LISLE, Ill. (Feb. 16, 2008) – Edgewood College had all five starters reach double figures in scoring, but Benedictine University scored five straight points to break a 68-68 tie and held on for a 73-71 Northern Athletics Conference victory on Saturday. With the loss, the Eagles slip into a fifth place tie in the league, as just one-half game separated fifth place from ninth place.

John Fahey led Edgewood College (12-11, 9-7 NAC) in scoring for the second straight game, tallying 18 points on six-for-nine shooting. Chris DeMarco scored 12 points while Jon Ciche added 11. John Schuster added 10 points, as did Charlie Averkamp who also pulled down a game-high nine rebounds. As a team, the Eagles shot 61.9 percent (13-for-21) in the first half, but made just eight field goals in the second half. Edgewood College led by as many as 15 points in the second half, but committed 10 turnovers in the final 15 minutes of the game.

Benedictine University (10-14, 9-8 NAC) kept their NAC Tournament hopes alive with victory. Jared Bailey scored 24 points to lead all scorers, while Andrew Brown had 14 points and a team-high six rebounds. The two teams combined to shoot 40-for-45 from the free throw line.

Edgewood College now travels to Fond du Lac on Wednesday to face Marian College, in a game postponed from December 1. They will finish the season with a senior day tilt at home against Rockford College. Two wins would clinch an NAC Tournament berth for the Eagles.