Greg Palmer finished with 16 points to lead the UC-Santa Cruz effort.
In the 3-day tournament UD finished 2-1. On Friday the Crusaders opened up with a 55-50 victory over the Colorado College Tigers, and in Saturday's match-up the Crusaders fell to Chapman University 64-71. Not only did the 71-55 win over UC-Santa Cruz give UD a 2-1 record for the weekend, it put their record over .500 (10-9).
Next up for the Crusaders is a match-up with the 4-11 Austin College Kangaroos in Sherman, TX on Tuesday, January 23. Tip-off is at 7:00pm. UD is looking to avenge the early season 68-70 loss to the Kangaroos.
Game Notes:
- Joe Packard scored 13 points and had 4 rebounds. He was 7-7 from the charity stripe.
- Peter Popovich scored 10 points and had 6 rebounds. He was 3-4 from the field and 4-5 from the line.
- Robert Nickell scored 9 points. He was 3-6 from beyond the arc.
- Nick Netsch hauled down 7 rebounds and dished out 6 assists.