Starting Lineup Lifts Crusaders Past Rochester 71-62

November 21, 2006
Site: Livonia, Mich. (Activities Center)
Score: Madonna 71, Rochester 62
Records: MU (1-4; 0-0 WHAC), Rochester (4-2)
Next MU Event: Friday, Nov. 24 -- at Robert Morris -- 9:00 p.m.

Event Recap | Box Score

		Adam Kerfoot led MU with 15 points and four assists.

LIVONIA, Mich. -- All five of Madonna's starters scored in double digits, leading the Crusaders to a 71-62 win over Rochester on Tuesday night at the Activities Center.

The win is not only the first for the Crusaders this season but is also the 100th victory in the 14-year history of the program.

Senior guard Adam Kerfoot (Gaylord, Mich./St. Mary HS) paced MU with 15 points and four assists.

Junior forward DJ Bridges (Canton, Mich./Canton HS) scored 12 points, including nine from the charity stripe (9-of-12 FT), while adding four rebounds.

Seniors Derrick Mudri (Fowlerville, Mich./Fowlerville HS) and Doug Creighton (Taipei, Taiwan/Catholic Central HS) each racked up 12 points.  Mudri also collected a team high nine boards in the win.

Madonna shot a season high .521 (25-of-48) from the field, including .350 (7-of-20) from beyond the arc.  The Crusaders held Rochester to a .400 (22-of-55) shooting percentage from the floor, including just .259 (7-of-27) from behind the three-point line.

The Crusaders will now prepare for the 2nd Annual Robert Morris Classic which kicks off Friday night in Chicago.  Madonna will take on Robert Morris (ranked No. 2 in NAIA D-1) at 9:00 p.m. (ET)



Contact:
Tony Baldwin, Sports Information Director
(734) 432-5834
tbaldwin@madonna.edu