were Lathan Bennett with 7 points, Chase Wofford with 6 points, Josh Clark with 4 points and Brad McIntosh rounding out the scoring with 3 points.

The Mountaineers will be on the road again Wednesday, December 1^st at as they take on Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens, Tennessee. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 pm.

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Darrin Dorsey Repeats as KIAC Player of the Week

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Mountaineers Split at Marian University Classic

            The Berea Mountaineers were on the road this weekend at the Marian University “Ken Elmendorf Memorial Classic”. The Mountaineers faced the Cougars of Mt. Vernon Nazarene University on Friday night and came away with a victory of 71-65. Berea shot 26-64 (.406) from the field including 6-22 (.273) from the three-point line and shot 13-27 (.481) from the free throw line. The difference in the game was Berea only committed 8 turnovers and Mt. Vernon Nazarene turned the ball over 21 times during the game.

           

            Darrin Dorsey led the Mountaineers in three statistical categories with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 6 steals. Dorsey was 7-15 from the field including 2-6 from the three-point line and was 6-9 from the free throw line. Rudy Evans posted 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Josh Clark contributed 14 points and 6 rebounds to the Mountaineer victory. Other Mountaineers contributing to the win were Chase Wofford with 8 points and 6 rebounds, Lathan Bennett and Trey Congleton each chipped in 4 points.

            Berea advanced to the championship game Saturday afternoon and would face Marian University. The Mountaineers were currently on a 5-game winning streak, but that streak would come to an end as the Mountaineers would drop a heart breaker in overtime 81-75. The Mountaineers were outscored in the overtime period 11-5. Berea for the game was 25-59 (.424) from the field including 3-17 (.176) from the three-point line and 22-29 (.759) from the free throw line. Berea won the rebounding battle 45-39 including 9 offensive rebounds.

            Darrin Dorsey was the leading scorer for Berea with 26 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Chase Wofford posted a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive rebounds. Rudy Evans was the last Mountaineer scoring double figures chipping in 14 points. Other Mountaineers contributing in the game were Josh Clark with 6 points and 11 rebounds, Lathan Bennett grabbing 7 rebounds and dishing out a team-high 7 assists, Trey Congleton had 4 points and Joey King knocked down 3 points.

            Berea will enter the Thanksgiving break with a 6-2 record and will return to action on Monday, November 29^th at 7:00 pm as they will be on the road at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky.

Official Box Score (Mt. Vernon Nazarene)
Official Box Score (Marian)

Berea Shocks Lindsey Wilson in Overtime Thriller

            The Mountaineers improve their record to 5-1 after winning in overtime 70-68 over the Blue Raiders of Lindsey Wilson. Berea was the first to score in overtime with Rudy Evans making a three-pointer with 3:55 left to make the score 63-60. Lathan Bennett made two free throws the next possession making the score 65-62. Rudy Evans was able to ice the game making two free throws in the last 30 seconds to give the Mountaineers the victory.

            “This is obviously a big win for our team tonight. Lindsey Wilson is a good team that really had a size advantage. Our guys battled and really made plays at key moments and I think we are learning to win close games”, Coach John Hemenway commented after the game.

           

            The Mountaineers as a team shot 23-50 (.460) from the field, 8-18 (.444) from the three-point line and 16-30 (.533) from the free throw line. Berea was outrebounded in the game 46-28 but forced Lindsey Wilson to commit 25 turnovers.

            Darrin Dorsey led the way for the Mountaineers with 30 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists. Dorsey was 12-17 from the field including 6-8 from the three-point line. Rudy Evans posted 19 points and a team-high 6 steals in the victory. Josh Clark had a solid game scoring 9 points and grabbing a team-high 6 rebounds. Other Mountaineers in the scoring column were Chase Wofford with 6 points, Lathan Bennett with 4 points and Trey Congleton with 2 points.

            The Mountaineers will be on the road this weekend at the Marian University “Ken Elmendorf Memorial Classic” in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Mountaineers will take on the Cougars of Mount Vernon Nazarene University on Friday, November 19^th at 8:00 pm. The Mountaineers will return to Seabury Arena on Friday, December 3^rd at 8:00 pm as Berea will face OSU-Mansfield in the “Roland Wierwille Classic”.

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Mountaineers Edge Shawnee State

The Mountaineers of Berea College came into this season’s homecoming game with a 3-1 record and improved on that record to 4-1 with a 76-73 victory over Shawnee State University Saturday, November 13^th. The Mountaineers at halftime had a 39-34 lead and would hold on for the victory. The Mountaineers had four players score in double figures and were led by Darrin Dorsey’s 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 steal performance. Dorsey was 9-16 from the field including 4-8 from the 3-point line. Rudy Evans was the team’s leading rebounder and assist man with 9 board and 5 assists and also had 14 points in the contest. Josh Clark contributed 12 points and 5 rebounds to the Mountaineer victory. Chase Wofford’s stat line consisted of 11 points, 8 rebounds, and a team-high 6 steals.

            Next game is Tuesday, November 16^th at 7:00 pm as the Mountaineers welcome the Blue Raiders of Lindsey Wilson College to Seabury Arena.

