FOND DU LAC, Wis. (Feb. 26, 2008) – Marian College opened up the second half on a 17-2 run to erase a seven-point first half deficit as they rolled to the 76-63 win over Edgewood College in a Northern Athletics Conference Quarterfinal game. Marian's Jordan Van Ess sunk 13 of his 14 free throw attempts ending the night with a game-high 24 points.

Trailing by seven at the break, Marian forced nine turnovers to fuel a 17-2 run that saw the Eagles go over eight minutes without a field goal. Edgewood College shot zero-for-eight from the floor during that span. With 3:35 remaining a double-technical and then two additional technicals on Edgewood College allowed Jordan Van Ess to sink seven of eight free throws to extend the Sabre lead to 18 points and effectively seal the game. Edgewood College led by as many as 10 points in the first half, shooting 50 percent (13-for-26) from the field.

John Fahey led the Eagles in scoring with 19 points, shooting five-for-seven from the floor and sinking all eight free throw attempts. Charlie Averkamp chipped in nine points while Jon Ciche grabbed 12 boards. Jordan Van Ess led the Sabres with 24 points, 13 of which came from the charity stripe. Jerid Holewinski shot eight-for-14 ending the night with 19 points.

Marian College finished the night shooting 50 percent (25-for-50) from the field while Edgewood College shot just 22.2 percent in the second half ending the game 19-for-53 (35.8 percent). The Sabres have now defeated the Eagles three times in the last two weeks. Marian defeated Edgewood College 76-63 in Madison on February 12 and 89-75 in Fond du Lac on February 20.

The loss drops the Eagles to 13-13 overall and ends their season. Marian improves to 17-9 and will host a semifinal game on Thursday versus Lakeland.

Summary by Mark Albanese, Sports Information