Contact: Stephanie Flemmons
Richland College
940-206-3127

For immediate release
Dec. 11, 2006

The Richland College basketball team suffered a loss against the Hill College Rebels on Dec. 9. With 26 seconds remaining, sophomore power forward/center Nick Morey sunk a three pointer which put the T-Ducks within three points of the Rebels. In the last seconds, the T-Ducks didn't come through and lost 54-62.

They went 15 for 29 from the line for 52 percent and committed 24 turnovers. The lack of their perimeter scoring game gave the Rebels the opportunity to run a zone.

The T-Ducks became impatient against the zone and gave up some easy scoring opportunities. The Rebels read the game well and changed their defensive strategy early on.

This loss gives the T-Ducks a 6-7 record. Their non-conference schedule will resume Jan. 3 when they face Paris Junior College. Their Metro Athletic Conference season will begin Jan. 10 against North Lake College.

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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.