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The Runnin Royals picked up a hard-fought win on the road Monday night, holding off Goucher College in a 66-63 decision.\u00a0 Eastern Mennonite improves to 6-1 overall.<\/p>\n

Despite being saddled with foul trouble over the first 20 minutes, the men led much of the opening frame.\u00a0 They scored the final five points going into halftime, capped by a Ryan Yates<\/a><\/strong> (Alexandria, VA\/T.C. Williams) three pointer, to lead 33-25 at intermission.<\/p>\n

Eastern Mennonite scored the first four points in the second for the biggest lead of the night at 37-25.\u00a0 Goucher responded with a 12-2 run, however, to get back within two points and the battle was on.<\/p>\n

As the teams went back and forth, Dajon Daniel<\/a><\/strong> (Fredericksburg, VA\/Mountain View) drilled a big three pointer to put EMU back up 61-60 with 3:04 to play.\u00a0 After forcing the Gophers into a missed triple, the men came down and Daniel assisted James Williams<\/a><\/strong> (Capitol Heights, MD\/Archbishop Carroll) on another long bomb, blowing the lead to up to 64-60.<\/p>\n

Goucher got a single free throw with 1:17 left, but the Royals pushed the edge up to five points when R.J. Sims<\/a><\/strong> (Fort Washington, MD\/Friendly) drove to the hoop and dunked the ball.<\/p>\n

The Gophers cut the lead to three with a pair of free throws with 40 ticks to go, and the men left the door open when Williams missed the front end of a one-and-one free throw.\u00a0 Goucher got two shots off in the final eight seconds, but neither found the mark as EMU escaped with the win.<\/p>\n

Daniel and Sims were a two-headed monster to lead the team.\u00a0 Daniel hit three three-pointers and dropped in 19 points.\u00a0 He added a season high five assists along with five rebounds and three steals.\u00a0 Sims was 8-for-13 from the floor to lead the team with 20 points, a season high for him.<\/p>\n

Williams also hit double figures with 10 points.\u00a0 Owen Longacre<\/a><\/strong> (Telford, PA\/Christopher Dock) added eight rebounds and three assists.<\/p>\n

The Runnin Royals had their best effort of the year from long range, going 8-for-18 for 44%.\u00a0 They shot 28-for-61 overall for 46%, but were limited to 2-for-6 from the free throw line.\u00a0 EMU was out-rebounded 37-28, but also forced 21 turnovers for a +4 turnover margin.<\/p>\n

EMU has a few days off before returning to the court for a sure-to-be-classic game with Randolph-Macon.\u00a0 The men host the Yellow Jackets on Saturday, with a 7:00pm start in Yoder Arena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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