Felician Athletics

ELKINS, W. Va. -- The Felician men's basketball team finished as the runner-up in the season-opening Davis & Elkins College Tip-Off Classic following a 92-80 championship game loss to the host Senators on Sunday evening at the McDonnell Center.
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11/17/07 MEN'S BASKETBALL - Men Win Opener, 85-82

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ELKINS, W. Va. -- Two late free throws by senior guard Derrell Thomas (New York, NY) help seal Felician's season-opening 85-82 men's basketball victory over Mercyhurst College during the first round of the Davis & Elkins Tip-Off on Saturday night at the McDonnell Center.

Felician put four scorers in double figures, three of them freshmen, as it shot 53 percent from the floor to hold off multiple comeback attempts from the Lakers. Newcomer Devon Young (Monmouth Junction, NJ) had 16 points and nine assists, and fellow rookie Kashiff Foster (Somerset, NJ) scored 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting and added seven rebounds.

With the three seniors that graduated off of the 2006-07 Felician College men’s basketball team, Felician lost 54 percent of its scoring output. Two departed players, center Michael Pierrot (20.7 ppg) and forward Sydir Mitchell (18.6), eclipsed the school record for single-season scoring average. Therefore, it may surprise the casual fan that this year’s offense is not of primary concern to Felician head coach Del Harrison.

“We have guys who will put the ball in the basket,” said Harrison, entering his third season. “There will likely be a lot more balance in our scoring, and we might need to score in transition more than in the past. But our interior rebounding will be a bigger issue than our offense.”