RIVER FOREST, Ill. (Jan. 14, 2006) -- Led by 27 points from sophomore forward Charlie Averkamp (New Berlin, Wis.), the Edgewood College men’s basketball team was able to bounce back from as many as nine points down to defeat Dominican University 80-72 on Saturday.

The Eagles (7-9, 3-4 LMC) trailed 39-38 at halftime, but outscored the host Stars (9-8, 4-4 LMC) 42-33 in the second period to win their first Lake Michigan Conference road game of the season.

Edgewood used a 14-3 run in the middle of the second half to take its first lead of the game, 56-54, with 11:08 remaining. The score would be tied four times over the next few minutes before the Eagles were able to pull away.

Chris DeMarco (Appleton, Wis.) scored 16 points and Ryan Johnsen (Greendale, Wis.) added 13 points, as the Eagles were able to overcome 21 turnovers in large part due to the offensive production and strong rebounding – the Eagles controlled the boards by a total of 46-32.

The Eagles will host Milwaukee School of Engineering on Jan. 17. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Todd Wehr Edgedome.