Feb. 21, 2011
Final Stats
ELIZABETH CITY, NC- It may have been "Senior Night" at the RL Vaughan Center but it was a trio of juniors that led the way as Elizabeth City State University topped Saint Paul's College 76-65 Monday night.
Juniors Marquie Cooke, Paul Goldsmith and Rondy Tucker all scored in double figures as the Vikings captured their fifth consecutive victory.
Cooke came off the bench and finished one rebound shy of a double-double with 19 points and 9 rebounds. Goldsmith added 10 points while Tucker notched his eighth double-double of the year with 16 points and 14 rebounds.
ECSU held a 32-26 at the intermission despite an uncharacteristic 12 first half turnovers. The Vikings miscues led to 10 points in the Tigers' favor before the break.
The Vikings shot a favorable 53% from the floor in the second half and went 15-19 from the free throw line. Saint Paul's trailed by 20 points with 7:35 to go but outscored the Vikings 16-4 over a four minute stretch to cut the lead to eight points (67-59) with three and a half minutes to play. ECSU then held the Tigers scoreless while they reeled off with an 8-0 run to close out the game.
Ibn Rassoull paced Saint Paul's with 19 points as the Tigers slip to 8-16 on the year, 5-12 in the CIAA.
ECSU (17-8, CIAA 11-6) will close out the regular season against Virginia Union University on Wednesday at 7:30pm at Barco-Stevens Hall. For more information on ECSU Athletics, visit www.ecsuvikings.com.
