HANOVER, Ind. – Hanover (13-9 overall, 9-6 HCAC) celebrated Senior Day with a convincing win over Manchester 96-83. Prior to the contest Hanover celebrated seniors Cole Shumate and Davis Olson.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Four different Panthers reached double figures, led by senior Davis Olson with a career afternoon. Olson netted a career-high 23 and pulled down 13 rebounds for his first career double-double.
 
Junior CJ Walls added 20 points, while teammates sophomore Jack Miller and sophomore Jeremiah Alexander added 19 points apiece.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Panthers had it raining three-pointers as they opened the contest on a 9-0 run getting long distance scores from Shumate, Walls, and Miller. Hanover continued to dominate offensively as Alexander delt a corner three-pointer that saw the Panthers out front 14-3 before the first media timeout.
 
The Blue and Red shot lights out in the opening 10 minutes of the first half going 8-of-15 from the floor including five three-pointers.  Six different Panthers entered the scorer's column in the first frame with four different players reaching double figures, 52-39. Hanover shot 52 percent from the floor and combined for 12 total three-pointers.
 
The second half saw Hanover net eight straight points, capped by a Walls runner in the lane for a 60-42 advantage. Olson continued to deliver blows, as the senior dominated offensively hitting his fifth three-pointer at the 14 minute mark to propel HC in front 66-52. Olson tallied his first career double-double finishing the contest with 23 points and 13 rebounds to help secure the 96-83 HCAC victory.
 
Hanover returns to action on Wednesday when they hit the road for Anderson. Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM.