Men's Basketball Rolls Past Caltech, Farlough '08 Returns to Line-up and Scores 18

Raphael Farlough '08 scored 18 points in 22 minutes off the bench to lead Whittier College to a 71-38 victory over the California Institute of Technology in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play in Pasadena, Calif. on February 10.  The Poets are now 9-12 overall and 3-7 in the SCIAC.

Farlough returned to the line-up for the first time since being sidelined due to illness in early January.  He also had five rebounds and three steals in the game.  Marcus Gibson '09 and Jeff McLean '09 each added eleven points. 

The Poets held a 23-17 at halftime with both teams shooting poorly in the first half.  The Poets picked up the slack in the second half, shooting an exceptional 65.4 percent from the field and 44 percent from behind the three-point line in the second.  The Poets forced 19 turnovers and held the Beavers to just 22 percent shooting from the field in the game.  Whittier also held a 41-27 rebounding edge in the game.