Benedictine Men Secure Seventh Straight

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MEQUON, WI - The Benedictine University men's basketball team used a late 8-0 run to gain control and streak to a seventh straight win on the road Tuesday night.

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Benedictine 83, Concordia Wisconsin 75

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Benedictine seized control early in the contest
Down 5-2, Kejuan Glosson, the NACC leader in three-point percentage, tied the game and Kenny Bogus followed with a three to put Benedictine ahead
Jens Soderholm opened a 13-0 run with a jumper at the 13:09 mark and Bogus finished the string just over three minutes later, making the count 29-14 halfway through the first
Benedictine continued to lead by double figures but Concordia Wisconsin would not go away, using a 7-0 run to draw within 40-35
Soderholm deposited a triple in the final minute of the first as Benedictine led 43-35 at the break
The hosts kept the pressure on at the start of the second, battling back to tie the game at 59-59 with 8:18 remaining as part of a 10-0 run to jump ahead 63-59
Benedictine responded with eight straight, the first six of which came from Brayden Olson, who posted a huge second half
Benedictine did not trail again as Olson scored 18 points in the final 6:55 and Benedictine hit all 10 free throws

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Benedictine finished +13 on the glass and did not miss a free throw in the entire game, notching a perfect 18-for-18 mark
Benedictine closed the game shooting 45.2 percent for the contest
Concordia Wisconsin scored 50 points in the paint and tallied 23 points off 19 Benedictine turnovers
Five players scored in double figures for Benedictine led by 25 from Olson, 21 of which came in the second half
Soderholm notched 18 off the bench while Eric Grygo tallied 12 and Glosson 10
Bogus finished with a double-double, scoring 12 and adding 10 rebounds

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Benedictine (15-7, 14-3 NACC) plays at home for the final time in the regular season on Saturday afternoon against Concordia Chicago on Senior Day