Bethel Gains Momentum

by Isaac Brenneman

By Carl Steen stealing the ball and slam dunking it, the momentum was with Goshen for the next few minutes, but they were broken by the half time break as Bethel came out of the locker room with a 19-2 run. In the first half Goshen and Bethel were even with only a two or three point difference and Goshen leading for most of the half. Except for the bad overall shooting night, the momentum was in favor of Goshen early. The Maple Leafs hit three straight field goals, including a 3-pointer by Jeremy Pope as they got an early 9-5 lead three and a half minutes into the match. But when Goshen came out of the locker room after the first half, the momentum was not with them for the rest of the game. Bethel went on a 19-2 run with Goshen only scoring six points. During the 19-2 Bethel run, almost all of Goshen’s shots seemed to rim out while most of Bethel’s shots fell to the bottom of the net. The Maple Leafs struggled to get on a roll, hitting just 31% from the field for the night. This tough conference win could also be the start of Bethel winning other conference games because this win gave them momentum and confidence, just like their 19-2 run in the second half. “I wasn’t pleased with how we approached the start of the second half,” Goshen Coach Gary Chupp explained. “They came out with a lot more intensity and urgency and made us pay for it.”