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Sunday, February 8th, 2009 - 10:16 pm
CIVIC CENTER — For the first time in the conference season, the Peregrines had four players hit the double digit mark and spoiled the Crimson Wave’s homecoming with the 81-72 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory.
The Crimson Wave drilled eight 3-pointers in the opening half challenging the Peregrines defense. But the Peregrines had one of their best shooting performances of the conference season connecting on 17-of-32 (53 percent) from the floor and held a slim, 39-38, lead to end the half.
In the second half, the Peregrines tightened the screws on defense, especially from the 3-point stripe, limiting the Crimson Wave to only one 3-pointer. The Peregrines offense dipped in the second half hitting 44 percent of their shots, but they took a scoring advantage at the charity stripe knocking down 11-of-13 (85 percent) grabbing the conference win.
Junior Antonio McNeal (Hammond Gavit) led all scorers with 21 points hitting 53 percent of his shots, and he grabbed five rebounds, dished out five assists and had five swipes in the win. McNeal is averaging 15.2 points in his last seven games and leads the team with a 12.4 average.
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Friday, February 6th, 2009 - 12:38 am
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Holding a 16-point advantage in the first half, the Peregrines were outscored 17-6 in the final minutes as the Trojans closed the gap to 35-30 heading into the locker room. And through the first 10 minutes of the second half, the Peregrines moved the lead back to double digits, but couldn’t hold on as the Trojans grabbed the 65-59 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference win Wednesday night.
Senior Kris Krstevski (Lake Central) drilled a 3-pointer to tie the game at 59-59 with less than two minutes to play. But PUC was shut out for the remainder of the game.
Senior Vince Johnson (Bishop Noll) notched his second double-double of the season finishing with 15 points shooting 63 percent from the field, and he grabbed a dozen rebounds and had three blocked shots. Johnson is averaging nine points and 6.3 rebounds overall and 11.5 points and 7.3 rebounds in CCAC games.
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Sunday, February 1st, 2009 - 5:29 pm
REC CENTER — Nearly every offensive shot selection and attempt Trinity Christian College made in the second half of Saturday’s action seemed to work. The Trolls were 7-of-11 (63 percent) from the 3-point stripe and 19-of-33 (57 percent) from the field, overall, leading them to the 89-62 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference road win over the Peregrines.
Purdue University Calumet went to the locker room at the half trailing by only six points, 41-35. Through the first 11-plus minutes, the Peregrines kept within striking distance down only 65-57 after the game’s leading scorer, Kevin Thomas (Highland), scored a basket at the 8:45 mark.
But when the Trolls’ leading scorer, Jonathan Huizinga, drilled a 3-pointer seconds later, TCC grabbed the double-digit lead and continued to stretch it to the end of the game.
Thomas scored a season-high 21 to lead the Peregrines, and he just missed his first double-double of the year finishing with nine rebounds, including seven on the offensive glass. The senior hit 72 percent from the field in the loss.
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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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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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