Fun game tonight as EMU beat Hampden-Sidney 90-81 in 2 OTs. Reed didn't dress and also told me that they are scheduling an MRI for his ankle. Oh and I forgot to mention that I broke 100 last Thursday for the first time ever. 53 on the front and 46 on the back. Falk Grabs ODAC Player Of The Week Honors Jan 19, 2015 David Falk (Madison, Va./Madison County) has been named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Player of the Week after collecting double doubles in each of EMU's dramatic wins last week. This is the second such award for the senior, as he also won it late last season. The Runnin Royals' athletic center averaged 15.5 points, 19.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in wins over rival Bridgewater and Hampden-Sydney. He shot 50% from the floor, hitting 11-of-22 shots to go with 9-of-17 free throws. He now has 10 double doubles this season. Falk had 14 points, 18 rebounds and three blocks against BC on Wednesday, helping the men erase a 15-point deficit from the first half. He started a decisive 11-0 run with an alley-oop dunk in the final five minutes of the game as the Royals won 77-67. Then in the double overtime win at Hampden-Sydney, Falk forced both overtime sessions with late buckets, including an offensive putback near the end of the first OT. He finished with 17 points and 21 rebounds in that 90-81 road win. Falk is second in the nation with 147 free throw attempts over EMU's first 15 games. Averaging 9.8 attempts per game, he is on pace to easily surpass Vaughn Troyer's program record of 205 free throw attempts in a season, set by the Hall of Honor member as a senior in 1992-93. Eastern Mennonite still has 10 games left in the regular season. Falk is also third in the nation in rebounding and seventh in blocks. The Runnin Royals are 11-4 this season, including 4-2 in the ODAC. They play at Washington and Lee on Wednesday, with a 7:00pm start time in Lexington. Game In a game packed with 12 ties and 11 lead changes, the Runnin Royals forced their way to a double overtime victory at Hampden-Sydney, winning 90-81. David Falk (Madison, Va./Madison County) hit game-tying shots at the end of regulation and the first OT, and Marcel Crump (Richmond, Va./Highland Springs) took over in the second OT as EMU's basketball men picked up a quality ODAC road win. Both offenses looked anemic at the opening tip. H-SC didn't score over the first 5:43 of the game, but EMU could only manage a 5-0 lead. The Tigers later exploded for 10 quick points in less than two minutes late in the half to go up 35-23, but Eastern Mennonite scored the final seven of the frame to make it a five-point game at the half, 35-30. The men played down by two possessions or less for most of the second half, getting within 65-63 when James Williams (Capitol Heights, Md./Archbishop Carroll) hit two free throws with 1:41 left in regulation. After misses by both teams, Crump sliced to the hoop and tied the score at 65-65 with 42 ticks left. Hampden-Sydney's Mike Murray put his team back ahead with a layup with 17 seconds to go, but Williams assisted Falk on a dunk with five seconds left. Murray missed a three at the buzzer as the game went into extra time. The Tigers scored first in the first OT, but neither team could string any runs together. Ryan Yates (Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams) hit a triple with 1:49 showing to put EMU in front, 76-75, but after two offensive rebounds H-SC's Greg Lewis answered with a three of his own. Yates missed a jumper with 24 seconds to go, but Falk was there for an offensive putback, tying things up at 78-78. The Tigers called a timeout to set up their last play, but Murray missed a three at the buzzer again, setting up the second overtime period. Crump got things going by getting a putback after a missed free throw from Falk. The teams both missed opportunities before Crump hit a pair of tosses to make it 82-78 at the 2:53 mark. The Tigers finally got a score at the midway point of session, but Crump scored again to keep the lead at four. Hampden-Sydney missed a pair of free throws with 1:33 to play, and Falk answered with two free throws to push the lead to 86-80 with 1:24 left. The Tigers then turned the ball over, leaving EMU in control. Crump hit on a layup and added two late free throws as he scored 10 of the men's 12 points in the final OT. The Royals won by their largest lead of the day, 90-81. Shooting percentages were a fraction over 41% for both teams, and EMU had a slight 48-47 edge in rebounds. Hampden-Sydney shot a blistering 13-28 from three point range, but the Runnin Royals won the game at the free throw line. They were 23-31 from the stripe for 74%, compared to just 6-14 for the Tigers. Crump exploded for a game high 33 points on 11-15 shooting. The wing was also 9-9 from the free throw line, and is a perfect 16-16 from the line in his last two games. Crump's career high is 35 points from a win at Shenandoah last season. Falk hauled in 21 rebounds, including seven offensive, to go with 17 points. Jerome Jones (Charles Town, W.V./Washington) and Yates each finished with 12 points, with Yates also grabbing eight rebounds. Williams had four assists. Mitch Owens hit five triples and led Hampden-Sydney with 25 points. Lewis added 17 off the bench and Murray racked up 14 assists. The Royals improve to 11-4 and 4-2 in the ODAC with the win. H-SC is 10-5 and 3-3. The men play at Washington and Lee on Wednesday, with a 7:00pm start in Lexington. EMU beat the Generals 78-77 in Harrisonburg on Dec. 3.