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Hatton scores 2 in Tribe win over Elon

January 30, 2022

By GREG MENGELT

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Freshman forward Langdon Hatton scored two and his William & Mary Tribe picked up a 65-61 victory over visiting Elon on Saturday at Kaplan Arena.

Hatton went 1 for 2 from the field with an assist in 14 minutes off the Tribe bench. Hatton’s bucket came on a layup with 13:26 left and gave William & Mary an early 14-4 lead. The Tribe led 33-22 at the half. The Phoenix got within two points with 13 seconds left, but William & Mary knocked down free throws to clinch its fifth win in 22 games.

The Tribe were led by 16 points from sophomore forward Ben Wight.

Elon (6-16, 3-6 CAA) has lost six of its last eight games. Sophomore guard Darius Burford led all scorers with 20 points. He also had eight assists, four rebounds and four assists.

William & Mary (5-17, 3-6) hosts Charleston (10-9, 2-5) on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Cougars have lost four of their last five games.

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