Myerscough lose to Tyne Met in second round of BCS Cup

Myerscough College were knocked out of the BCS National Cup on Wednesday after falling to Tyne Metropolitan College. Danny Horta led Tyne Met with 25 points and 8 rebounds whilst Eddie Matthew added 19 points.

Tyne Met's superior outside shooting was a huge factor in the 83-68 win as they connected on 8 of their 23 three point attempts whilst Myerscough scored just 2 from 7. The hosts tallied 8 assists to the visitors 3 whilst pulling down 5 more rebounds. Trevor Samuel racked up 22 points and pulled down 9 boards along with Chris Bwana's 13 points in the loss for Myerscough.

Myerscough Head Coach Neal Hopkins commented; "I was really impressed with Tyne Met - they put on a clinic from downtown and we didn't have an answer for it on the day; there are a lot of lessons to be learnt from the nature of this loss, we must travel better and our guys need to value their preparation. It's safe to say we are looking to make big improvements for next weeks EABL game"

The two teams will meet again next week in Newcastle in an EABL game. Myerscough will look to avenge Wednesday's loss whilst Tyne Met will be eager to extend their lead at the top of the North Sea Conference.