Flyers Defeat Mohawk Valley for NJCAA National Championship-Mar
15, 2020
The Sandhills Community College basketball team defeated Mohawk
Valley CC 93-89 for the NJCAA Division III National Championship
on Friday evening in Rochester, MN. Trailing most of the way,
the Flyers (34-2) took the lead for good at 88-86 with 2:30
remaining in the game on a three bySavion Staton(6'2''-G).
On the next Flyer possession, tournament MVPSayaun Dent(6'3''-G)
took a pass from Elijah Idlett and scored to increase it to a
four-point margin that held up until the end. The national title
is the program's second in CoachMike Apple's
nine years at Sandhills. Mohawk, Valley, located in Utica, NY,
and the tournament's second seed, finished the season with a
record of 29-3. Coming off its 84-76 semi-final victory over
Rochester Tech in a game that began at 11 a.m. the Flyers
trailed the Hawks by as many as eight points in a first half
that left them trailing 50-47 at the intermission. Dent scored
17 of his game-high 27 points in the second half. Staton and
Idlett added 12 points each for a Flyer squad that made 56.7 per
cent of its shots from the field in the game including 12-for-24
from beyond the arc. Addison was the assist leader with 10 and
Dent andCameron Richardson-Roberts(6'7''-F)
each grabbed seven rebounds to lead the team in that department.
The deep Flyer squad received 37 points off the bench led by
Staton and Tyrell Allmond with nine. Dent made 13 of his 16
shots from the field in the game. Also named to the
all-tournament team from the Flyers were Staton andDerreco Miller(6'5''-F).
Apple received the coaching honor. The Flyers came into the
tournament ranked as the No. 1 team in the nation for most of
the last three months. They completed the season by winning
their final 18 games in a row.
Courtesy of: sccflyers.com
NJCAA D3 All-American Awards presented by TicketSmarter 2019-20-Apr
11, 2020
Player of the Year:Sayaun Dent(6'3''-G)
of Sandhills (NC)
Coach of the Year:Mike Appleof
Sandhills (NC)
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