The Preachers, who shot 53.6 percent from the floor in the first half, were able to keep the Saints advantage within reach heading into halftime, as Maryville led by only six points. A solid defensive effort by the Saints in the second half however, would hold Lincoln Christian to just 18.5 percent shooting from the field and 13 total points total for the half.
Leading the Saints were senior Ryan Klein and sophomore Mike Turpen with 11 and 14 points respectively. Turpen, who got his first start of the season, shot 5-of-8 (.625) from the field and was 2-of-2 (1.000) from the charity stripe to lead all scorers. Klein also shot 2-of-2 (1.000) from the free throw line and was 4-of-7 (.571) from the field, while also recording six rebounds, two steals and one block for the game.
Freshman Matt Baker grabbed a game-high seven rebounds for the Saints, while juniors Jason Rezabek and Michael Bollinger and sophomore Matt McCarthy added five rebounds a piece. The Saints would out rebound the Preachers 44-20 for the game.
Lincoln Christian had three players score in double figures. Tyler Smith, Matt Searby and Alex Post each had 12 points, while Howard Wickersham and Searby led the rebounding effort with six and five boards respectively.
Maryville head coach Matt Rogers and his squad will be back in action this Saturday, when they travel to Greencastle, Ind., to take part in the Mike Rokicki Community vs. Cancer Challenge hosted by DePauw University. The Saints will face Manchester College at 6:00 pm eastern standard time in the first round of the two-day tournament.
Newspaper Box Score Maryville (Mo.) vs Lincoln Chrst. 11/22/05 7:30 pm at Lincoln, Ill. At Lincoln, Ill. MARYVILLE (MO.) 74, LINCOLN CHRST. 47 MARYVILLE (MO.) (1-2) Turpen, Mike 5-8 2-2 14; Klein, Ryan 4-7 2-2 11; McGrath, Teddy 2-11 2-4 6; Hebl, Ben 2-3 0-1 6; Bollinger, Michael 3-4 0-1 6; Bash, Stephen 2-4 1-2 5; Arand, Ben 2-3 0-1 5; Rezabek, Jason 0-3 4-4 4; Baker, Matt 2-5 0-0 4; McCarthy, Matt 1-3 2-4 4; Smiddy, Jared 1-2 0-0 3; Elwell, Tim 1-2 0-0 2; Holland, Casey 1-3 0-2 2; Regan, Matt 0-4 1-2 1. Totals 26-62 15-27 74. LINCOLN CHRST. (0-3) Searby, Matt 5-9 1-3 12; Smith, Tyler 5-9 2-5 12; Post, Alex 5-10 1-1 12; Johnson, Luke 2-5 0-0 4; Hazel, Nathan 1-3 0-0 3; Everett, Adam 1-5 0-0 2; Wickersham, Howard 1-6 0-1 2; Wilson, Kyle 0-1 0-0 0; Post, Ryan 0-7 0-1 0. Totals 20-55 4-11 47. Maryville (Mo.)............... 40 34 - 74 Lincoln Chrst................. 34 13 - 47 3-point goals-Maryville (Mo.) 7-21 (Turpen, Mike 2-5; Hebl, Ben 2-2; Klein, Ryan 1-2; Arand, Ben 1-2; Smiddy, Jared 1-2; Baker, Matt 0-1; Elwell, Tim 0-1; Holland, Casey 0-1; Regan, Matt 0-1; McGrath, Teddy 0-4), Lincoln Chrst. 3-13 (Post, Alex 1-4; Hazel, Nathan 1-3; Searby, Matt 1-1; Everett, Adam 0-2; Post, Ryan 0-3). Fouled out--Maryville (Mo.)-None, Lincoln Chrst.-Searby, Matt. Rebounds-Maryville (Mo.) 44 (Baker, Matt 7), Lincoln Chrst. 20 (Wickersham, Howard 6). Assists-Maryville (Mo.) 26 (Regan, Matt 3), Lincoln Chrst. 11 (Wilson, Kyle 3; Searby, Matt 3). Total fouls-Maryville (Mo.) 16, Lincoln Chrst. 24.