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11.01.08
- The Foresters headed to the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois
for their season opener and fell 84-70 to the Fighting Saints.
The lead went back
and forth through the first 10 minutes of play as both teams worked
out their opening game jitters. At the 9:25 mark, Tristan
Therkield hit a jumper to break a 17-17 tie and spark a 9-0 run for
the Saints.
HU's Kellen
Zawadzki stopped the streak with a layup and ignited a 10-0 run
which put the Foresters back on top by a point at 27-26 with 5:36 to
go in the half. The lead was short-lived as St. Francis put
together a 17-3 spurt to close out the half and take a 43-30
advantage to the break.
The Saints were
able to maintain their double digit lead throughout most of the
second half with their biggest margin coming at 70-52 at the 7:13
mark. HU finally put together a few stops on the defensive end
and whittled St. Francis' lead down to eight at 70-62 with 5:11 to
play, but it was as close as they would get.
Kyle Benge topped
all scorers in the contest with 23 points for the Foresters.
He was joined in double figures by Kevin Kyle with 13, Zawadzki with
11 and Alex Nafziger with 10. Kevin Kyle and Nafziger both had
double-double in the game with 11 and 10 rebounds respectively. St.
Francis was led by Therkield and Jeff Miller who scored 16 points
apiece.
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