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Darrin Dorsey receives KIAC Player of the Week

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Mountaineers Too Much For Crown

            The Berea men’s basketball team made their home debut against Crown College out of Powell, Tennessee, and came away with an impressive 98-55 victory. Berea jumped on Crown early and started the game with a 14-0 run and took the lead into halftime 48-25. The Mountaineers did not slow down in the second half outscoring Crown 50-30. The Mountaineers were 39-82 (.476) from the field, 5-28 (.179) from the three-point line, and 15-22 (.682) from the free throw line. The Mountaineers outrebounded Crown 50-38, including 23 offensive rebounds, had 23 assists, 22 steals and only committed 12 turnovers as a team.

The Mountaineers had four players in score in double figures who were led by senior guard, Darrin Dorsey. Dorsey recorded a near triple-double with 27 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 steals. Senior forward, Chase Wofford, had a productive night of 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Josh Clark, junior forward, contributed 16 points and 8 rebounds to the Mountaineers’ victory. Rudy Evans, senior guard, led the team in assists and steals while recording double-double of 12 points, 10 assists, and 6 steals. Brad McIntosh had his best night in his short career as a Mountaineer scoring 9 points (3-4 from 3-point), and grabbed 5 rebounds. Other Mountaineers in the scoring column were Trey Congleton with 4 points, Derek Davis and Lathan Bennett both had 3 points and Joey King and Branden Raider each scored 2 points.

Next opponent for the Mountaineers will be NAIA Division I Shawnee State for Berea’s homecoming game Saturday, November 13^th. Game time starts at 7:30 pm at Seabury Arena.

Official Box Score

Clint Farrar

Mountaineers Get Weekend Split

         The Berea Mountaineers were on the road again this past weekend playing in the Dimmich Memorial Tournament, hosted by Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana. The Mountaineers’ first opponent was the #24 ranked Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats. Indiana Wesleyan jumped out to an early 7-2 lead in the beginning minutes of the game. Berea came back to tie the game 9-9 with 13:39 to go in the first half and that would be the closest the score would be the rest of the game. Indiana Wesleyan used a 9-0 run to make the score 18-9 and would lead 38-24 with a 1:04 left in the half. Berea closed the deficit down to 38-29 just before halftime with a three pointer by Rudy Evans and a steal by Rudy which led to a layup by Lathan Bennett.

         Indiana Wesleyan had a fast start to the second half pushing their lead to 17 points with 15 minutes to play in the game, and led by as much as 26 points. Berea did make a run in the second half with 6:24 to go after back-to-back three pointers by Rudy Evans and Darrin Dorsey to close the gap to 17 points, but it would not be enough. The final score was 89-66 with three Mountaineers scoring in double figures. Rudy Evans led the team with 22 points. Darrin Dorsey followed with 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. Kevin Burrus contributed 12 points to Berea’s scoring. Trey Congleton led the team in rebounding with 7 and also had 8 points in the game. Berea was 21-62 (.339) from the field, 5-24 (.208) from three, and shot 19-30 (.633) from the free-throw line. Berea would go on to face East-West out of Chicago, IL in the consolation game of the tournament on Saturday at 1:00 pm.

          The Mountaineers came out looking like a different team against East-West jumping out to a 9-0 lead. Berea continued its onslaught tallying up a 33 point-lead at halftime with the score being 58-25. The Mountaineers came out in the second half and led by as much as 45 points. The final score of the game was 107-72. Berea’s team stats included 38-63 (.603) shooting from the field, 8-19 (.421) from the three-point line, and 23-34 (.676) from the free throw line. Berea had a lot of great performances including 5 players in double figures. The Mountaineers were led in scoring by Rudy Evans who had 26 points. Rudy was 11-13 from the field including 4-4 from the three-point line. Darrin Dorsey had an impressive stat line of 22 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Trey Congleton posted a career-high 17 points and also had 5 rebounds in the game. Chase Wofford contributed 16 points and 7 rebounds to the Mountaineers’ win. Josh Clark and Lathan Bennett also had nice contributions with Clark scoring 11 points and grabbing 6 rebounds, and Lathan Bennett tallied 8 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists. Kevin Burrus also dished out 5 assists in the game.

        The Mountaineers will be back in action Tuesday, November 9^th for their home opener against Crown College. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 pm at Seabury Arena.

Official Box Score (Indiana Wesleyan)
Official Box Score (East-West)

Clint Farrar

Richmond Register Article

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Mountaineers Win Season Opener

         The Berea men’s basketball team opened their season against Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, Kentucky with an 82-64 victory. Leading the charge for Berea College was Darrin Dorsey with 27 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists. Chase Wofford led the team in rebounding with 11 and also contributed 15 points and 4 blocks. Rudy Evans has a solid stat line having 12 points, 6 rebounds, team leading 5 steals, and 3 assists. Kevin Burrus led in assists with 5 and also gave the team 9 points. Other players contributing in the scoring department were Josh Clark with 9 points, Lathan Bennett with 7 points and Joey King had 3 points.

         First year head coach, John Hemenway, commented “Overall, I am pleased with our effort today. I thought for the most part we competed and tried to defend, and that was definitely one of our goals this afternoon. Kentucky Christian is going to have a good year, so to get a road win in our first game is very satisfying.”

        Next up for the Mountaineers is nationally ranked #24 Indiana Wesleyan Friday, November 5^th in Marion, Indiana in the Dimmich Memorial Tournament. Tip-off is set for 8:00 pm EST. Berea will play Saturday afternoon against either Ashford, Iowa or East-West out of Chicago pending the result of the Indiana Wesleyan game.

Official Box Score

Clint Farrar