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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The Shenandoah University men's basketball team completed its first semester play Monday evening with a 110-60 loss at Division I East Tennessee State University.

The loss is the second this season for Shenandoah (4-4) to a Division I opponent. The school is now 0-18 in DI games dating back to the 1988-89 season.

The Hornets struggled against the Bucs (6-3), who jumped out to a 59-25 lead at the half by shooting a sizzling 24 for 37 (64.9 percent) from the field. Conversely, SU shot just 9 for 40 (22.5 percent) and committed 14 turnovers in the first 20 minutes.

Senior Ronald Merriwether (Frankfurt, Germany/Giessen American) led Shenandoah with 12 points while Michael Atkins (Winchester, Va./Sherando) added nine.

Merriwether also had a team high 12 rebounds.

A complete box score and play by play can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/200102/121701.htm

Shenandoah is now off until the first week in January when the Hornets travel to the Philadelphia area to play Elizabethtown and Cabrini colleges. SU will be at Elizabethtown on January 2 and then play at Cabrini one day later.