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Indianola, Iowa — Loras withstood a furious Simpson second half comeback to defeat the Storm 62-59 in IIAC men's basketball action Feb. 12 in Indianola. The Duhawks led by as much as 12 in the first half, and took a 39-29 lead into halftime. The Storm came out of the break by mounting a 21-10 run that got Simpson to 49-48 with 9:19 to go. The Storm took their first lead since the 12:34 mark of the first half when Jason Soppe tipped in his own offensive rebound with 5:30 remaining to make it 52-51. Jason Parkinson gave the Storm a three-point lead when he sank a pair of free throws 25 seconds later.

Jeff Ludovissy cut the lead to one with a jumper and Jimmy Ernst gave Loras the lead for good with a three-pointer at the 4:25 mark. The Duhawks took a four-point lead, 60-56 with just over two to go on two Bobby Steinman free throws. Ryan Hittenmiller made it a one-possession game as he hit a three-pointer with 34 seconds remaining.

Soppe fouled Ernst with 19 seconds to go. Ernst made 1-2 to give the Storm a chance, but Parkinson turned the ball on the next Simpson possession. He fouled Jeff Ludovissy with three seconds to go, but Ludovissy made 1-2. The Storm which defeated the Duhawks at home on a last second shot last season, could not turn the trick again as Hittenmiller's half court heave fell short.

Ernst led Loras with 15 points. Stineman and Christians each added 11 for the Duhawks. Parkinson led all scorers with 18 points. Soppe charted 11 points and 13 rebounds.

LORAS COLLEGE 62, SIMPSON COLLEGE 59

LORAS COLLEGE (17-6, 10-4 IIAC)
ERNST, Jimmy 5-11 2-3 15; STINEMAN, Bobby 3-8 4-4 11; CHRISTIANS, Ron 5-5 1-2 11; LUDOVISSY, Jeff 3-10 3-4 9; SILVESTRI, Pete 3-4 0-0 6; WHITE, Kyle 2-5 2-2 6; SULLIVAN, Gavin 1-2 0-0 2; MURRAY, Matt 1-2 0-0 2; TRITT, Brian 0-1 0-0 0; REDOVAN, J.R. 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-50 12-15 62.

SIMPSON COLLEGE (7-16, 3-11 IIAC)
PARKINSON, Jason 4-11 6-6 18; SOPPE, Jason 4-9 3-5 11; KELLER, Mitch 4-6 0-1 8; HITTENMILLER, Ryan 3-9 0-0 7; ALLEN, Brad 2-3 0-0 5; THORSON, Adam 2-3 0-0 5; MARTIN, Mike 1-4 0-0 3; ELLENS, Scott 1-2 0-0 2; TUBAUGH, Brennen 0-2 0-2 0; CERVENY, Lucas 0-0 0-0 0; KASPERBAUER, T.J. 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-49 9-14 59.

Loras College.................      39   23  -   62
Simpson College...............   29   30  -   59

3-point goals-Loras College 4-21 (ERNST, Jimmy 3-6; STINEMAN, Bobby 1-6; LUDOVISSY, Jeff 0-6; SULLIVAN, Gavin 0-1; TRITT, Brian 0-1; REDOVAN, J.R. 0-1), Simpson College 8-17 (PARKINSON, Jason 4-6; THORSON, Adam 1-1; HITTENMILLER, Ryan 1-4; ALLEN, Brad 1-2; MARTIN, Mike 1-3; KELLER, Mitch 0-1). Fouled out--Loras College-SILVESTRI, Pete, Simpson College-None. Rebounds-Loras College 33 (ERNST, Jimmy 8), Simpson College 29 (SOPPE, Jason 13). Assists-Loras College 10 (STINEMAN, Bobby 4), Simpson College 11
(PARKINSON, Jason 4). Total fouls-Loras College 17, Simpson College 16. A-300