News Release

KENOSHA, Wis. — The Carthage College men’s basketball team (11-12, 5-7 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) lost to CCIW-opponent Augustana College (Ill., 16-7, 8-4 CCIW), 69-64, on Saturday, February 19 at the Carthage Physical Education Center in Kenosha, Wis., as the Redmen let a 17-point lead slip away in the second half. Carthage led by eight points at halftime, 41-33, after leading by as many as 11, 39-28, at 2:24. The Redmen used a 13-4 run at the start of the second half to take a 17-point lead, 54-37, at 13:28. From there, the Vikings went on a 25-6 run of their own to take the lead for good, 62-60, at 1:32. A layup by the Redmen’s Mark Morrison with 44 seconds to go made it a 66-64 game, but a three-point play by the Vikings’ Rick Harrigan with 20 seconds remaining put Augustana (Ill.) up by four, 66-62, and the Vikings went on to win by five points, 69-64. Augustana (Ill.) shot 45 percent (26-58), while Carthage shot 44 percent (27-62). Jay McAdams-Thornton scored a game-high 20 points for the Vikings on six-of-16 field goals, six-of-nine free throws and 12 rebounds. Rick Harrigan added 18 points and six rebounds. Brian Schlemm topped the Redmen with 16 points on five-of-eight from the floor, including four-of-five from three-point range. Mike Hart had 14 points, a game-high 13 rebounds and three blocked shots, while Kevin Menard chipped in 10 points. Carthage travels to Chicago, Ill,. on Monday, February 21 (7:30 p.m.) for a President’s Day conference game versus North Park University at the North Park Gym. The Redmen conclude their season on Saturday, February 26 (7:30 p.m.) by playing host to CCIW-opponent Wheaton College (Ill.) at the Carthage PEC.

Newspaper Box Score
Augustana (Ill.) vs Carthage
2-19-05 7:30 p.m. at Kenosha, Wis. (Carthage PEC)
At Kenosha, Wis. (Carthage PEC)
AUGUSTANA (ILL.) 69, CARTHAGE 64
AUGUSTANA (ILL.) (16-7, 8-4 CCIW)
Jay McAdams-Thornton 6-16 6-9 20; Rick Harrigan 7-14 2-3 18; Drew Wessels
3-11 0-0 8; Travis Hoyt 3-7 0-0 6; Matt Salisbury 3-4 0-0 6; Pat Brusveen
2-2 0-0 6; Joe Baumann 1-3 1-2 3; Joe Caricato 1-1 0-0 2; Jordan Delp 0-0
0-0 0. Totals 26-58 9-14 69.
CARTHAGE (11-12, 5-7 CCIW)
Schlemm, Brian 5-8 2-3 16; Hart, Mike 7-14 0-1 14; Menard, Kevin 4-9 1-2 10;
Thompson, Navarro 3-6 1-3 7; Imani, Malik 3-8 1-2 7; Jeffery, Kyle 3-8 0-0
6; Johnson, Keena 1-1 0-0 2; Morrison, Mark 1-5 0-0 2; Hood, Scott 0-2 0-0
0; Cockayne, Trevor 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-62 5-11 64.
Augustana (Ill.)..............   33   36  -   69
Carthage......................   41   23  -   64
3-point goals-Augustana (Ill.) 8-14 (Drew Wessels 2-3; Rick Harrigan 2-6;
Jay McAdams-Thornton 2-2; Pat Brusveen 2-2; Joe Baumann 0-1), Carthage 5-17
(Schlemm, Brian 4-5; Menard, Kevin 1-3; Thompson, Navarro 0-1; Imani, Malik
0-3; Jeffery, Kyle 0-1; Morrison, Mark 0-3; Hood, Scott 0-1). Fouled
out--Augustana (Ill.)-None, Carthage-Hart, Mike. Rebounds-Augustana (Ill.)
38 (Jay McAdams-Thornton 12), Carthage 36 (Hart, Mike 13). Assists-Augustana
(Ill.) 12 (Drew Wessels 6), Carthage 10 (Menard, Kevin 2; Thompson, Navarro
2). Total fouls-Augustana (Ill.) 14, Carthage 16. A-925