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Richland College
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Nov. 29, 2006
The Richland College men's basketball team pulled off a win against Soutwestern Christian College on Nov. 28. With six seconds remaining and the game tied at 76, sophomore shooting guard, Jerry Dancer tipped in a shot attempted by freshman forward Brent Creacy to give the T-Ducks the 78-76 victory.
The T-Ducks maintained a large lead against this Division I school until two minutes remaining. Sophomore Brian Towner and freshman Tuhran Square fouled out and left the T-Ducks short of a point guard. Freshman shooting guard Kendall Smith stepped in to finish the last two minutes as the lead ball handler.
Southwestern continued to put immense pressure on the T-Ducks in these crucial minutes. Center powerhouse Eli Flores also fouled out to leave the T-Ducks down three men.
Dancer led the T-Ducks with 19 points while Flores trailed behind with 14. Towner led the T-Ducks in rebounds with 10. Sophomore power forward/center Nick Morey came back from sitting out two games due to illness and contributed 10 points and seven rebounds. Square contributed to the victory with nine assists.
The T-Ducks have a 5-6 record and will face Paul Quinn College on Dec. 6.
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For more than 30 years, Richland College of the Dallas County Community College District has focused on teaching, learning and community building. In recognition of these efforts, the White House and the Dept. of Commerce named Richland a 2005 recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the only community college to have received this award. Richland helps students build their future through courses that can be applied to the first two years of a baccalaureate degree, one- or two-year certificates in a number of career fields, and training in the latest technology for students who want to advance in their current careers. The student body of more than 14,000 college credit students and about 5,000 continuing education students at Richland is internationally and ethnically diverse, speaking more than 79 first languages. Visit www.richlandcollege.edu for more information.