Gorloks slay Griffins 78-60

St. Louis- Webster University out-scored Fontbonne 78-60 this afternoon in Webster Groves, Mo. The Griffins are 1-1 in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) play and 1-5 overall. The Gorloks advance to 4-2 on the season and 2-0 in SLIAC competition.

First half shortcomings led the Griffins to trail 20-34 at halftime. Fontbonne came out pressuring hard during the second half, scoring double the points, but ran out of time.

Freshman forward Bryan DeGeare posted the only double-double in each of his last two games. Against the Gorloks DeGeare posted 10 rebounds and 15 points. Sophomore Darius Rucker was close, bringing in 9 rebounds and scoring 10 points. Sophomore Richard Dorhauer led the Griffins' scoring surge, posting all 12 of his points in the second half with 100% accuracy. Dorhauer totaled five shots on five total attempts and was 2-2 behind the arc.

Two Gorloks posted double-digit points. Webster's 10 turnovers compared to Fontbonne's 20, gave them the advantage as well as their 51.6% field goal percentage. Fontbonne out-rebounded Webster 23-9 in the 2nd half, before the Griffins finished with the 44-21 rebounding lead.

Fontbonne men's basketball travels to Chicago next weekend, taking on Elmhurst Saturday, December 14th at 4pm and Concordia (Ill.) Monday, December 16th at 7pm. Be sure to check the website schedule for live stat and/or video links.