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| Tracy Simsick with his mom |
What impressed me most about Simsick, a Marketing major, was his selflessness. On the night he scored his 1000th point, he also had four assists. He was more interested in getting the win than an amazing personal accomplishment. During his time on the bench, he made sure those who were playing were properly hydrated and stayed totally involved.
Aside from this feat, the game itself was one of the most exciting I've seen in my years as a hoops' fan. It was a battle in which the lead changed 15 times. In the first half, errant passes and turnovers killed the Bulldogs, and they were down 36-31 in their first conference game at home. Coach Scott Coval must have made adjustments because a different team came out in the second half.
The lead went back and forth until DeSales' sophomore Dat Lambert drilled a three and a two in the middle of the second half. After that, the Bulldogs never looked back.
Simsick was 11-15, and Timmy Edwards was unstoppable under the basket. He nearly pulled off a double-double, getting 10 points and 9 rebounds. Following Timmy, four Bulldogs - Ben Pratt, Alex House, Kweku Dawson-Amoah and Dat Lambert - scored eight points each. It was a balanced attack in which 51 of DeSales' 78 points came from the bench.
DeSales, now 8-4, travels to Wilkes-Barre on Saturday to take on Kings College.
3 comments:
Great win at the start of conference play. They look better each week. Dat!
They do! Still like the energy at a high school game more, but the DeSales team has good chemistry and has turned itself around. AI regret missing the ACCHS game against Easton, which was a real nail biter. But it is hard to be at both high school and college games while writing every night, too.
Family first, always. Good stuff, Bernie.
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