By Brackin Lambert
uscbathletics.com
BLUFFTON — Three games in, USC Beaufort’s men’s basketball is making good on coach Ron Fudala’s promise to present an exciting brand of basketball.
For the third consecutive game, USCB has shined offensively as the Sand Sharks remained unbeaten with a 100-74 win over Voorhees on Saturday at the USCB Rec Center.
“It was a great team win,” coach Ron Fudala said. “We still have a lot to learn from and our guys are working hard. But we want to keep getting better and continue to represent USCB well.”
Four of the five starters were in double-figures for the Sand Sharks, led by Marcus Overstreet’s 21 points and nine rebounds. Qurahn Anderson and Kevaughn Price both added 16 with Anderson snagging nine rebounds and dishing five assists and Price pulling down six boards, while Larry Bulluck had 12 in his first start of the year. Aussie Kobe Shewry continued his sharp shooting from beyond the arc, going 4-for-7 and posting 17 points off the bench, and Dylan Lewis contributed an efficient six points on 3-for-3 shooting along with nine rebounds and seven assists.
The Sand Sharks were firing on all cylinders to open the game, starting on a 9-1 run over the opening four minutes. Shewry’s first triple of the night put USCB up by 12, and the lead was extended to 17 after Kyle Polce drilled a three-ball halfway through the period. But the Tigers’ relentlessly kept on the pressure, going on a 17-8 run over five minutes to make it three-point game.
Overstreet’s first dunk of the night pushed the lead back to seven, but Voorhees fought all the way back to tie it at 40 with 90 seconds to play in the half. Bulluck drained a 3-pointer and followed with a fast-break layup, making it a five-point game, but Hector Rosario’s last-second jumper made it 45-44 at the break.
The game remained tied through the first two minutes after the break, but the Tigers took their first lead of the night on a Dayreontae Foster 3-pointer. The lead was short-lived, as Shewry drew a foul beyond the arc and went 3-for-3 from the charity stripe to give USCB a two-point lead before the Sand Sharks offense kicked it into another gear.
Shewry hit two more triples and Bulluck added one of his own to make it a 10-point game before Price and Bulluck connected on a huge alley-oop, sending shockwaves through the “Frenzy” student section. Beaufort knocked down 9 of 11 free throws down the stretch to hit the century mark for the third straight game.
The Sand Sharks were back in action Tuesday with the first installment of the “River Rivalry” with Savannah State University at the Savannah Hoops Invitational.
