Men's Basketball
1/19/2008 - Royals Dominated on Boards- Lose to Mustangs
Santa Clarita, CA- Hope International fell to GSAC rival The Master’s on the road Saturday- 70-47. The Mustangs use domination of the glass to pull away from the Royals. Junior Arron Boone returned to form by knocking down 16 points for Hope International.
The Master’s (10-7, 4-3 GSAC) outrebounded the Royals (1-12, 1-6 GSAC) by 30 (58-28). The 28 rebounds is just one above the Royals’ season low.
The star of the game by far was the Mustang’s Eric Durso. He pulled down 21 rebounds (including 17 defensive boards) to go along with 12 points.
Boone hit 7-10 shots from the field including a rare three pointer to lead the Royals. He also blocked 3 shots.
Senior Travis Hardeman reached double figures with 10 points. He, like the rest of the Royals, struggled from behind the three point line- going 0-6. The Royals as a team hit just three 3 pointers on 20 attempts (15%).
Junior transfers Ryan Sewitsky and Mike Pope finished with 8 and 6 points respectively. Sewitsky has started every game this season while this game marked the first start of the season for Pope.
Ryan Zamroz finished with 16 points for the Mustangs. Jeremy Haggerty, playing in just his second game of the season, contributed 14 points.
The Royals travel to Irvine to play the NAIA’s #3 Concordia on Tuesday. The game is the back end of a double header with women’s basketball and is scheduled for a 7:30 start. Both games can be heard Stretch Internet.