MADISON, Wis. – Ben Seefeld and Jake Negus combined to score 65 points in leading the Edgewood College Men's Basketball team to an 86-70 win over Concordia University Chicago on Sunday afternoon in the Eagles first conference game of the season. Seefeld led the way with a career-best 33, while Negus added 32 in the 16-point win.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- With the game tied at 20 midway through the opening half, the Eagles closed the half with a 34-9 run to take a 54-29 lead into the break. The Eagles defense held the Cougars scoreless for 5-plus minutes during that stretch, as Concordia Chicago was stuck at 24 points from the 6:46 mark in the opening half until 1:09 remaining on the clock.

- Seefeld had 21 of his 33 in the first half, while Negus added 18. Eli Hartjes provided a spark off the bench in the opening half with eight points as well. Hartjes finished with 10 points, the second time the sophomore has reached double figures in four games this season.

- In the second half, Concordia Chicago came out strong and cut the Eagles lead to 61-50, but Seefeld hit a couple of 3-point baskets over the next few trips to give Edgewood College a 69-54 advantage. Seefeld finished the game 7-of-9 from 3-point range and the 3-point field goals made ties an Eagles record of seven in a contest.

- Negus did a lot of his damage at the free throw line as he made 14-of-19. As a team, the Eagles shot 26-of-33 from the line, making 14 more free throws (26) than the Cougars attempted (12). In the first half, the Eagles had a 19-point advantage from the free throw line, making 19-of-22, while CUC was 0-for-4 before the break.

- The Eagles also won the battle of the boards, 44-36, on Sunday. Ryan Buss tied for a game-high with eight rebounds, while Matthew Myers added seven. Negus pulled down six boards and added six assists. Seefeld and Jacob Miller each recorded five rebounds.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Seefeld has been on an absolute tear this season as the 33-point effort brings his scoring average to 23.8 points per game over four games. He has scored 20-plus in three of the first four contests.

- The 30-point effort was the first of the career for Seefeld and the second of the career for Negus. Negus dropped 37 on the Cougars exactly one year ago.

THE OPPOSITION
- Jalen Meeks led three Cougars in double figures with 19. Brent Hatten (17) and Landen Gladney (12) each had strong games for CUC. Gladney added eight rebounds.

UP NEXT
- The Eagles will visit Benedictine University for a NACC matchup Wednesday at 7 p.m.