2014-15 News

Season
Goucher Turns Basketball Program Over to Rose
Goucher Turns Basketball Program Over to Rose

TOWSON, Md. — Goucher College's men's basketball program will undergo its first change in command in its 25-year history when Tom Rose takes over as head coach.

Goucher Places Six on Winter All-Sportsmanship Team
Goucher Places Six on Winter All-Sportsmanship Team

TOWSON, Md. — Six student-athletes from Goucher were among the 49 named by the Landmark Conference to the 2014-15 Winter All-Sportsmanship Team this morning.

Mariners Edge Gophers to Complete Season Sweep
Mariners Edge Gophers to Complete Season Sweep

KINGS POINT, N.Y. — Goucher closed the curtain on its 2014-15 season with a 73-66 defeat at Merchant Marine this afternoon.

Crusaders Ring Up 122 Points in Win Over Gophers
Crusaders Ring Up 122 Points in Win Over Gophers

SELINSGROVE, Pa. — As far as losses go, tonight's certainly ranks among the worst in the 25-year history of Goucher's men's basketball program.

Seniors Combine for 28 Points in Final Home Game
Seniors Combine for 28 Points in Final Home Game

TOWSON, Md. — All three of the seniors playing the final home game of their careers for Goucher tonight made the first shot they attempted against Scranton, allowing the Gophers to go up by as many as five points in the early stages of the Landmark Conference contest.

No. 16 Cardinals Rally for 100-85 Win Over Gophers
No. 16 Cardinals Rally for 100-85 Win Over Gophers

TOWSON, Md. — It's never been difficult for Goucher to get up for Catholic, the only team the Gophers have faced at least once every year since the school added men's basketball as an intercollegiate sport in 1990-91.

Dramatic 3-Pointer from Noble Completes Comeback
Dramatic 3-Pointer from Noble Completes Comeback

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — The shots in the closing minutes that had been going against Goucher nearly all season long finally fell in its favor this afternoon.

Gophers Suffer Five-Point Setback to Mariners
Gophers Suffer Five-Point Setback to Mariners

TOWSON, Md. — Goucher and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy took different paths to get to the 56-56 tie with 2:25 left to play in the Landmark Conference game played tonight in the Decker Sports & Recreation Center.

Annual Damon Brooks Fundraiser Set for Saturday
Annual Damon Brooks Fundraiser Set for Saturday

TOWSON, Md. — Damon Brooks was a key contributor to Goucher’s men’s basketball program during his freshman season in 2011-12, starting eight games and finishing third on the team with a 7.7 points per game average.

Offense Disappears After Gophers Get Back in Game
Offense Disappears After Gophers Get Back in Game

HUNTINGDON, Pa. — Goucher was back in tonight's Landmark Conference game against Juniata, having knocked what had been as much as a 19-point deficit down to single digits. And with more than nine minutes on the clock, there was still plenty of time remaining for the Gophers to complete their comeback and pick up their second 2014-15 victory over the Eagles.

Rangers Pin Second 2014-15 Setback on Gophers
Rangers Pin Second 2014-15 Setback on Gophers

MADISON, N.J. — Goucher bowed to Drew for the second time in 2014-15 and just as he did back on Dec. 6 in the first meeting, Mike Klinger contributed 25 points to today's 76-59 victory by the Rangers.

Gophers Stay Within Range of Hot-Shooting Crusaders
Gophers Stay Within Range of Hot-Shooting Crusaders

TOWSON, Md. — Goucher trailed Susquehanna by only four points when the two teams walked off the Decker Sports & Recreation Center court at the end of the first half tonight, but one thing was clear: If the Gophers were going to get back into contention in the Landmark Conference by pulling out a win, they needed to do something to cool off the Crusaders in the second half.

Landmark's Newest Member Downs Gophers by 23
Landmark's Newest Member Downs Gophers by 23

TOWSON, Md. — Goucher welcomed the newest member of the Landmark Conference to the Decker Sports & Recreation Center tonight. It took Elizabethtown only a few minutes to feel right at home.

Gophers Suffer Three-Point Setback Despite Late Surge
Gophers Suffer Three-Point Setback Despite Late Surge

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Even after trailing by as many as 19 points near the end the first half, Goucher had two possessions in the late stages of tonight's Landmark Conference contest against Moravian where a made 3-point field goal would have created a tie score.

No. 24 Royals Outlast Goucher in Closing Seconds
No. 24 Royals Outlast Goucher in Closing Seconds

SCRANTON, Pa. — For the second time in eight days, Goucher found itself ahead of a ranked opponent in the final seconds of the second half.

Goucher Trails Throughout Against First-Place Catholic
Goucher Trails Throughout Against First-Place Catholic

WASHINGTON — Goucher surrendered the first eight points to start tonight’s Landmark game against Catholic, and the host Cardinals never relinquished that advantage in a 77-56 victory that allowed them to maintain their perfect start to the conference season.