Archive for January, 2009
Thursday, January 29th, 2009 - 1:27 am
REC CENTER — Senior Kevin Thomas (Highland) knocked down a pair of free throws with 23 seconds left on the clock giving the Peregrines a 65-60 advantage and the eventual game winning points. The Panthers added four more points to their total, but it wasn’t enough as the Peregrines held fast grabbing the 67-64 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory Wednesday night.
The home crowd was tense in the final seconds as Panther D.J. Green (Simeon, Chicago) split a pair of free throws with 20 seconds left pulling his team to within four. Seconds later, Peregrine guard Robert Williams (Gary West Side) was fouled and calmly nailed both attempts and pushed the lead to 67-61.
With 10 seconds left, Panther Marcus Isaac (Indianapolis Lawrence North) drilled a 3-pointer finishing the scoring for the game. Isaac tried to repeat his success from the 3-point stripe with three seconds to play, but missed as time expired.
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 - 4:35 pm
HAMMOND, Ind. — Two wins from last December and November were turned into forfeits after the athletic department discovered a Peregrine player was ineligible when he participated in the two PUC victories.
In accordance with NAIA bylaw (Article V, section C, item 3), PUC contacted Taylor University and IU Northwest informing them of the situation and allowing them to make the changes in their overall won/loss records.
The system by which student-athletes’ academic schedules are monitored has been adjusted to attempt to guard against an incident such as this occuring again, according to the athletic department.
As a result, the Peregrines record dropped to 1-19 overall. Their conference record remains 1-4.
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009 - 5:58 pm
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — For a majority of the first half the Peregrines held the lead, including a seven-point bulge twice in the first 20 minutes, and went to the locker room ahead 31-28. But the wheels came off in the second half and Cardinal Stritch hit 60 percent from the field leading to the 79-55 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference win.
The Peregrines missed their first eight shots in the second half allowing the Wolves to take the lead that they never gave up. Sophomore Robert Williams (Gary West Side) hit the first Peregrine bucket at the 15:20 mark, but the offense dried up for the next six minutes until junior Antonio McNeal (Hammond Gavit) hit a jumper with under 10 minutes to play and put PUC’s deficit at 15 points.
McNeal led the Peregrines with 17 points hitting 58 percent from the floor, and he grabbed three rebounds. McNeal is averaging nine points and 2.7 rebounds per game in the six he has played this season.
Williams, who had three rebounds and a pair of assists, led among the starters finishing with 10 points. He is averaging 7.4 points and 3.3 assists per game.
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 - 12:10 am
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — It’s not often the Peregrines get an opportunity to play against NCAA Division I opponents, but they got the chance Wednesday visiting the Cougars. The Peregrines had trouble defensively in the first half allowing 60 points en route to the 88-55 loss.
Sophomore guard Robert Williams (Gary West Side) tied for team-high scoring honors finishing with 13 points, nearly doubling his 6.9 per game average this season. Williams also had three assists and three rebounds in the loss.
Off the bench, sophomore Antonio Hurt (Michigan City) also scored 13 points and grabbed four rebounds. Hurt leads the Peregrines averaging 12.6 points per game, and is averaging five rebounds per game.
Senior center Kevin Thomas (Highland) also cracked the double digit column scoring 10 points hitting 50 percent from the field, and he pulled down five rebounds. Thomas is averaging six points and 6.3 rebounds per game this season.
Sophomore Michael Patton (Gary West Side), the team’s leading rebounder averaging 7.7 per game, led the Peregrines with eight rebounds. Patton is averaging 10.1 points per game, second best among the Peregrines.
PUC travels to Milwaukee this Saturday in a doubleheader with the women’s squad to play conference leader Cardinal Stritch at 4 p.m.
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Monday, January 19th, 2009 - 10:34 pm
ELGIN, Ill. — All PUC Peregrines shared the same problems Saturday night; finding a key that would unlock the lid that seemed to be firmly fastened on the offensive end of the court. Only able to connect on 29 percent of their shots for the game, the Peregrines lost, 81-60, to the Judson University Eagles in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference contest.
The Peregrine defense kept the deficit to five with 11:54 to play in the opening half. But the Eagles (11-9 overall, 2-1 CCAC) opened a 19-lead four minutes later and went to the half with a 49-22 advantage.
A pair of Peregrines registered their first double-doubles of the season to lead the highlights and also led all players in points and rebounds.
Senior Vince Johnson (Bishop Noll) led all scorers finishing with 17 points, 10 rebounds, two steals and a shot block. Johnson is averaging 8.9 points and six rebounds per game for the Peregrines.
Sophomore Michael Patton (Gary West Side) led all rebounders hauling in 13 boards, scored 14 points and had a pair of shot blocks. Patton leads the team averaging 7.7 rebounds per game, while averaging 10.1 points.
The Peregrines have a 7 p.m. tip Tuesday with the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Cougars of NCAA Division I.
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