JANUARY 3, 2009
SECOND HALF SCORING WOES DOOMS KING'S AGAINST CARTHAGE, WILKES DOWNS JOHN JAY TO GO 2-0 AT WILKES-BARRE CHALLENGE
(Monarchs score just 17 second-half points in loss)
WILKES-BARRE – In its first-round Wilkes-Barre Challenge tournament victory over John Jay College on Saturday, the King's College men's basketball team enjoyed its finest shooting effort of the season in a 100-64 triumph. In King's second round contest on Sunday, the Monarchs may have wished they had saved some scoring against 23rd ranked Carthage College as a woeful second half of shooting resulted in a 69-46 loss at the hands of the Red Men.
King's (3-8) took a measure of momentum into the second halftime break as a Mike Wagner three-pointer at the buzzer drew the Monarchs to within 32-29 at the break. However, when the final stanza began, King's struggled mightily from the field from both the inside and the outside. Trailing 40-35 with 15:29 remaining in the contest, King's went scoreless for a 7:37 span when Kevin Conroy broke the dry spell with a pair of foul shots to end a 16-0 Carthage run as the Monarchs fell behind 56-37 with 7:52 to play.
The Red Men (8-3) kept the pressure on and King's continued to struggle from the field as a pair of Steve Djurickovic free throw gave Carthage their biggest lead of the game at 63-39 with 4:07 on the clock. All toll, King's managed to score just 10 points during the first 16:25 of the second half and a final second half total of 17 points.
Kevin Conroy, who was named to the all-tournament team, led King's with 18 points and five rebounds as the only Monarch player to reach double figures. Jim Schule followed with eight points and five boards while Kyle Stackhouse contributed six points and four assists. Mike Wagner chipped in with five points and four boards.
Djurickovic led Carthage with 30 points, eight assists, and six rebounds to earn a spot on the all-tournament team. Max Carey added 13 points and four steals, while Tyler Pierce also gained all-tournament honors after contributing with seven points and five rebounds.
CARTHAGE 69, KING'S COLLEGE 46
CARTHAGE (8-3)
Djurickovic, Steve 5-11 18-19 30; Cary, Max 5-11 2-2 13; Pierce, Tyler 3-6 1-1 7; Kelly, Malcom 2-4 0-0 5; Williams, Richard 1-1 2-2 4; Hilton, Cody 1-4 0-0 3; Guzman, Raul 1-6 0-2 3; Cieski, Jon 1-3 0-0 2; Thompson, Mitch 1-2 0-0 2; Hasse, Jake 0-0 0-0 0; Bennett, Pace 0-0 0-0 0; Walker, Justin 0-0 0-0 0; Moore, Eric 0-1 0-0 0; Tolo, Adam 0-1 0-0 0; Ideran, Steve 0-0 0. Totals 20-50 23-26 69.
KING'S COLLEGE (3-8)
Kevin Conroy 5-12 8-9 18; Jim Schule 4-8 0-0 8; Kyle Stackhouse 1-7 4-4 6; Mike Wagner 1-5 2-2 5; Matt Fiorino 1-4 0-0 3; Adam Brasky 1-2 0-0 3; Nick Reisig 0-3 2-2 2; Mike McCready 0-4 1-2 1; Dan Maguschak 0-0 0-0 0; Eric Brown 0-2 0-0 0; Bill Joyce 0-0 0-0 0; Chris Uhl 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 13-47 17-19 46.
