Peregrines nipped in come-back effort, lose 60-54

Saturday, December 6th, 2008 - 3:00 am

REC CENTER — Down nine points at the half, and clearly not out of it, the Peregrines forced the offensive action in the second half. Senior Kris Krstevski (Lake Central) hit a jumper just inside the 3-point stripe with 4:25 to play drawing the home team to within four points, 48-44.

But in the final four minutes, the Rochester College Warriors (8-3) were 3-for-5 from the field and 6-of-8 from the charity stripe holding off the Peregrines (1-7) for the 60-54 nonconference win. The Peregrines hit 4-of-8 in the final four minutes, including a pair of 3-pointers from Krstevski and Antonio Hurt (Michigan City), but never visited the charity stripe in the last four minutes of action.

Krstevski finished tied with game-high honors scoring 15, nine in the second half. The senior also had a team second best eight rebounds and two assists in the loss.

Senior Kevin Thomas (Highland), in his second game back from a shoulder injury, scored a dozen points hitting 83 percent from the field. He also had five rebounds before fouling out of the contest.

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Peregrines close to within six, St. Xavier forces miscues leading to 76-55 win

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 - 1:43 am

CHICAGO — The first five minutes and the last five minutes of the opening half put the Peregrines in a 13-point hole that they nearly overcame in the second half. But PUC tallied 29 turnovers for the game that St. Xavier University used to its advantage in the 76-55 nonconference win for the home team.

The Cougars (5-4) shot 44 percent from the field and shot the ball 10 more times than the Peregrines (1-6) in the first half for a 37-24 lead at the break. PUC closed to within six midway through the second frame, but SXU quickly pushed the lead back to double-digits and kept the lead for the remainder of the game.

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