MURFREESBORO, N.C. – The Chowan Men's Basketball team eclipsed the century mark for the first time since 2017 and posted the fifth most points in program history on their way to a 112-92 victory over Mount Olive in Conference Carolinas action on Wednesday night.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 112, Mount Olive 92

RECORDS | Chowan 11-10 (9-7), Mount Olive 8-17 (6-10)

LOCATION | Murfreesboro, N.C. (Hawks Athletic Center)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Daylan Askew posted a career-high 26 points on 10-12 shooting along with five assists.  Christian Koonce tallied 23 points on 10-15 shooting from the floor.

Jay Estime added 14 points, while Donovan Martin added 13 points.

Chowan shot 63.9% in the second half.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Half:

Mount Olive opened the contest on an 11-3 run as Daylan Askew connected from deep.  Askew added a free throw before RJ Wilson hit a triple to cut the deficit to 13-7.  The Wilson basket sparked a run as Jay Estime hit a jumper before Paul Whitby hit a triple and Skyler Davies and Preston Le Gassick hit a jumper each to lead 16-13.

The Trojans used an 8-2 run to lead 24-18 before the Hawks countered with a 14-4 run.  Christian Koonce knocked down a triple before Daylan Askew hit a layup in transition and Koonce added a pair of layups.  Jay Estime scored the next five points to lead 32-28.

UMO took a 33-32 lead before Veigar Alexandersson knocked down a triple and gave the Hawks the lead for the remainder of the contest.  Daylan Askew added a layup and a triple to give the Hawks a 40-33 lead.  RJ Wilson added a 1-2 trip at the line before Isaac Hippolyte used a putback and Christian Koonce hit back-to-back threes to stretch the lead to double-digits.  Askew hit a driving layup to end the half as the Hawks led 51-39.

Second Half:

Christian Koonce connected from the floor for a pair of baskets as Isaac Hippolyte and Daylan Askew scored in the paint to lead 60-46.  Jay Estime and Preston Le Gassick hit triples and Paul Whitby hit a jumper to continue the scoring.

Christian Koonce scored three baskets along with two baskets by Daylan Askew and a layup in transition by Jay Estime to stretch the lead to 85-69.  Donovan Martin scored seven points in a 1:18 span with a dunk, three-pointer, and a jumper.

Cheick Traore added a dunk as Jay Estime put the Hawks up 100-80.  Donovan Martin added four points from the line along with five points by Daylan Askew.  Martin finished off the contest with a dunk to take the victory.

UP NEXT

Chowan will look for revenge in the second meeting of the season with Belmont Abbey on Saturday, February 11.  Tip-off is slated for 4pm.