02/26/05- The 2004-2005 basketball campaign came to an end Saturday for the Sul Ross Lobos as they fell to U.T. Dallas 75-64 at the American Southwest Conference Tournament in Clinton, Mississippi.
The Lobos were stabbed with low percentage shooting as Sully hit 23 of 58 or 39.7% from the field in Saturday’s loss. The Lobos were only able to muster 19.2% from beyond the arch hitting 5 of 26 goals from three-point distance. Sul Ross did have an upward turn at the foul line hitting 13 of its 17 game total free throws good for 76.5%.
Sul Ross had three players hitting double figures against the Comets led by Sid Hooper’s (Andrews) 17 points. Larry Reese (El Paso) and Rick Herrera (Alamogordo, NM) collected 15 and 10 points respectively. Herrera also led at the boards with 6 rebounds for the afternoon.
Sul Ross finishes 2004-2005 with an overall record of 19 wins and 7 losses. The Lobos will have a solid nucleus back for 2005-2006 but will miss the services of Herrera, Rockland Owens (Wharton), Derric Workman (Odessa), Omar Pineda (Alpine), Robert Romero (San Marcos) and Justin Steward (Texico, NM).
Newspaper Box Score UTD vs SRSU 02/26/05 2:00 at Clinton, MS At Clinton, MS UTD 75, SRSU 64 UTD (14-13 (12-12)ASC) Martin Salinas 7-16 1-2 16; Kersh Milson 4-11 6-7 14; Jason Malone 4-10 6-8 14; Eric Chatham 4-8 2-3 10; Travis Caruthers 3-4 2-2 10; Tyrone Hurt 1-4 3-4 5; Adam Bush 2-2 0-0 4; Frank Faber 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 26-57 20-26 75. SRSU (19-7 (17-7) ASC) Sidney Hooper 6-18 2-2 17; Larry Reese 7-9 1-1 15; Rick Herrera 3-11 3-4 10; Justin Steward 2-5 4-6 8; Art Gonzalez 1-2 2-2 5; Derric Workman 2-6 1-2 5; Aaron Hardwick 1-2 0-0 2; Arturo Escobar 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 23-58 13-17 64. UTD........................... 35 40 - 75 SRSU.......................... 24 40 - 64 3-point goals-UTD 3-15 (Travis Caruthers 2-2; Martin Salinas 1-8; Jason Malone 0-2; Kersh Milson 0-3), SRSU 5-26 (Sidney Hooper 3-12; Art Gonzalez 1-2; Rick Herrera 1-8; Derric Workman 0-1; Arturo Escobar 0-3). Fouled out--UTD-None, SRSU-Rick Herrera. Rebounds-UTD 39 (Eric Chatham 10), SRSU 32 (Rick Herrera 6). Assists-UTD 15 (Travis Caruthers 5; Martin Salinas 5), SRSU 12 (Sidney Hooper 5). Total fouls-UTD 15, SRSU 20. A-351