Karin Rosario

Box Score

Davis & Elkins DE-M 8-20,6-16 MEC

West Va. Wesleyan WVWC 11-17,10-12 MEC

Davis & Elkins DE-M

8-20,6-16 MEC

Final

Feb. 29, 2020

West Va. Wesleyan WVWC

11-17,10-12 MEC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Davis & Elkins DE-M	35	35	70
West Va. Wesleyan WVWC	30	54	84

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 2.29.20 | Josh Hill, Assistant AD for External Relations

Men’s Basketball Concludes Season at West Virginia Wesleyan

BUCKHANNON, W. Va. – Davis & Elkins men's basketball was outscored 54-35 in the second half as West Virginia Wesleyan used two separate scoring runs in the final 20 minutes to pull away from the visiting Senators, 84-70, in the regular season finale on Saturday afternoon.

Davis & Elkins needed a win for a chance at the Mountain East Conference (MEC) Tournament, but will cap the first season under head coach Daniel Mondragon with an 8-20 overall record and a 6-16 mark in conference play.

Senior guard Donte Doleman tied a game-high 18 points in a balanced effort for D&E. Senior forward Erkam Kiris notched 17 points to go along with six rebounds, two assists and three blocks. Junior guard Myles Monroe also had 17 points, converting seven of eight chances at the foul line, and pulled down four rebounds for the Senators.

Dusan Vicentic just missed a double-double for West Virginia Wesleyan with 18 points and nine rebounds. Clay Todd also finished just shy of double-double behind 13 points and nine rebounds. Luka Petrovic fired in 17 points and passed out seven assists for the Bobcats, while Jaylin Reed recorded 15 points.

WVWC held a decisive 23-6 edge in bench points.

THE RUNDOWN

West Virginia Wesleyan (11-17, 10-12 MEC) – 84
Davis & Elkins (8-20, 6-16 MEC) – 70
Rockefeller Center – Buckhannon, W. Va.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Doleman stuck a three for an 8-6 lead before Tommie Pope capped a quick 5-0 spurt to hand the Bobcats a 13-8 edge. Doleman hit another go-ahead bucket for a 17-15 lead before Monroe nailed a Fastbreak jumper to move the advantage to four. Monroe kept the scoring streak going as he converted a foul shot to move the Senators to a 22-15 lead at the nine-minute mark of the opening half.
The Senators maintained the lead for the remainder of the half, keeping its lead around five and taking a 35-30 edge into the intermission.
Consecutive buckets from Kiris made the score 39-32 and another Kiris lay-in forced a WVWC timeout at 16:08. A 16-4 Wesleyan run capped a back-and-forth stretch as the hosts surged ahead 54-52. Again, Doleman delivered a clutch bucket, handing the lead right back to D&E at 55-54.
The Bobcats took control from there, and besides a tie at 53, did not trail for the rest of the game. A 14-2 outburst pushed the Bobcats ahead 68-57 at the 5:11 mark and the hosts held onto the double-digit advantage for the remainder of the contest.

GAME NOTES

Doleman caps his career with 958 points, ending his senior year with double digit scoring efforts in each of the last nine outings.
The Bobcats were efficient offensively, particularly in the second half, going 17-of-27 (62.9%) from the field over the final 20 minutes.

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