YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. - Despite receiving 14 points from
Damien Enoch, Clark Atlanta was outscored on the road by Young Harris, 88-66. The loss marks the third-consecutive loss for CAU to begin the season.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:Score: Young Harris 88, Clark Atlanta 66
Record: Young Harris (1-2), Clark Atlanta (0-3)
Date: Nov. 18, 2015 | Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: YHC Basketball Arena | Young Harris, Ga.
HOW IT HAPPENED:Clark Atlanta allowed the go-ahead 3-pointer 21 seconds into the game. From that point forward CAU would trail by as much as 17 in the first half and never lead in the game.
Enoch scored the first CAU points on a layup with 19:02 left in the opening half on the assist from
Cornell Barnett.
Enoch added the next basket for CAU with 18:32 left to make the score 7-4. He later scored the next basket for the Panthers with 14:25 left in the first half to cut into the lead, 15-6.
Joseph Hughes took the Enoch assist and made a jumper, 21-8, to be the first CAU player beyond Enoch to score.
YHC utilized a 22-16 run to end the opening half of play.
Mid-way through the second half CAU trailed by 30 points, 68-38. The lead remained at 32 points, 85-53, with 3:56 left to play in the game.
David Basil scored the final four points for CAU with a jumper (1:19) and a layup (0:25) to close the game.
THE NUMBERS:Enoch scored 14 points on 7-for-10 shooting from the floor with six rebounds and two assists.
Bennett and
Devante Harvey each scored eight points. Harvey pulled in six rebounds and Bennett grabbed five rebounds.
Darreontae Moore pulled in a team-high eight rebounds while adding seven points.
Derek Harper dished out a team-best three assists to go with five points and two rebounds.
UP NEXT:Clark Atlanta hosts Georgia College on Monday at 8:00 p.m. before hitting the road for three-straight games.