11.04.08
- Hosting the Indiana Institute of Technology on opening night for both
teams, the Foresters remained posed against the scrappy Warrior team
to earn the 79-55 victory.
The lead went back
and forth through the first 15 minutes of play as both teams worked
out their opening game jitters. At the 5:44 mark, Kellen
Zawadzki drained a long three to spark a 16-4 run for
the Foresters to close out the half and take a 35-21 lead at the
break.
Despite Tech's full court pressure in the second half, a composed
Forester team continued to build on their first half lead with their
biggest margin coming at 72-41 with 5:49 left in the contest.
For the evening, the Foresters shot 50 percent from the field
(31-62) while committing only 10 turnovers. They out rebounded Tech
44-32.
Kellen Zawadzki topped
all scorers in the contest with 17 points for the Foresters.
He was joined in double figures by Kevin Kyle with 16, Luke Smith
with 13 and Tyler Shively with 11. Shively and Smith dished
out 7 and 6 assists respectively. Tech was led by Shaun
Cabrera with 11 points and 5 rebounds.
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