Edgewood College tops Westminster, wins 2nd straight

Game Leaders

Westminster (Mo.)
Pts: Verdis Lee jr. - 17
Reb: Brandon Moore - 8
Ast: Joe James - 4
Edgewood
Pts: Joe Klocek - 17
Reb: Emilio Lopez - 11
Ast: 2 Players (#20, #32 - 3)

Team Stats

Westminster (Mo.)
Edgewood

Field Goals

(24-62)
(21-54)

Field Goal %

38.7%
38.9%

Rebounds

36
44

Assists

9
14

Turnovers

10
13

Pts off Turnovers

18
10

2nd Chance Pts

17
18

Pts in the Paint

26
20

Fastbreak Pts

6
6

Bench Pts

8
16
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Nov 24, 2013

MADISON, Wis. – After a long, hard-fought victory over Fontbonne on Saturday night, some might have expected the Edgewood College men's basketball team to come out flat on Sunday afternoon. The Eagles proved doubters wrong, however, and held a lead for nearly the entire game in a 65-59 victory over Westminster College for Edgewood College's second straight victory.

  Emilio Lopez and Joe Klocek picked up right where they left off from Saturday, combining to score the Eagles' first seven points of the game.Dylan Rusch and Tal Diekvoss later sandwiched three-pointers around another Klocek bucket to extend Edgewood College's lead to 19-11, their largest of the half. Near the end of the half, Westminster (1-3) stepped up their pressure and used seven points off of Eagles' turnovers to erase the deficit and take their first lead of the game into the break at 29-28.

After Rusch began the second with a bucket, a steal and a dunk from the Blue Jays gave Westminster a one-point lead, but Klocek quickly erased any momentum and drained a three-pointer. The Eagles (2-1) pushed their lead to nine after Diekvoss and Matt Savatski connected for three straight triples and Edgewood College was in the driver seat at the 10 minute mark.  The Eagles kept the advantage in double digits for a bit, but the Blue Jays went on an 8-0 run in two minutes to cut their deficit to four with just over two minutes to play. Edgewood College had been struggling from the charity stripe for the majority of the game, but made them when they counted to seal the victory. Rusch and Klocek combined to go 6-for-6 from the line in the final one minute and 30 seconds to ice the game.

Lopez registered his first double-double as an Eagle, leading the team with 11 rebounds while adding 10 points. With 17 points, Klocek led the team in scoring for the second straight game. Rusch added 14 including six from the free throw line. The second non-conference victory is already one more than the Eagles had all of last season.

The Eagles will open their NACC schedule this Saturday against Benedictine University. Live stats and live video will be available for the home contest. Links can be found onEdgewoodCollegeEagles.com.