PINEVILLE, La.- The Sul Ross Lobos established two 11-point, first half
runs Monday night against Louisiana College but the Cats recovered with
a 1-point halftime lead and never looked back as LC took an 86-79 conference
victory over the Lobos.
Sully tied the game late in the second half but never recovered the lead as LC
mustered two, 11-point runs of their own.
Sul Ross sported 4 players in double figures as senior guard Sidney Hooper tallied
a team-best 18 points while supplying 6 rebounds. The El Paso trio of C.J. Acosta,
Tury Escobar and Aaron Hardwick added 16, 14 and 13 points respectively in the
effort. Hooper and Escobar also tallied 3 steals while San Antonio freshman Matt
Santa Cruz supplied 4 assists. Santa Cruz remains perfect at the free-throw line for
the season at 11-11 after Monday’s 4-4 performance.
The Lobos shot 39.4% from the field against the Cats while connecting 17 of 24 foul
Shots, good for 70.8%
LC’s Tim Van led the Cats with 17 points while Josh Martin supplied 8 rebounds.
Sul Ross is looking for their first victory of the young season at 0-3 and 0-2. The Lobos
will open the 2005-06 home season Thursday night at the Pete P. Gallego as they host
the University of the Ozarks in a 7:30 p.m. tip. Sully will then face Austin College on Saturday
at 3:00 p.m. at the Gallego Center.
Newspaper Box Score Sul Ross State vs Louisiana College 11-28-05 7:55 at Pineville, LA, H.O. West At Pineville, LA, H.O. West LOUISIANA COLLEGE 86, SR 79 SR (0-3, 0-2) Sidney Hooper 7-18 2-2 18; C.J. Acosta 5-9 4-6 16; Arturo Escobar 6-14 0-2 14; Aaron Hardwick 4-9 2-2 13; Matt Santa Cruz 2-8 4-4 8; Jesus Banuelos 0-2 4-6 4; Art Gonzalez 1-3 0-0 3; Cornell Hunt 1-1 1-2 3; Abraham Ely 0-1 0-0 0; Moises Morales 0-1 0-0 0; Ronnie Bell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-66 17-24 79. LOUISIANA COLLEGE (1-3, 1-1) Tim Van 6-8 5-5 17; Robert Yangeh 7-12 1-2 16; Kase Gonzales 5-8 0-0 12; Morey Skluzacek 4-6 0-1 11; Cody Wyatt 3-4 4-6 10; Casey Meador 3-7 2-2 8; Josh Martin 4-5 0-0 8; Daniel Greenhouse 1-3 0-0 2; Codie Steele 1-2 0-0 2; Josh Johnson 0-0 0-0 0; Mitch Talley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-55 12-16 86. Sul Ross State............................ 39 40 - 79 Louisiana College......................... 40 46 - 86 3-point goals-SR 10-29 (Aaron Hardwick 3-5; Arturo Escobar 2-4; C.J. Acosta 2-5; Sidney Hooper 2-11; Art Gonzalez 1-2; Abraham Ely 0-1; Matt Santa Cruz 0-1), Louisiana College 6-15 (Morey Skluzacek 3-5; Kase Gonzales 2-4; Robert Yangeh 1-2; Josh Martin 0-1; Daniel Greenhouse 0-1; Casey Meador 0-2). Fouled out--SR-None, Louisiana College-Morey Skluzacek; Cody Wyatt. Rebounds-SR 29 (Sidney Hooper 6), Louisiana College 35 (Josh Martin 8). Assists-SR 10 (Matt Santa Cruz 4), Louisiana College 10 (Casey Meador 4). Total fouls-SR 15, Louisiana College 19. A-649