News Release

KENOSHA, Wis. — The Carthage College men’s basketball team (5-3, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) defeated non-conference opponent Concordia University (Wis., 4-5), 73-45, on Monday, December 13 at the Carthage Physical Education Center in Kenosha, Wis. The Redmen led by as much as 22 points in the first half, 41-19, at 1:29 and led by 18 at the break, 41-23. Carthage upped its lead to 26 points, 56-30, at 11:09. The Falcons got no closer than 19 points, 59-40, at 5:42, as the Redmen went on to win by 28, 73-45. Carthage shot 44 percent for the game (27-62), while Concordia (Wis.) shot 36 percent (14-39). Four Carthage players scored in double figures. Kevin Menard had a game-high 20 points on seven-of-14 field goals and four-of-11 three pointers. Brian Schlemm had 13 points. Pat Kalamatas had 10 points and a game-high nine rebounds, and Mark Morrison added 10 points. Matt Peets topped the Concordia (Wis.) with 10 points. The Falcons’ Ryan Wietor suffered a severe shoulder in the second half and was removed from the court on a stretcher. Wietor, a first-team All-Lake Michigan Conference pick in 2004 with a 22.3 points per game and 8.3 rebounds, entered the game averaging 21.4 points per game. Carthage travels to Beloit, Wis., on Tuesday, December 21 (7:30 p.m.) for a non-conference game versus Beloit College at Flood Arena.

Newspaper Box Score
Concordia (Wis.) vs Carthage
12-13-04 7:30 p.m. at Kenosha, Wis. (Carthage PEC)
At Kenosha, Wis. (Carthage PEC)
CARTHAGE 73, CONCORDIA (WIS.) 45
CONCORDIA (WIS.) (4-5)
Peets, Matt 3-6 4-5 10; Atkinson, Josh 2-7 4-6 8; Wietor, Ryan 2-5 4-4 8;
Harris, Jason 2-3 1-2 5; Lipanot, Dave 1-5 2-2 4; Huenink, Steve 1-4 0-0 3;
Bynum, Billy 1-2 0-0 3; Jones, Adam 1-2 0-1 2; Tracy, Jake 1-4 0-0 2;
Sanfelippo, Ben 0-0 0-0 0; Johnson, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0; Meerdink, Tyler 0-1
0-0 0. Totals 14-39 15-20 45.
CARTHAGE (5-3)
Menard, Kevin 7-14 2-2 20; Schlemm, Brian 5-10 0-0 13; Kalamatas, Pat 4-7
2-2 10; Morrison, Mark 3-7 1-2 10; Johnson, Keena 3-4 0-0 6; Hood, Scott 1-3
0-0 3; Bowens, Trey 1-9 0-0 3; Day, Dan 0-2 2-2 2; Cockayne, Trevor 1-2 0-0
2; Hart, Mike 1-1 0-0 2; Thompson, Navarro 1-3 0-1 2; Lee, Chris 0-0 0-0 0;
Jacklin, Billy 0-0 0-0 0; Imani, Malik 0-0 0-0 0; Franciskovic, Neb 0-0 0-0
0; Nolen, Chris 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-62 7-9 73.
Concordia (Wis.)..............   23   22  -   45
Carthage......................   41   32  -   73
3-point goals-Concordia (Wis.) 2-15 (Huenink, Steve 1-3; Bynum, Billy 1-2;
Wietor, Ryan 0-2; Lipanot, Dave 0-2; Jones, Adam 0-1; Tracy, Jake 0-3;
Meerdink, Tyler 0-1; Atkinson, Josh 0-1), Carthage 12-31 (Menard, Kevin
4-11; Morrison, Mark 3-5; Schlemm, Brian 3-4; Hood, Scott 1-2; Bowens, Trey
1-6; Thompson, Navarro 0-2; Day, Dan 0-1). Fouled out--Concordia
(Wis.)-None, Carthage-Morrison, Mark. Rebounds-Concordia (Wis.) 28 (Lipanot,
Dave 5), Carthage 38 (Kalamatas, Pat 9). Assists-Concordia (Wis.) 8 (Harris,
Jason 4), Carthage 19 (Johnson, Keena 4; Schlemm, Brian 4; Bowens, Trey 4).
Total fouls-Concordia (Wis.) 16, Carthage 22. A-600