Huskies Lose Close Game

Albany, NY - - The Word of Life Huskies traveled nearby Albany to take on the Panthers of Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences in a non-conference USCAA Matchup. The Huskies are off to a tough start to the year with a 2-8 record while the Panthers entered the game 7-3 and ranked 15^th in the USCAA Poll released Wednesday Morning.

It was a back-and-forth game and the Huskies were able to keep up with the Panthers. Travis Shearin had himself a night scoring 25 points while going 8-14 from 3-point land. Shearin also recorded 9 rebounds. Branden Dugger also scored 10 points and racked up 5 assists, while Joseph Mathews scored 10 points, 17 rebounds, and 3 assists. Unfortunately, this would not be enough as the Panthers were able to stretch the lead to 12 halfway through the 2^nd half and would not let it go. The Huskies would trim it down to 4 with under 4 minutes remaining, but the Panthers settled in and took the win by the final score of 64-56.

The Huskies are next in action on Tuesday, December 12^th at the Huskies Health and Athletic Center at 7 pm against Bryant & Stratton College-Albany.