Crimson Wave too much
Carl Kurek
Issue date: 3/1/10 Section: Sports
The Peregrines fell short of a win against Calumet St. Joseph, 85-64, in the opening round of the CCAC Tournament. PUC pulled off a four point victory over CCSJ just three days earlier, but Tuesday's loss wrapped up their season leaving the Peregrines 8-19 overall.
"You knew it was going to be a tough uphill chore after a victory over them here on Saturday. They had a lot they wanted to prove," Head Coach Dan Voudrie said.
CCSJ started the game with back-to-back three-pointers by sophomore CJ Montgomery and just after six minutes into the game, a three-pointer from guard Wilfredo Escobar would be the start of a 26-8 run by the Crimson Wave. PUC struggled from the field in the first period, shooting only 33.3 percent and CCSJ would end the half with a sizeable lead, 50-25.
The second half performance which led the Peregrines to their previous win over the Crimson Wave was missing on Tuesday. CCSJ shot 48.5 percent from the field in the final period while PUC's field goal percentage for the game was 39.4 percent.
Despite a career high 10 boards from freshman Brant Stockamp, CCSJ out-rebounded PUC 47-33 on the night.
The Crimson Wave's strong performance drowned the Peregrines and CCSJ would end the game with a 21 point lead, 85-64, and four players in double digits led by Escobar with 19 points.
"We just didn't play very well, we couldn't stop anybody and we weren't making any shots in the beginning and just dug ourselves a big hole," junior Neal Hudson said.
Aaron Evans led the Peregrines in scoring for the 16th time this season with 16 points, followed by junior Michael Patton with 13 and freshman Kedric Williams with 11.
"Every opportunity you get to step on the court is an opportunity to learn about yourself and to grow. We revealed a lot of our immaturity, but we also revealed and demonstrated a lot of our resiliency," Voudrie said about his young team.
"You knew it was going to be a tough uphill chore after a victory over them here on Saturday. They had a lot they wanted to prove," Head Coach Dan Voudrie said.
CCSJ started the game with back-to-back three-pointers by sophomore CJ Montgomery and just after six minutes into the game, a three-pointer from guard Wilfredo Escobar would be the start of a 26-8 run by the Crimson Wave. PUC struggled from the field in the first period, shooting only 33.3 percent and CCSJ would end the half with a sizeable lead, 50-25.
The second half performance which led the Peregrines to their previous win over the Crimson Wave was missing on Tuesday. CCSJ shot 48.5 percent from the field in the final period while PUC's field goal percentage for the game was 39.4 percent.
Despite a career high 10 boards from freshman Brant Stockamp, CCSJ out-rebounded PUC 47-33 on the night.
The Crimson Wave's strong performance drowned the Peregrines and CCSJ would end the game with a 21 point lead, 85-64, and four players in double digits led by Escobar with 19 points.
"We just didn't play very well, we couldn't stop anybody and we weren't making any shots in the beginning and just dug ourselves a big hole," junior Neal Hudson said.
Aaron Evans led the Peregrines in scoring for the 16th time this season with 16 points, followed by junior Michael Patton with 13 and freshman Kedric Williams with 11.
"Every opportunity you get to step on the court is an opportunity to learn about yourself and to grow. We revealed a lot of our immaturity, but we also revealed and demonstrated a lot of our resiliency," Voudrie said about his young team.
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