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Coleman’s Late Heroics Do it Again!
February 23, 2009
Junior Alex Coleman's lay-up with six second left gave the Storm its third straight victory.
Add one more game-winning shot to junior point guards Alex Coleman’s (Elmira, N.Y./Southside) resume. This one, a lay-up with six seconds left, gave the Storm a 49-47 win over the visiting Fighting Tigers of SUNY Cobleskill in Keuka’s final regular season game of the year.
Keuka now sits at 11-10 overall as Cobleskill falls to 7-15 on the year.
Coleman hit back-to-back 3-pointers with under three minutes remaining to give the Storm a 3-point lead (47-44). A made free throw and a lay-up by Cobleskill’s Taiquan Newkirk tied the game with just 1:23 left on the clock. Each team had an empty possession before Coleman drove to the hoop and hit the game-winning lay-up with six seconds left.
The Storm led the entire first half including an 11-2 start and a 22-19 lead at the break. Keuka shot 45% from the floor in both half’s while Cobleskill started slow (30% in opening half) and ended strong (50% in second period). Cobleskill really struggled from behind the arc going just 2-for-15 while Keuka managed to hit six of its 20 attempts.
Coleman netted 16 points while going 7-for-15 from the floor to go with his team-high five assists and three steals. Senior Justin Stern (Dewitt, N.Y./Jamesville Dewitt) was the only other Storm player to reach double figures as he finished with 10 points while hitting two 3-pointers, giving him exactly 100 in his two years at Keuka.
Sophomore center Diamond Booker (Bronx, N.Y./Frederick Douglas Acad.) had his seven-game double-double streak snapped as he finished with just seven points while pulling down a game-high 12 boards and blocking two shots.
Newkirk led Cobleskill with 16 points and nine rebounds as Kevin Mitchell added nine points and a game-high four steals.
Keuka will next wait to get its seeding for the upcoming NEAC Tournament. The Tournament will be at SUNYIT and will take place on Feb. 27-28 with the championship being played on March 1.
