Gronau entered tonight’s contest eight points shy of 1,000 and finished the evening with 14 points on 4 of 11 shooting from the field, 1 of 5 from three-point range, and five of five from the free throw line. Gronau reaches the 1,000 mark in his fourth and final season at AU. He scored 196 points as a freshman, 277 points as a sophomore, 280 points as a junior and following tonight’s game; he has 253 points in his senior campaign. On the year, Gronau is averaging 13.3 points per game and is shooting 38.7 percent from the field.
In tonight’s action, Gronau had a double double, grabbing a game high 11 rebounds to go along with his 14 points. Fellow senior and 1,000 point member, guard Adam McCoy had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while junior forward Jeremy Cartwright chipped in 16 points and eight rebounds off the AU bench. Junior guard Courtney Carson added 12 points, five assists, and five steals, with freshman forward Larry Welton scoring 10 points.
Gronau and the Spartan men are in action next on Monday, February 7, 2005, when they host the Crusaders of Clarke College in Thornton Gymnasium at 7:30 p.m. in the Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference men’s basketball showdown. The Spartan men are currently 15-4 on the season, 5-1 in the NIIC and are one-half game behind Clarke in the NIIC.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Rockford College Men vs Aurora University Men
2/2/05 7:30 p.m. at Aurora University Thornton Gymnasium
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VISITORS: Rockford College Men 13-6; 4-3 NIIC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
14 GOOD, Lane.......... * 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 16
21 JAMERSON, Mike...... * 3-9 3-7 0-0 0 4 4 3 9 4 4 0 1 34
33 SMITH, Maurice...... * 10-17 4-8 0-0 0 6 6 3 24 0 2 0 0 36
34 LEWERS, Maurice..... * 4-14 1-5 2-2 2 6 8 2 11 2 3 0 1 31
42 CARTER, Joel........ * 8-12 2-2 0-0 2 5 7 5 18 1 2 1 0 31
03 COFFEY, R.J......... 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 14
05 AVERY, E.J.......... 5-6 0-0 3-5 5 0 5 3 13 2 5 1 0 30
11 EVANS, Seneca....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 6
20 HOGAN, Maurice...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
TEAM................ 4 4
Totals.............. 30-63 10-26 5-7 9 28 37 17 75 14 18 2 4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-26 57.7% 2nd Half: 15-37 40.5% Game: 47.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd Half: 5-15 33.3% Game: 38.5% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 4-4 100 % 2nd Half: 1-3 33.3% Game: 71.4% 0
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HOME TEAM: Aurora University Men 15-4; 5-1 NIIC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
03 CARSON, Courtney.... * 5-15 0-3 2-4 1 3 4 0 12 5 2 0 5 32
12 MCCOY, Adam......... * 7-18 1-6 0-0 4 6 10 1 15 1 2 0 1 36
21 WELTON, Larry....... * 4-11 0-1 2-4 2 3 5 3 10 3 1 0 0 34
30 RAUCH, Jeremy....... * 4-6 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 4 9 1 0 0 0 20
45 GRONAU, Drew........ * 4-11 1-5 5-5 4 7 11 1 14 3 2 0 1 34
04 BURDEN, Aaron....... 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 8
11 CARSON, Tony........ 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 10
20 GULLICKSON, Erik.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
23 CARTWRIGHT, Jeremy.. 6-8 1-1 3-5 4 4 8 0 16 0 0 0 1 25
TEAM................ 2 1 3
Totals.............. 31-74 3-20 13-20 18 26 44 10 78 15 9 0 10 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 19-40 47.5% 2nd Half: 12-34 35.3% Game: 41.9% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd Half: 0-8 0.0% Game: 15.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 11-17 64.7% Game: 65.0% 4
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Officials:
Technical fouls: Rockford College Men-None. Aurora University Men-None.
Attendance: 650
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Rockford College Men.......... 39 36 - 75
Aurora University Men......... 43 35 - 78
AU senior Drew Gronau became the 23rd member of the Aurora University 1,000
Point Club.