CHARLESTON, S.C. – On a day reserved for the seniors, The Citadel saw a pair of seniors reach distinguished milestones in their Bulldogs careers in a 72-68 setback to Wofford Saturday afternoon inside McAlister Field House.
 
Forward Stephen Clark eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau, while Austin Ash connected on eight three-pointers to become the fifth player in program history with 100 made three-pointers in a season.
 
Game Information
Score: Wofford 72, The Citadel 68
Records: Wofford (15-14,7-9), The Citadel (10-19, 5-11)
Location: McAlister Field House (Charleston, South Carolina)
Series: Wofford leads 42-23
 
How it Happened

• The game started with a basket from Wofford, but The Bulldogs answered with two straight baskets from a Stephen Clark layup in the paint and a Brady Spence layup.
• Wofford would jump to an 18-13 lead with 12:36 left in the first half, but a Spence offensive rebound and putback narrowed the Terriers lead to three.
• The Bulldogs deficient fell to much as nine points as the Terriers made a three with 8:15 to give it a 26-17 advantage.
• The Citadel erased that nine-point lead from the Terriers with an Elijah Morgan three just under the five-minute mark.
•  Wofford headed into the half with a four-point lead over The Citadel.
• Back-to-back scores from the Bulldogs opened up the second half with a layup from Clark and a David Maynard three-pointer, giving The Citadel a two-point lead.
• At the nine-minute mark of the second, the Terriers jumped to a six-point lead over the Dogs, quickly that would be erased by back-to-back three-pointers from Austin Ash, tying the game at 55.
• Once again, the game would be tied at 61-61 with 3:18 left, with Clark knocking down a free throw.
• Efforts from the Bulldogs would not be enough as the Terriers made their last four free throws to end the game.

 
Inside the Box Score

• Stephen Clark went 5-of-11 from the field, totaling 12 points. Clark scored his 1,000-career point as a Bulldog in the second half.
• Austin Ash scored 24 points, all coming from eight threes. Four from the first half and four from the second half.
• Ash now has 101 three-pointers on the season, becoming the fifth Bulldog in program history to have 100 three-point baskets made in a season.
• Brady Spence and Clark totaled seven blocks together. Spence registered three, and Clark has gone back-to-back games with four blocks.
• The Bulldogs shot 25-of-57 for the game with 10 three-pointers made.

 
Up Next
The Bulldogs return to the court on Feb. 22 as they travel to face ETSU at 7 p.m.