Williams, Finklea pace Red Hawks in loss to Lancers

Williams, Finklea pace Red Hawks in loss to Lancers

KINSTON, N.C. — The Catawba Valley Community College men's basketball team dropped its third-straight game on Saturday, falling 76-68 on the road in Region X action to Lenoir Community College.

Myles Williams led the Red Hawks (3-6, 0-2) with 16 points in the contest, while Hughston Finklea added 15 points.

The Red Hawks led by one point at halftime — 29-28 — with Williams guiding CVCC at the break with 13 points.

The Lancers (3-8, 1-5) would storm back in the second half, paced by Michael Satterfield's 15 points in the half. Satterfield led Lenoir in the contest with a game-high 18 points — one of five Lancer players to reach double digits in scoring in the contest.

Finklea kept the Red Hawks in the game in the second half, scoring 10 of his 15 points in the half.

However, Lenoir outscored CVCC 48-39 in the second half en route to the come-from-behind victory.

The CVCC men's basketball team is back in action on Friday and Saturday when it hosts the two-day PDQ Classic at the Tarlton Complex.