In yet another second-half rally for a victory, Ashland University senior guard
Brandon Haraway's driving layup with 6.8 seconds left, then two late defensive stops, lifted the Eagle men's basketball team to a 69-65 win at Lake Erie on Thursday (Jan. 12) night.
Ashland's ninth consecutive victory puts it at 11-4 overall and 7-1 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference – still a half-game behind Hillsdale and tied with the Chargers in the loss column for first place in the league.
The Storm is 8-7, 5-4.
After Haraway's layup, the Storm missed a shot, and, after the Eagles lost the ball on a five-second violation, Lake Erie missed two free throws attempting to tie the game with 1.3 ticks left.
The Storm led 26-14 with 5:32 left in the first half, then 42-31 with 18:13 remaining in the game before the Eagle comeback.
Ashland's nine-game winning streak is the program's longest since winning the first 13 games of the 2018-19 campaign.
THE WRAP-UP
- In outscoring Lake Erie 42-32 in the second half, Ashland shot 60.9 percent from the field and made 13-of-16 from the free-throw line.
- Freshman point guard Simon Wheeler led all scorers on Thursday night with a career-high 18 points, to go with three rebounds, three assists and two steals.
- Haraway finished with 13 points, which included 9-of-10 from the free-throw line. Redshirt freshman forward Maceo Williams ended with 11 points and six rebounds off the bench.
- Ashland scored 19 points off 17 Lake Erie turnovers.
- Thursday night's game featured nine lead changes and seven tie scorers.
- Ashland is 29-3 all-time vs. the Storm.
UP NEXT
The Eagles' three-game road stretch will end on Saturday (Jan. 14) at 3 p.m. at Walsh (9-6, 6-2).
