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Wheelchair Basketball 3/14/2019 2:07:00 PM Bob Shreve, Sports Information Director

Wolf Posts Double-Double But Scots Fall to Missouri in Opener of NIWBT National Championships

Chayse Wolf had double-double with 16 points and 10 assists.

Box Score (New/Sortable Format) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Edinboro wheelchair basketball team opened up action on Thursday in the 42^ndAnnual NIWBT National Championships with a 61-51 loss to Missouri. The University of Illinois is hosting the national championships. The Fighting Scots fall to 18-16 with the setback, and will now await Southwest Minnesota State, who lost in the first round to Alabama, at 10 a.m. on Friday. SMSU is the number seven seed.

Edinboro came into Nationals as the five seed, with Missouri the four seed. The Tigers would take the lead for good five minutes into the contest at 9-7, and would eventually build a 13-point advantage at 24-11 with 7:12 to play in the half.

The deficit was still 12 at 30-18 with 2:22 remaining when Edinboro closed the half with the final eight points. Chayse Wolf started the run with a layup, and Jacob Spillers then knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 30-26 at the half.

The Fighting Scots never trailed by more than eight points in the second half until the final minute, but could never regain the lead. Trailing by seven at 50-43 with 5:36 left, Kevin Atherley scored on a layup and Seamus McNally followed with a 3-pointer to pull the Scots with two at 50-48.

Sidney Attiogbe answered with a layup for Missouri, and after Cor'Rales Dupree made one of two free throws, the Tigers ran off the next eight points to take their largest lead of the game at 60-49 with just 49 seconds left.
Wolfe, who was named an All-American earlier in the week, posted a double-double with 16 points and 10 assists, adding seven rebounds. Atherley also had 16 points, making 7-of-11 field goal attempts, along with six rebounds. Spillers was a third Fighting Scots in double digits with 13 points, making 3-of-10 3-pointers.

Missouri shot 52.3 percent for the game (23-of-44) and was 13-of-15 at the line. Edinboro shot 42.3 percent from the floor (22-of-52), including 4-of-17 three's, and was 3-of-6 from the charity stripe. The Tigers held a slight 24-22 advantage on the glass.

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Players Mentioned

#35 Kevin Atherley: Senior

#24 Cor'Rales Dupree: Sophomore

#13 Seamus McNally: Senior

#21 Chayse Wolf: Junior

#14 Jacob Spillers: Freshman

Players Mentioned

#35 Kevin Atherley
: Senior

#24 Cor'Rales Dupree
: Sophomore

#13 Seamus McNally
: Senior

#21 Chayse Wolf
: Junior

#14 Jacob Spillers
: Freshman