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Samsons win, Lady Samsons fall against new opponent

MILWAUKEE — The Samsons pulled out a 71-67 in their first time playing Bryant & Stratton College Friday night.

Gogebic led by as many as 11 points in the second half, but Bryant & Stratton came back and tied it.

“Good win for us,” GCC coach Dennis Mackey said. “We’ve been trying to find our way of late. Wednesday night, I thought we played well and hit shots. I thought we shot the ball well tonight, with the exception of our free throws (12-29), which really is tough to take.”

The Samsons also missed nearly 10 point-blank shots.

“We have to make some of those and put this away,” Mackey said. “...