
STAUNTON, Va. - Eastern Mennonite's Landon Swingler knocked down a 3-pointer at the buzzer Friday to lift the Royals to a 60-58 victory over the Mary Baldwin Fighting Squirrels in non-conference play.
EMU had the ball in the waning seconds, but big man Mark Burkholder missed a mi-range jumper with 12 seconds left and MBU's Brett Asbury grabbed the rebound. Asbury was fouled with eight seconds left, but missed the front end on the one-and-one. EMU pushed the ball in the frontcourt and Swingler's 3-ball from the left corner rattled in at the buzzer, giving the Roayls a 60-58 win.
Quentin Hart led MBU with 18 points and Brandon Stoudamire added 14.
EMU won the game from beyond the arc where the Royals made 12-of-20 threes compated to 5-for-19 shooting from Mary Baldwin.
Mary Baldwin is back in action Jan. 4 at 2:00 p.m. when the Squirrels host Brevard in conference play.