LANCASTER, Calif. (Nov. 20, 2009) – After the opening the season with an exhibition versus a Division I school and a competitive game against an NAIA scholarship school, the Occidental College Tigers earned their first win of the young 2009-10 season behind a 32-point showing from Huston Conti as Oxy earned an 85-66 victory over West Coast Baptist College tonight.

The Tigers opened up a 43-35 half-time lead behind a 57% field goal percentage, shooting 16-for-28, which included four three's and a perfect free-throw percentage (7-for-7). In the second half the shooting was also impressive as the Tigers finished with a cumulative field goal percentage of 55 as they outscored the Golden Eagles 42-31.

Conti led all players with 32 points hitting three from long range, adding an 11-for-13 performance at the charity stripe. He also dished out seven assists for the Tigers. In addition to the offensive output, the senior guard finished with a game-high five steals and added seven rebounds (three offensive).

Also reaching double figures tonight for Oxy were DeShun McCoy, Jack Hanley and Eric Leider with 19, 13 and 10 points, respectively. McCoy poured in 19 on 8-for-11 shooting while Hanley was 4-for-7 from the field and 4-for-5 from the line. Leider hit both three-point shots he took in the game and was responsible for five assists. .

Senior forward Sean Anderson led all players with 13 rebounds, followed by Leider who had eight. Anderson also added four blocks while McCoy was credited with a pair. Overall Oxy pulled down 41 rebounds to West Coast Baptist's 31.

The Golden Eagles had four players with 10 or more points, led by Ryan Holmes with 14. WCBC was solid at the stripe tonight, shooting 92%, but hit on only 33% of its shots from the field.

Occidental returns to Rush Gymnasium on Tuesday for the season home opener against the American Sports Institution. Teams are set to tip-off at 5:00 p.m. as a pre-curser to the women's game against Chapman at 7:30 p.m.