February 6, 20179 yr Pangallo’s three-point pop powers potent Eagles past Mars Hill Pangallo’s three-point pop powers potent Eagles past Mars Hill - Carson-Newman
February 6, 20179 yr Author JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – A career-best 25-point effort from Zack Pangallo (Newport, Ky.) coupled with a beefy second half run helped Carson-Newman (13-8, 10-5 South Atlantic Conference) move by Mars Hill (4-17, 2-13 SAC) Wednesday night inside Holt Fieldhouse. The Eagles sweep the season with the Lions. Carson-Newman has taken five in-a-row all-time with the Lions. Pangallo sparked a three-point barrage for the Eagles in the first half. The sophomore buried a career-best 5-0f-6 shots from deep and pushed C-N out to an early 15-point lead midway through the first half. However, Mars Hill clawed within seven at the break, and within four with 14 minutes to play in the second half. Carson-Newman would use a 15-2 run while the Lions suffered through a four-minute scoring drought to seal the deal and take a 17-point lead with 6:18 to play at 74-57. Charles Clark (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) raced out for a fast break layup, and a slam after a steal to cement the run and the lead. The Eagles would lead by double digits the rest of the night. "It starts on the defensive end," head coach Chuck Benson said. "It wasn't the rotation that I would have assumed, with some freshmen on the floor. But they deserve credit for reestablishing a command of the game that had waned a bit." Pangallo's 25-point effort is the second time he's scored more than 20 in his Carson-Newman career. It's the first time he's ever led C-N in scoring. "A lot of it was just confidence," Pangallo said. "A lot of it too is that my teammates have found me when I was open. That and confidence. We were able to drive and get two people to the ball, which left me open." Pangallo had a whopping 15 points in the game's first 10 minutes. "He came out there on fire," Benson said. "Golly! He put them on his back offensively. He was unleashing. I'm not surprised at all, because of the investment he's made in development of his skill set. I'm glad he knows that it's a possibility." All five starters hit double figures for the Eagles. Clark returned to form with his 38th career 20-point scoring effort. He also chipped in six boards and three assists. Shaun Jones (Lawrenceville, Ga.) notched his 11th double-double of the year behind 12 points and a career-high-matching 15 boards. He also had four blocks, a new career mark. Malik Abraham (Snellville, Ga.) and Sawyer Williams (Owenton, Ky.) added 15 and 10, respectively. Williams reset his career high for steals with four. Carson-Newman shot better than 50 percent from the field for an 11th time this season. The Eagles went 32-for-56 from the floor to finish at a 57.1 percent clip. The Eagles also drilled 8-of-16 threes.
February 6, 20179 yr Did he originally go to Morehead? Nope! Always Carson Newman. He has been doing a great job for them. Fun kid to follow and their basketball updates, media, videos, etc. are outstanding. I'm a little jealous!
February 8, 20179 yr From the picture above, this kid has a picture perfect stroke. Great balance and steadiness.
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