TOWSON, Md. — A stellar 33-point performance by Kevin Miles, the third of his career and second in 2015-16, propelled Goucher to a 78-70 Landmark Conference victory over Elizabethtown this afternoon.
Miles made eight of the team's 10 3-point shots, tying the Decker Sports & Recreation Center record for most made three's in a game. He joins fellow Gopher James Russo and Amherst's Jeff Racy as the only ones to accomplish that feat.
His first 3-pointer came within the first minute and a half of the contest, giving Goucher a 5-0 lead.
In the next five minutes of play, Elizabethtown strung together a 10-5 run to knot the game at 10 apiece. Back-and-forth play ensued as the two teams traded leads three of the next four possessions.
A layup by Tre Galloway III with 9:27 on the clock broke the final tie (17-17) and was the start of a 10-0 run in favor of the home team.
The Gophers (9-12, 5-7 Landmark) extended their lead to 12 points late in the first, but held a 41-32 advantage at the break.
Right out of the locker room, Chris Outing pushed in a layup. That would be the only made basket in the next two minutes of action for either team.
The Blue Jays (3-17, 1-11 Landmark) got back on the board with 17:03 remaining as Josh Eden made a layup — created by a steal from Peter Harding — to cut the lead to eight.
Though, the Gophers scored a basket in their next five possessions to not give up any ground, resulting in a 56-43 lead with 13:16 on the clock.
Miles' seventh and eighth made 3-point shots came within seconds of each other. The six points extended the advantage, 73-56.
Elizabethtown cut into Goucher's lead with 6:25 remaining in the contest but the home team held on for an eight-point win.
Outing had a strong game for the Gophers — recording his first double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Norman Allen II scored 10 while Ed Oliver notched eight points.
Four players for the Blue Jays scored in double figures: Dylan Krieger (16), Harding (15), Josh Eden (11), and Tommy James (10).
Goucher heads to the nation's capital on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. tip-off against Catholic.