GPAC Athletic News
Chargers Fall Against Grenadiers
Men's Basketball - Wed, Mar 11, 2009
Indiana University-Southeast opened the NAIA D-II Men's Basketball National Championship with a 76-59 win over Briar Cliff (Iowa). It was the first tournament win for the Grenadiers in this their sixth trip to the national tournament. The 18th-annual event is being held at the Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of the College of the Ozarks (Mo.).
It was a game of runs in the first half as Briar Cliff opened the game with six straight points but Indiana-Southeast answered right back with a 13-0 run to grab its first lead. BCU outscored the Grenadiers 17-6 to open up its largest lead of the game (31-23) with under two minutes in the first half and led 33-27 at halftime. Briar Cliff shot 43% in the opening half compared to 36% for the Grenadiers.
Indiana-Southeast tied the game at 35 in the opening stages of the second half and outscored Briar Cliff 14-3 to build up a 49-38 advantage. Sophomore guard Jazzmarr Ferguson triggered the run with a pair of three-pointers and scored 17 of his game-high 19 points in the second half. The Chargers managed to cut the lead down to five (50-45) but went ice cold from the field and never got any closer.
The Grenadiers shot 51% for the game, including a blistering 69% (18/26) in the second half. Three players scored in double figures, led by Ferguson with 19, followed by All-American Craig Bryant with 18. DeJon Gary added 13 for IUSE, who also outrebounded the Chargers 38-34. Ferguson, Gary and Charlie Gonzalez led the way with eight boards each.
Briar Cliff was led by sophomore guard Kyle Semprini with 17 points. Matt Geelan added nine points and a team-high six rebounds. The Chargers shot 35% for the game but struggled from beyond the arc, making just 4-of-27 attempts for 15%. Briar Cliff, making its sixth appearance at the national tournament, closes the year with a 23-8 record.
Stats
Stats
Yesterday
Men's Basketball
| (5) Dordt at | 91 |
| Hastings | 81 |
| Make up from Feb. 4 Postponement | |
| (13) Northwestern at | 91 |
| Concordia | 80 |
| Make up from Feb. 4 Postponement | |
Women's Basketball
| Dordt at | 58 |
| (20) Hastings | 67 |
| Make up from Feb. 4 Postponement | |
| (7) Northwestern at | 62 |
| (3) Concordia | 76 |
| Make up from Feb. 4 Postponement | |
Sunday, Feb 5
Men's Basketball
| Doane at | 68 |
| University of Nebraska-Omaha | 79 |
| Make up from Feb. 4 Postponement | |
Baseball
| Hastings vs | (8) | 7 |
| Grand View University | 6 | |
| at Oklahoma City | ||
| Hastings at | 3 |
| (1) Oklahoma City University | 9 |
Saturday, Feb 4
Men's Basketball
| Mount Marty at | 61 |
| (15) Briar Cliff | 68 |
| (RV) Morningside at | 63 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 66 |
| Doane at | Ppd. |
| University of Nebraska-Omaha |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | 50 |
| Midland | 71 |
| (13) Northwestern at | Ppd. |
| Concordia | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 8pm | |
| (5) Dordt at | Ppd. |
| Hastings | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 8pm | |
Women's Basketball
| (RV) Mount Marty at | 74 |
| (10) Briar Cliff | 110 |
| (5) Morningside at | 87 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 77 |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | 59 |
| Midland | 73 |
| (7) Northwestern at | Ppd. |
| (3) Concordia | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 6pm | |
| Dordt at | Ppd. |
| (20) Hastings | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 6pm | |
Wrestling
| Dakota Wesleyan at | Cncl |
| Briar Cliff | |
| Briar Cliff Open | |
Men's Indoor T&F
| Briar Cliff at | No Team Score |
| Dordt Invitational | |
Today
Men's Basketball
| (RV) Dakota State University at | 8:00pm |
| (RV) Morningside | CST |
Women's Basketball
| Dakota State University at | 6:00pm |
| (5) Morningside | CST |
Wednesday, Feb 8
Men's Basketball
| Concordia at | 8:00pm |
| (16) Briar Cliff | CST |
| (RV) Midland at | 8:00pm |
| Doane | CST |
| (4) Dordt at | 8:00pm |
| Dakota Wesleyan | CST |
| (15) Northwestern at | 8:00pm |
| Mount Marty | CST |
| Nebraska Wesleyan at | 8:00pm |
| Hastings | CST |
Women's Basketball
| (2) Concordia at | 6:00pm |
| (11) Briar Cliff | CST |
| Midland at | 6:00pm |
| Doane | CST |
| Dordt at | 6:00pm |
| Dakota Wesleyan | CST |
| (7) Northwestern at | 6:00pm |
| (RV) Mount Marty | CST |
| (19) Hastings at | 6:00pm |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | CST |
Wrestling
| Briar Cliff at | 7:00pm |
| Morningside | CST |
| Concordia at | 7:00pm |
| Hastings | CST |
| Dual | |
Thursday, Feb 9
Wrestling
| Hastings at | 5:30pm |
| Dakota Wesleyan | CST |
| Midland at | 7:00pm |
| Northwestern | CST |
Friday, Feb 10
Wrestling
| Concordia at | 7:00pm |
| Briar Cliff | CST |
Men's Tennis
| William Jewell College at | 4:30pm |
| Concordia | CST |
Saturday, Feb 11
Men's Basketball
| (16) Briar Cliff at | 4:00pm |
| (RV) Morningside | CST |
| Doane at | 4:00pm |
| (15) Northwestern | CST |
