Texas Lutheran improved to 1-1 overall. Norwich (Vt.), a fellow NCAA Division III school, dropped to 0-2.
Senior forward Will Hudson and senior guard Hunter Holsonback each scored 19 for the Bulldogs, and junior forward Billy Williams came off the bench to score a career-high 16. Freshman forward Nate Walton added 10.
The Bulldogs played the game without starting post Jerrod Carpenter, who went down with a foot injury in Friday’s loss to the University of Alabama-Huntsville.
Against Norwich, Texas Lutheran applied some full-court pressure and forced 17 Norwich turnovers. The Bulldogs had 10 steals, three each by Hudson and Jason Morales.
The last steals by Hudson and Morales came in the final 37 seconds of play.
With TLU leading by four, Norwich’s Rene Cheatham hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to account for the final score.
Geoff Hensley led Norwich with 22 points. He was 6-of-9 from the three-point line. Cheatham added 15
TLU’s Walton made three three-pointers and was 3-for-6 beyond the arc.
Texas Lutheran returns to Seguin for Tuesday’s American Southwest Conference opener against Schreiner University. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. in TLU’s Memorial Gymnasium.
Newspaper Box Score TLU vs Norwich College (Vt.) 11/19/05 4:00 PM at Austin, TX (RCC) At Austin, TX (RCC) TEXAS LUTHERAN 69, NORWICH COLLEGE (VT.) 68 TEXAS LUTHERAN (1-1) Will Hudson 6-9 6-7 19; Hunter Holsonback 8-14 2-2 19; Billy Williams 6-8 3-3 16; Nate Walton 3-8 1-2 10; Jason Morales 0-2 4-4 4; Matt Nelson 0-4 1-5 1; Jonathan Galliguez 0-0 0-0 0; Rion Hamilton 0-0 0-0 0; Kadin Kirk 0-0 0-0 0; Josh Scott 0-0 0-0 0; Thomas Osborn 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-47 17-23 69. NORWICH COLLEGE (VT.) (0-2) Geoff Hensley 7-14 2-2 22; Rene Cheatham 7-12 0-1 15; Jerrold Williams 4-7 2-2 10; Derrick Montiero 3-6 0-0 7; Scott DuPont 2-5 1-2 5; Jamel Bedford 2-5 0-0 5; Michael Filipek 1-1 0-0 2; Andy Numa 0-0 2-2 2; Cody Hatt 0-0 0-0 0; Matt Faubion 0-3 0-0 0; Brian Dumond 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 26-56 7-9 68. TLU........................... 35 34 - 69 Norwich College (Vt.)......... 31 37 - 68 3-point goals-TLU 6-16 (Nate Walton 3-6; Will Hudson 1-4; Billy Williams 1-2; Hunter Holsonback 1-3; Matt Nelson 0-1), Norwich College (Vt.) 9-17 (Geoff Hensley 6-9; Derrick Montiero 1-3; Jamel Bedford 1-2; Rene Cheatham 1-1; Matt Faubion 0-1; Jerrold Williams 0-1). Fouled out--TLU-None, Norwich College (Vt.)-Brian Dumond. Rebounds-TLU 23 (Hunter Holsonback 5), Norwich College (Vt.) 35 (Scott DuPont 9). Assists-TLU 9 (Billy Williams 2; Jason Morales 2; Thomas Osborn 2; Will Hudson 2), Norwich College (Vt.) 16 (Derrick Montiero 3). Total fouls-TLU 14, Norwich College (Vt.) 21. A-150