By Genesis Leggett, Digital Content Supervisor

LAGRANGE, Ga. — The Berry College men's basketball team fell to 4-1 on the year after coming up short against LaGrange College in the Wingate Classic Saturday night with an 85-80 final.

The Panthers jumped out to an early lead outscoring the Vikings 50-33 at the half. Berry was able to trail closely behind LaGrange for the first 15 minutes of the half, but was unable to catch up after multiple 3 pointers and an impressive offensive run by the Panthers.

In the second half, the Vikings turned up the heat by pressuring the Panthers offensively, outscoring them 47-35, making it a two possession game. This came with the help of Caleb Haynes who was 100% from the charity stripe, and was the second leading scorer for the Vikings behind Quinn Atkinson.

As a team, Berry shot 48.4% from the field and 77.3% from the free throw line. The team was also able to score 46 points in the paint.

BERRY STANDOUTS:

• Caleb Haynes: 20 PTS, 6-for-9 FG, 8-for-8 FT, 2 REB, 2 AST
• Quinn Atkinson: 21 PTS, 8-for-10 FG, 2-FOR-3 3PG, 3-for-5 FT, 3 REB, 2 AST, STL
• Elijah Hirsh: 14 PTS, 6-for-13 FG, 2-for-2 FT, 8 REB, 2 BLK, STL, AST
• Cory Johnson: 9 PTS, 3-for-11 FG, 1-for-6 3PG, 2-for-2 FT, 4 REB, AST, BLK