February 5, 2004
BOX SCORE
FARMVILLE, Va. – Longwood University freshman Husein Pistoljevic/Richland, Wash. (Hanford) tied a school-record with nine three-point field goals, a new Lancer Hall-record, for a career-high 27 points but it was not enough in an 82-62 loss to visiting Virginia Union University in men’s college basketball Thursday night in Lancer Hall. The Panthers (15-4) talent and depth proved too much for the Lancers (3-18), as Arthur Kidd paced three players in double-figures with 21 points, including four three-pointers. Longwood will travel to NCAA Division I Radford University, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m..
Longwood led early at 13-10 on Pistoljevic’s second three-pointer to open the contest. Virginia Union scored 10-straight points to lead 20-10 at 12:13, getting six points from Kidd. Pistoljevic’s third and fourth treys brought the Lancers to within 24-19 at 10:26 of the first half before the Panthers extended the advantage to 44-31 at halftime as Kidd scored 15 first-half points. Pistoljevic finished with 18 points by the intermission, hitting 6-10 three-pointers.
Longwood battled tough to begin the second half, trimming the lead to 57-50 with 12:08 remaining on a basket from senior Ryan Earl/Tustin, Calif. (Tustin). Pistoljevic nailed three more treys during the first 7:52 of the period to set a new facility-record for three-pointers, and tie the school-record for treys (Hunter Hoggatt, 2001). The Lancers were still within 67-56 at 6:39 before Virginia Union took advantage of a 14-1 run to lead 81-57 with just 2:56 left to secure the road win. Ralph Brown sparked the run with five points.
Pistoljevic finished the game 9-16 on three-pointers for his game- and career-high 27 points to lead the Lancers. Freshman Maurice Sumter/Alexandria (T.C. Williams) added 10 points and six rebounds, senior Nathan Fortener/Hartford, Ky. (Ohio Co.) contributed six points and 10 rebounds, and freshman Michael Jefferson/Chesterfield (Meadowbrook) added nine points, six rebounds, and six assists. Earl had five points and six assists. Longwood shot 36% (20-56) from the field, 45% (13-29) on three-pointers, and 50% (9-18) at the free throw line.
Kidd was 8-13 from the floor (4-8 3FG) en route to his 21 points for the Panthers. Brown added 16 points and seven rebounds; Luqman Jaaber had 14 points, six assists, and six steals; while Darius Hargrove contributed eight points, 11 rebounds, and six steals. Virginia Union shot 42% (31-74) from the field, 32% (7-22) on three-pointers, and 68% (13-19) at the line. The Panthers had defeated Longwood 95-63 back on Dec. 1 at the Arthur Ashe Center in Richmond.
