No. 18 Olivet Nazarene Avoids Upset Bid by Crusaders
November
25, 2006
Site: Chicago, Ill. (Loyola Gentile Center)
Score: #18 Olivet Nazarene 84, Madonna 73
Records: MU (1-6; 0-0 WHAC), #18 Olivet Nazarene (3-3, 0-0 CCAC)
Next MU Event: Tuesday, Nov. 28 -- at Olivet --
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Chuck Henry almost
guided the Crusaders to an upset win over Olivet Nazarene on
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CHICAGO,
Ill.
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18th-ranked Olivet Nazarene avoided an upset bid by Madonna after
holding on to an 84-73 win in the third game of the 2nd Annual
Robert Morris Classic at the Loyola Gentile Center on Saturday
afternoon.
Madonna (1-6) erased an 11-point first half lead by Olivet Nazarene
(3-3), including nine straight points by senior guard
Adam Kerfoot
(Gaylord, Mich./St. Mary HS). The Crusaders
first half scoring spurt included a 16-5 run, which saw MU take a
36-34 lead late in the first half. ONU
The Crusaders were led by Kerfoot's 16 points in the first half and
11 points from
D.J. Bridges (Canton, Mich./Canton HS).
Bridges, MU's leading scorer this season, was held scoreless until 10 minutes
into the first half.
Bridges finished the game by leading all scorers with 33 points in
the contest. Kerfoot was limited to just one point in the
second half and finished the game with 17 points.
Madonna also battled back in the second half, again trailing by 11
points, to pull within three points with under three minutes in the
game. Olivet Nazarene again started to build a lead with a
pair of lay ups followed by several free throws down the stretch to
claim an eight-point advantage (81-73).
The Tigers added another free throw and a put back off a missed free
throw try to finish off the contest with an 84-73 decision.
Madonna finishes the weekend with back-to-back losses to ranked
teams according to the NAIA Division I preseason poll.
Madonna will return to the court on Tuesday, Nov. 28 in a
non-conference match up at Olivet. The Crusaders and the
Comets are scheduled to tip off at 7:30 p.m. (ET)
Contact:
Tony Baldwin, Sports Information Director
(734) 432-5834
tbaldwin@madonna.edu
