02/17/05- Sul Ross clinched a trip to the post season tournament with an 81-76 ASC win over Texas Lutheran Thursday night in Seguin.
Three Lobos hit double figures for the evening led by Sid Hooper (Andrews) with 24 points. Justin Steward (Texico, NM) provided scoring punch at the post with 13 points while Larry Reese (El Paso) put up 10 more in the win. Reese and fellow El Paso native Aaron Hardwick shared team-leading honors at the boards with 6 rebounds.
The Lobos went 34 for 72 from the floor against the Bulldogs, while hitting 6 of 16 shots from long range good for 47% and 38%. Sully made 7 of 12 foul shots good for 58%.The Bulldogs out rebounded Sul Ross by 3 boards, 40-37.
While seeding hasn’t been determined yet, Sul Ross has guaranteed itself a trip to next weekend’s American Southwest Conference Tournament to be held at Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi.
The Lobos will close out the regular season run on Saturday as they visit Schreiner at 3:00 p.m. in Kerrville.
Newspaper Box Score Sul Ross Lobos vs Texas Lutheran 2-17-05 7:30 p.m. at Seguin, Texas (Memorial Gymnasium) At Seguin, Texas (Memorial Gymnasium) SUL ROSS LOBOS 81, TEXAS LUTHERAN 76 SUL ROSS LOBOS (17-6 (15-6 ASC)) Sidney Hooper 10-18 0-0 24; Justin Steward 5-11 3-5 13; Jermaine Packer 5-11 0-1 10; Rick Herrera 2-8 3-5 8; Arturo Escobar 3-4 0-0 7; Aaron Hardwick 3-7 1-1 7; Rockland Owens 3-4 0-0 6; Derric Workman 2-4 0-0 4; Robert Romero 1-2 0-0 2; Michael Ortega 0-1 0-0 0; Art Gonzalez 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 34-72 7-12 81. TEXAS LUTHERAN (12-12 (11-10ASC)) Tommy Stolhandske 8-14 7-13 23; Nik Summers 5-13 2-2 12; Mike Ekanem 5-10 0-0 12; Jason Grohman 4-5 0-2 8; Hunter Holsonback 1-3 3-3 5; Matt Nelson 1-3 3-4 5; Will Hudson 2-4 1-4 5; Jason Morales 1-3 0-0 3; Jerrod Carpenter 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 28-56 17-32 76. Sul Ross Lobos................ 44 37 - 81 Texas Lutheran................ 42 34 - 76 3-point goals-Sul Ross Lobos 6-16 (Sidney Hooper 4-9; Arturo Escobar 1-2; Rick Herrera 1-2; Aaron Hardwick 0-2; Art Gonzalez 0-1), Texas Lutheran 3-16 (Mike Ekanem 2-3; Jason Morales 1-3; Hunter Holsonback 0-2; Will Hudson 0-1; Nik Summers 0-6; Tommy Stolhandske 0-1). Fouled out--Sul Ross Lobos-Derric Workman, Texas Lutheran-None. Rebounds-Sul Ross Lobos 37 (Jermaine Packer 6; Aaron Hardwick 6), Texas Lutheran 40 (Tommy Stolhandske 7). Assists-Sul Ross Lobos 12 (Rick Herrera 4), Texas Lutheran 15 (Jason Morales 4). Total fouls-Sul Ross Lobos 24, Texas Lutheran 13. A-710