CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. – The Edgewood College Eagles men's basketball squad wrapped up their 2022 Friday evening. They traveled to face the Wabash Little Giants in Indiana. The Eagles (1-11) jumped out to an early lead, but it was all Little Giants (9-3) after in the 90-63 affair.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The first five minutes was all Edgewood College as they took a 11-5 lead at the 16:30 mark. A pair of threes from Adam Baierl helped fuel the early advantage. Wabash eventually took back the lead off a 10-2 rally that featured four layups in the paint.

- The two teams would continue to jockey for position as they entered the second 10 minutes of play. The Little Giants would slowly build more and more of a lead, a 12-4 run giving them a 33-24 edge at 5:31. Wabash would go into the locker room up 42-30 over the Eagles.

- The Little Giants made hay off the bench and off Edgewood College turnovers. Wabash had a 14-4 advantage in points off of turnovers while beating out the Eagles 30-10 in the paint.

- Both teams started the second half cold, with the first field goal coming at the 17:20 mark. Edgewood College would close within 45-35 at the 16:15 mark but the Little Giants would take off from there. An 11-4 run helped by a pair of threes gave Wabash a 56-39 lead at the 12:48 mark. A 12-6 rally would push the Little Giants to a 74-49 lead, and late threes would help push the Wabash lead to 86-56 with 2:56 remaining, reaching their highest advantage of the evening.

- Jake Schroeckenthaler and Bairel were the lone double-digit Eagles. Baierl finished with 10 points, while Schroeckenthaler had an 18-point, 13-rebound double-double.

- Edreece Redmond and Avery Beaver were a formidable pair for the Little Giants, with Redmond posting 21 points and Avery 18. Both combined for 6-of-11 shooting beyond the arc. Ahmoni Jones had 11 rebounds.

- Wabash's three-point shooting improved dramatically in the second half, as they shot just 18.18 (2-of-11) percent from beyond the arc in the first compared to 63.64 (7-of-11) percent from deep in the second half. Their bench also played a central role in their hot second half, scoring 25 points to Edgewood College's nine.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- This was the first recorded meeting between the two squads.

- The Eagles have now lost six straight and three of their last five by 10 or more points.

- Schroekenthaler's double-double was the fifth of the season.

UP NEXT
- Edgewood College returns to the Todd Wehr Edgedome after the new year. They play host to the Benedictine Eagles on Tuesday with first tip scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Edgewood College holds a 16-14 series lead since 2004-05 over Benedictine and has won two straight over their avian foes.