Contact: Stephanie Flemmons
Richland College
940-206-3127

For immediate release
Dec. 7, 2006

The Richland College basketball team evened out their record at six on Dec. 6 after defeating Paul Quinn College 90-62. The T-Ducks had a full seven days off from playing ball, which ultimately affected their start to the game.

Head Coach Coleman Crawford played 10 in the first five minutes trying to find where the energy was. Once the momentum got going, the T-Ducks were unstoppable.

They stepped up their game both from an offensive and defensive aspect. Offensively they shot over 50 percent from the field and four out of 13 from behind the arch. The T-Ducks were 13 out of 18 from the line.

The T-Ducks were crashing the board with 24 offensive rebounds. Sophomore Center Eli Flores dominated in rebounds with 14 and contributed 12 points.

Sophomore shooting guard Jerry Dancer led the T-Ducks in points with 24. Dancer was aggressive under the bucket with nine rebounds. Sophomore power forward/center Nick Morey contributed 23 points and nine rebounds.

Sophomore shooting guard Mach Chuol scored in the double digits with 10 points and six rebounds.

The T-Ducks did not allow their aggressive defensive style of play affect their overall team. Last week three of the T-Ducks fouled out and left the team in a struggle. With 22 fouls, the T-Ducks came through with five turnovers.

The next home game is Dec. 9 at 4 p.m.

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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 Baldridge 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 divers, speaking more than 79 first languages. Visit www.richlandcollege.edu for more information