Men's Basketball Drops CCAC Contest to Calumet St. Joseph, 72-56
The Purdue University Northwest men’s basketball team dropped its first Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference contest of the season Wednesday night to Calumet St. Joseph, 72-56.
The Pride (1-4, 0-1 CCAC) took a 37-34 lead heading in to the half, but the Crimson Wave (2-3, 1-0 CCAC) would step up its defense in the second half to come back and defeat the Black and Gold.
Senior guard Shereff Knight (Michigan City, Ind./Michigan City) led the Pride offensively with 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting with four assists and three steals while Mike Williams (Gary, Ind./Lew Wallace) finished with 12 points, four rebounds and four assists.
Tyree Coe (Fishers, Ind./Fishers) would finish the night with 11 points, Lukas Vilkovsky (Kosice, Slovakia/Get Better Academy) notches seven points and Torrance Johnson (Chicago Heights, Ill./Chicago Hope Academy) recorded 6 points and seven rebounds on the night.
The Black and Gold were even with CCSJ, 20-20 midway through the opening half, but a three-point field goal from Knight with just over a minute left in the period gave PNW the 37-31 lead.
With the Pride coming out of the locker room with a three-point lead, CCSJ would step up their energy defensively, taking a 54-47 advantage with over 12 minutes left in the second half.
The Black and Gold cut it’s deficit to six points with six minutes left in the game, but the Crimson Wave would hold on to pick up its first CCAC win of the season.
Devin Harrison led the Crimson Wave with 18 points, while shooting 6-of-8 from beyond the arc, while Jose Ramirez pitched in with 15 points and 12 rebounds off the bench.
The Black and Gold return to action Saturday, Nov. 19, when they travel to Davenport, Iowa for a CCAC contest with St. Ambrose University at 3:00 pm (CT).
Deno, Thompson Lead PNW Past CCSJ, 90-64 Seniors Cassidy Deno and Darien Thompson both hit the 20-point plateau to lead the No. 13 Purdue University Northwest women’s basketball team to a 90-64 conference victory over visiting Calumet St. Joseph Wednesday night at the Fitness and Recreation Center.
Deno (Otterbein, Ind./Benton Central) netted a season-high 29 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the floor – including a 7-of-11 performance from downtown – and added six assists to lead PNW, who improved to 4-2 overall and opened Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference play with a win.
Thompson (Anderson, Ind./Anderson) added a season-best 22 points on 8-of-13 from the field – 4-of-5 from 3-point land – and added four steals and three assists in an all-around game for the Pride. Junior post Ellie Michalski (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) added nine points and senior Katie Wampler (Scottsburg, Ind./Scottsburg) chipped in nine points and five boards.
Purdue Northwest opened the game with a Deno layup, but CCSJ (0-7, 0-1) would take a brief lead when Brittni Kisul drained a triple and then a jumper to make it 5-2, Crimson Wave. Purdue Northwest would answer, going on a 13-2 run over the next two minutes to take a 13-7 lead.
PNW would never trail after that, leading 33-21 after the first quarter and 46-34 at the break.
The Pride would make its biggest run in the third quarter, outscoring CCSJ 27-13 to take a commanding 73-47 lead after three quarters.
Purdue Northwest shot 49.2 percent (32-of-65) for the game and 51.7 percent (15-of-29) from the 3-point line for the game, compared to 45.8 percent (27-of-59) and 27.3 percent (3-of-11) for the Crimson Wave.
PNW took advantage of 20 CCSJ giveaways, scoring 21 points while committing just 12 turnovers.
Purdue Northwest sophomore guard Heather Burton (Valparaiso, Ind./Washington Township) added eight points – one shy of her career high -- and rookie Bayley Goodman (Fowler, Ind./Benton Central) added a career-best six points in the win.
Kisul led the Crimson Wave with 18 points and 12 boards in the setback.
PNW returns to action Saturday when the Pride travel to Davenport, Iowa, for a 1 p.m. CT matchup at CCAC foe St. Ambrose University.
Purdue Northwest's Sergio Reyes Named CoSIDA All-American With his performances on both the soccer field and in the classroom, Purdue University Northwest senior Sergio Reyes was named the fourth CoSIDA Academic All-American in PNW program history.
Reyes (Tabio, Columbia) was selected to the 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America College Division Men’s Soccer First Team, as released by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Thursday. He joined 10 others on the first team and 11 more on the second team, in the best athletic and academic student-athletes from around the country in the NAIA and junior college ranks.
A starting defender and captain for the Pride (11-5-4) — who open the 2016 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship Opening Round at Davenport (Mich.) Saturday — Reyes has started in 18 of 19 contests, recording two goals. He’s aided a PNW defense that held opponents to just 10.2 shots per contest and a 0.93 goals against average.
In the classroom, Reyes carries a 3.91 cumulative grade point average in mechanical engineering.
He was recently named to the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic team.
Reyes marks the fourth Purdue Northwest student-athlete to earn the CoSIDA Academic All-American award, joining women’s basketball’s Cassidy Deno (2015-16), women’s tennis’ Lori Haas (2015-16 & 2014-15) and women’s soccer’s Rachel Shmagranoff (2014-15).
To be eligible for the CoSIDA Academic All-American contest, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore standing, be in attendance at their institution for at least one year, carry a minimum 3.30 cumulative grade point average, and be a starter or important reserve. The teams are selected by members of CoSIDA and recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.
