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Storm Fall 69-45 to No. 2 Cardinals in Wendy’s Classic
January 13, 2010
Junior Diamond Booker led the Storm with 14 points, six rebounds, and four blocks.
The Keuka College men’s basketball team suffered a 69-45 loss to the No. 2 Cardinals of St. John Fisher College in the first round of the Wendy’s College Classic at home on Wednesday.
The Storm drop its second straight game and now stand at 4-5 overall while the Cardinals improve to 11-2 on the season.
Fisher jumped out to an early 8-0 lead and didn’t look back as they posted 16 first half field goals enroute to a 36-22 halftime lead. Keuka shot 25% (7-for-28) from the floor in the opening half.
The Storm cut the Cardinals lead to 10 with just under 15 minutes to play, but were outscored 30-16 over the rest of the game. Keuka shot 28% (13-for-46) from the floor while Fisher shot 42% (28-for-67). Fisher took advantage of its size as they out-rebounded the Storm 54-26 while grabbing 21 offensive boards. Keuka hit five 3-pointers while limiting the Cardinals to just one in nine attempts.
Junior center Diamond Booker (Bronx, N.Y./Fredrick Douglas Academy) did his best to keep the Storm in it as he posted a team-high 14 points. Booker went 2-for-5 from the floor and 10-for-15 from the free throw line while adding six boards and a game-high four blocks.
Senior Peter Durr (Barneveld, N.Y./Utica Notre Dame) added eight points while junior Calvin Logins (Lyons, N.Y./Newark) chipped in with seven points and six rebounds.
Fisher was paced by Jason Norsen who had a game-high 18 points. Matt Newman added 12 points, seven rebounds, and five assists.
Keuka will next face off against No. 3 Nazareth College, who were upset 73-56 by No. 6 R.I.T., this Friday, Jan. 15 at the University of Rochester. Tip-off is 3:30 pm.
Live stats for the game can be viewed by going to the Wendy’s College Classic website at: http://wendyscollegeclassic.com/