CARTHAGE...................... 32 37 - 69
King's College................... 29 17 - 46
3-point goals--CARTHAGE 6-21 (Djurickovic, Steve 2-3; Hilton, Cody 1-3; Kelly, Malcom 1-3; Cary, Max 1-5; Guzman, Raul 1-4; Tolo, Adam 0-1; Cieski, Jon 0-2), King's College 3-12 (Matt Fiorino 1-3; Adam Brasky 1-2; Mike Wagner 1-4; Nick Reisig 0-2; Eric Brown 0-1). Fouled out--CARTHAGE-None, King's College-None. Rebounds--CARTHAGE 38 (Guzman, Raul 7), King's College 27 (Kevin Conroy 5). Assists--CARTHAGE 15 (Djurickovic, Steve 8), King's College 10 (Kyle Stackhouse 4). Total fouls--CARTHAGE 22, King's College 19. Technical fouls--CARTHAGE-None, King's College-None. A-175
WILKES GOES 2-0 AT WILKES-BARRE CHALLENGE WITH 80-68 WIN OVER JOHN JAY
WILKES-BARRE – Wilkes University was the only team to finish with a 2-0 record at the seventh annual Wilkes-Barre Challenge as the Colonels posted a 80-68 victory over John Jay College Sunday at King's Scandlon Gymnasium.
Wilkes built a 37-28 halftime lead as Tom Kresge and Anthony Gabriel tallied 12 and 11 points respectively. The Colonels controlled play in the second half and led by as many as 18 points in the second half.
Kresge was named to the all-tournament team after posting 18 points and nine rebounds while Gabriel also received all-tournament laurels following a solid 16-point, six assist, five rebound showing. Chris DeRojas aided the Wilkes with 14 points and eight assists.
John Jay was paced by Vaughn Mason who earned the final spot on the all-tournament team with 15 points and 13 rebounds. David Williams added 14 points, three assists, and three steals.
WILKES 80, JOHNJAY 68
WILKES (6-3)
Tom Kresge 7-11 4-6 18; Anthony Gabriel 6-9 4-6 16; Chris DeRojas 4-13 4-5 14; Kendall Hinze 5-7 3-6 13; Chris Gulla 2-4 2-2 7; Matt Meier 2-2 0-0 6; Tyler Breznitsky 2-4 1-2 5; Mike Donatoni 0-1 1-2 1; Nic Wilkins 0-2 0-0 0; Bernard Edmonds 0-1 0-0 0; Aaron Dombrosky 0-0 0-2 0; Cliff Richardson 0-0 0-0 0; Steve Blish 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-54 19-31 80.
JOHN JAY (1-10)
Mason, Vaughn 6-19 2-3 15; Williams, David 5-8 0-0 14; Olsen, Ryan 2-6 4-5 9; Duran, Shamil 3-8 0-1 7; Holman, Isaiah 1-5 5-6 7; Desir, Daniel 3-6 1-4 7; Tenorio, Wilson 2-4 0-0 5; Padell, Joseph 1-7 0-0 2; Lorquet, Lionel 1-1 2; Dennis, Darryl 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-64 12-19 68.
Wilkes.............................. 37 43 - 80
JOHN JAY........................ 28 40 - 68
3-point goals--Wilkes 5-15 (Chris DeRojas 2-7; Matt Meier 2-2; Chris Gulla 1-2; Tyler Breznitsky 0-1; Mike Donatoni 0-1; Nic Wilkins 0-1; Tom Kresge 0-1), JOHNJAY 8-23 (Williams, David 4-5; Olsen, Ryan 1-2; Duran, Shamil 1-3; Mason, Vaughn 1-6; Tenorio, Wilson 1-3; Padell, Joseph 0-2; Holman, Isaiah 0-2). Fouled out--Wilkes-None, JOHNJAY-Olsen, Ryan. Rebounds--Wilkes 44 (Kendall Hinze 10), JOHNJAY 33 (Mason, Vaughn 13). Assists--Wilkes 20 (Chris DeRojas 8), JOHNJAY 11 (Williams, David 3). Total fouls--Wilkes 14, JOHNJAY 23. Technical fouls--Wilkes-None, JOHNJAY-None.
All-Tournament Team
Vaughn Mason - John Jay
Anthony Gabriel - Wilkes
Tyler Pierce - Carthage
Tom Kresge - Wilkes
Steve Djurickovic - Carthage
Kevin Conroy - King's
