MEQUON, Wis. (January 16th, 2007) --
The Edgewood College men's basketball team won its fourth consecutive game after they rolled over Concordia University-Wisconsin by the score of 78-65 Tuesday night at the Buuck Field House.
The Falcons (4-8, 4-4 NAC) held the lead for the first five minutes of the game until the Eagles took over and took a 10 point lead into the half. The College jumped out to a 16 point lead early in the second half and then watched their lead fall to six at the 15 minute mark. The Eagles never let the lead get below seven again as they extended the lead to as many as 19. The Eagles out-rebounded the Falcons 45-21 and scored 42 of their 78 points in the paint.
Chris DeMarco (Appleton, Wis.) led both teams in scoring with his 22 point performance as he grabbed 12 reboudns to collect the double-double. Charlie Averkamp (New Berlin, Wis.) just missed on his own double-double as he scored 21 points while grabbing nine rebounds. Jon Ciche (Franklin, Wis.) scored a season high 16 points to help boost the Eagle victory.
The Eagles continue on their road trip as they travel to Lisle, Ill. for a NAC contest with Benedictine University on January 20th at 4:15 p.m