Crown College (3-22, 0-14 UMAC) came out strong in the first half and Northwestern found themselves trailing 24-16 midway through the first period. The Eagles then mounted a 7-0 run to take a 25-24 lead before Crown answered and the score was tied at 27-27 with three minutes remaining in the first half. Trading basket-for-basket, Northwestern eventually went into the locker room with a 33-30 advantage. Eagle junior Mike Anderstrom (Woodbury, Minn./New Life Academy) recorded 12 points and 6 rebounds at the break.
Northwestern kept up their pace in the second half and found themselves ahead by ten 52-42 with 12 minutes remaining. Crown pulled within nine three minutes later, but a 6-0 run over the next three minutes secured the Eagles lead at 66-49 and the Storm did not come any closer. With the 81-57 win, Northwestern College is 53-4 all-time versus Crown College.
Four Eagles ended the game in double figures, highlighted by Anderstrom’s double-double performance of 18 points and 11 rebounds. Steve Discher (Andover, Minn.) added 18 points and 5 rebounds while Daniel Hanson (Plymouth, Minn./Maranatha Christian Academy) contributed his 11th double-double of the year with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Dave Zuleger (Wausau, Wis./Wausau West) added 10 points and 4 assists. Mitch Jones (McCloud, Calif.) led the storm with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Northwestern College is set to host the UMAC Conference Tournament this Friday and Saturday, February 23 and 24. Northwestern is the No. 1 seed and will host No. 4 Martin Luther College at 7:30 p.m. at the Erickson Center. The winner will play the winner of No. 2 Bethany Lutheran College vs. No. 3 College of St. Scholastica on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. for the championship.
Northwestern College vs CROWN COLLEGE MEN 02/20/07 7:30 pm at Crown College At Crown College NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE 81, CROWN COLLEGE MEN 57 NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE (20-5) Anderstrom, Mike 6-9 6-8 18; Discher, Steve 6-13 5-6 18; Zuleger, Dave 4-7 2-2 10; Hanson, Daniel 5-7 0-2 10; Gonsior, Chris 3-4 1-2 7; Krehbiel, Josh 3-4 1-2 7; Strelecki, Josh 2-9 0-0 4; Berens, Reid 0-5 3-4 3; Nylin, Matthew 1-1 0-0 2; Garst, Eric 0-0 2-2 2; Gerdes, Shean 0-0 0-0 0; Hanson, Stephen 0-0 0-0 0; Duren, John 0-0 0-0 0; Lecheler, James 0-1 0-0 0; Olson, Andrew 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-61 20-28 81. CROWN COLLEGE MEN (3-22) MITCH JONES 6-18 3-3 16; CHAD DELLOS 4-9 3-4 11; KINCADE KIRKPATRICK 2-8 2-2 8; ISAAC HALE 4-10 0-0 8; JEFF METZ 2-4 0-0 5; MATT BREMER 2-6 0-0 5; BRANDON COURTS 1-3 0-1 2; ROCKY DONATELLE 1-3 0-0 2; DANIEL PUST 0-1 0-0 0; NATHANAEL BROSCOFF 0-1 0-0 0; JACOB JARVIS 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 22-66 8-10 57. Northwestern College.......... 33 48 - 81 CROWN COLLEGE MEN............. 30 27 - 57 3-point goals-Northwestern College 1-12 (Discher, Steve 1-5; Zuleger, Dave 0-1; Hanson, Daniel 0-1; Strelecki, Josh 0-4; Berens, Reid 0-1), CROWN COLLEGE MEN 5-21 (KINCADE KIRKPATRICK 2-6; MITCH JONES 1-3; MATT BREMER 1-3; JEFF METZ 1-1; JACOB JARVIS 0-3; ISAAC HALE 0-3; CHAD DELLOS 0-2). Fouled out--Northwestern College-None, CROWN COLLEGE MEN-MATT BREMER. Rebounds-Northwestern College 47 (Hanson, Daniel 11; Anderstrom, Mike 11), CROWN COLLEGE MEN 32 (MITCH JONES 10). Assists-Northwestern College 15 (Hanson, Daniel 4; Zuleger, Dave 4), CROWN COLLEGE MEN 15 (MITCH JONES 4). Total fouls-Northwestern College 15, CROWN COLLEGE MEN 19. A-582