Sandburg Men Improve to 3-0 With Blowout of St. Ambrose JV
Aaron Frey
Monday, November 11, 2019 9:48 PM
Athletics
Galesburg, IL
Hours after appearing among others receiving votes in this week’s NJCAA Division II rankings, the Carl Sandburg College men’s basketball team blew out St. Ambrose JV 94-52 on Monday night at John M. Lewis Gymnasium.
KEY MOMENTS
- The Chargers (3-0) hit four 3-pointers in the opening 7 minutes as they raced to a 17-2 lead and never trailed in the contest.
- Up 35-19 in the first, Sandburg closed the half on an 11-0 run and went on to lead by as many as 47 in the second half.
SANDBURG STANDOUT
Freshman forward Cody Baer (Dunlap, Ill./Dunlap) had 10 points and a team-leading seven rebounds, with most of his action coming in the first half. Baer hit 5 of 10 shots and grabbed four offensive rebounds.
OTHER TOP CHARGERS
- Scott Gowan (Rockford, Ill./Rockford East) scored a game-high 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting and added three assists.
- Vaughn Toyne (Petersburg, Ill./PORTA) had 10 points and three of Sandburg’s 17 steals on the night.
- Elias Akale (Ashdod, Israel/Mekif Tet) hit a pair of 3s and scored 10 points.
FOR THE FIGHTING BEES
Joe Gustafson scored a team-high 11 for St. Ambrose JV.
UP NEXT
The Chargers travel to face Monmouth JV at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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