MCC Men Fall Short, Women Notch Second Win

Down 21 with seven minutes to go, it appeared that men’s basketball team was headed for a blowout loss to Wright College Thursday night at home. However, the Scots would rally to pull within four but couldn’t get any closer in a 68-64 loss.

MCC (5-5) started slow, falling behind by double figures within the first four minutes before tying the game late in the half. Wright would go on a 10-0 run to end the first half and another 10-0 to start the second half to take control of the game.

Mershon Wilkes scored 17 points to lead the Scots. DeShawn Wash added 11 points and had 10 rebounds.

MCC has a break for finals and will play again on Saturday, Dec. 17, against St. Clair County (MI) at 2 p.m. in a game that can be seen on MCC Athletic website at www.mchenry.edu/athletics.

Men's Box Score:

Wright College 68, McHenry County College 64

WRIGHT (68)
Watson 0 0-0 0, Elem 9 3-3 21, Stevens 5 0-3 14, Johnson 3 0-3 6, Jarrad 2 0-0 6, Williams 2 2-5 6, Harvey 5 3-10 13, Burrell 1 0-0 2. Totals 27 8-24 68.

MCC (64)
Coleman 1 0-0 2, Kent 4 2-4 11, Lovett 3 5-6 11, Wilkes 5 7-12 17, Wilde 2 0-0 6, Hull 0 0-0 0, Wash 3 5-6 11, Marshall 2 2-3 6, Gonzaga 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 21-31 64.

Halftime: Wright 34, MCC 24. Three-point goals: Wright 6 (Stevens 4, Jarrad 2), MCC  3 (Wilde 2, Kent). Fouls: Wright 24, MCC 22. Fouled Out: Stevens, Jarrad, Wilkes.

Scots hang on for victory

With winless Wright College in town Thursday night, it figured to be an easy win for McHenry County College’s women’s basketball team. It was far from that as the Scots were able to hold off Wright 61-56 in non-conference play.

After a back-and-forth first 15 minutes, MCC (2-8) jumped out to a 12-point lead by the half and led by six when Wright’s Chandra Carrasquillo fouled out, which gave MCC a 5-on-4 advantage on the court but were outscored by Wright 26-25 after Carrasquillo fouled out.

Alyssa Haayer led the Scots with 27 points and 15 rebounds while Jerrica Graham added 12 and Amanda Appner had 11.

The MCC women will also take a break for finals and will play again Saturday, Dec. 17, at home against St. Clair County (MI) at noon in a game that can be seen on MCC’s Athletics website at www.mchenry.edu/athletics.

Women's Box Score:

McHenry County College 61, Wright College 56

WRIGHT (56)
McGee 6 4-6 16, Carrasquillo 1 0-0 2, Tabang 5 3-4 13, Maksuti 5 0-2 12, Schlueter 4 5-9 13. Totals 21 12-21 56.

MCC (61)
Campbell 0 2-2 2, Brown 0 0-0 0, Boyce 0 0-0 0, Haayer 12 2-4 27, Appner 4 3-5 11, Friday 0 0-0 0, Struck 0 0-0 0, Dixon 2 3-12 7, Graham 5 2-2 12, Morris 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 12-25 61.

Halftime: MCC 33, Wright 21. Three-point goals: Wright 2 (Maksuti 2), MCC 1 (Haayer). Fouls: Wright 18, MCC 17.

— Andy Schmidt