INDIANAPOLIS — Kye Robinson scored 27 factors and Colin Mitchell scored on a putback at the buzzer as Mary Washington withstood a livid Emory rally for a 75-73 victory on Sunday to win its first Division III championship.
Mitchell grabbed a miss by Robinson and scored the winner for Mary Washington’s Eagles (30-3) after Ethan Fauss buried a 3-pointer to tug Emory’s Eagles (27-4) even with 12 seconds left, erasing a 63-50 deficit with 4:49 remaining.
Jair Knight scored 5 and Fauss hit a 3-pointer to offer Emory its largest lead at 43-35 three minutes into the second half. Robinson scored seven in a 14-2 run and Mary Washington took a 49-45 lead. Mary Washington went on one other 14-2 run to determine the 13-point lead that evaporated.
Robinson made 12 of twenty-two photographs and added eight rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Jay Randall scored 14 and Kaden Bates totaled 10 factors and 10 rebounds.
Knight and Fauss scored 24 apiece to guide Emory. Mario Awasum had 9 factors and 19 rebounds. Ben Pearce, the varsity’s all-time main scorer and the one one to prime 2,000 factors, missed all seven of his photographs till hitting a 3-pointer with 90 seconds left. He was 7 for 11 at the foul line.
Emory missed 11 of its first 12 photographs, however Knight had 13 factors by halftime – together with a dunk with two seconds left – to place Emory up 30-28.
Mary Washington set a program document for wins this season underneath Marcus Kahn in his twelfth season.
Coach Jason Zimmerman’s Emory staff knocked Mary Washington out of final season’s event 80-78.
Mary Washington, positioned in Fredericksburg, Virginia, beat defending champion Trinity (CT) 64-61 within the semifinals. Emory, an Atlanta faculty, beat Christopher Newport 72-58 to advance.
