Contact: Stephanie Flemmons
Richland College
940-206-3127

For immediate release
Jan. 24, 2007

The Richland College Thunderducks beat Lamar State 56-43, which now gives them a 1-3 conference record.

Sophomore shooting guard Dwight Gentry scored 24 points, sinking three consecutive shots above the arch in the last minutes of the game to give the T-Ducks a demanding lead.

Gentry shot 69 percent from the field, making 5 out of his 8 attempted three-pointers.

Sophomore leading scorer Nick Morey contributed fourteen points and 9 rebounds.

The T-Ducks ran a full-court man-to-man press, which ultimately killed Lamar's pace of play.

The T-Ducks host Kingwood College Jan. 24 at 7 p.m.

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