March 1 , 2008
Contact: Leah Melichar
Limestone College Sports Information
Phone: 864-488-8219
lmelichar@limestone.edu
 

SAINTS BASKETBALL STUNS PFEIFFER

THOMASVILLE, N.C.—The Limestone College men’s basketball team, seeded #7 in the upcoming Conference Carolinas tournament, will play #2 Pfeiffer in the first round of the competition on Monday, as released by the league office on Saturday. The Saints will travel to Misenheimer, N.C., for a 7 p.m. tip-off on March 3.

Limestone suffered a 97-73 loss to the Falcons on the road on January 31, but stunned the Falcons on February 29 with an 89-82 win at the Timken Center.

#1-seeded Mount Olive will host #8 Coker in the first round, while #4 Barton hosts #5 Belmont Abbey. #6 Anderson will travel to play #3 Queens on Monday evening.

For more information, visit www.conferencecarolinas.com.

2007-08 Conference Carolinas Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket
 
 

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p> p> Methodist from 2004-2006 before coming to Limestone last season. Last year, he led the Saints with 56 offensive rebounds and scored 188 points. He recorded nine rebounds against NCAA Division I foe East Carolina . This year, John recorded a double-double against Barton with a season-high 11 points and 10 rebounds. He leads the Saints with 51 offensive rebounds and is second on the team with 119 total rebounds. John is tied for 7th in the Limestone career records with 31 career blocks. A native of Charleston, S.C., he is the son of Sharon Evans and John Smith. He is majoring in business administration.

 

From Columbia, S.C., Kenny White is the only senior on the team to have played at Limestone for his entire college career. As a freshman, he saw action in 22 games and went 3-for-6 from long range for a season-high 9 points against Pfeiffer. In 2006-07, he scored over 10 points on four occasions. He recorded a season-high 14 points against Erskine and posted 90 points, 19 assists and 16 steals on the season. This year, he has scored in double-figures 13 times, including a career-high 18 points versus Belmont Abbey. Kenny is the son of Howard and Yvonne White and will graduate from Limestone with a degree in business administration.

 

Marques Williams was a two-time All-Region selection at Southwestern Community College in Iowa before transferring to Limestone for his junior season. At Southwestern, Marques averaged 14.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game while ranking 9th in the nation with an 86.9 free-throw percentage. In his first season as a Saint, he led the team with a free-throw percentage of 85.1 and a 44.2 3-point field goal percentage. He reached double scoring figures 13 times and had a season-high 19 points against Belmont Abbey. This year, Marques is eighth in Conference Carolinas in scoring with 379 points and is fourth with 44 steals. Williams has reached double scoring figures 20 times this year. Marques is first in the Limestone single season records with an 86.2 free-throw percentage and 68 free-pointers made, both achieved during his senior season. He also ranks in the top 10 in the school single season records with 379 points and 44 steals. Marques is also first in the Limestone career records with his 85.71 free-throw percentage and is top 10 with 114 career 3-pointers. Originally from Rochester, N.Y., he is the son of Amy Brito and will graduate with a degree in physical education.

 

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