St. Xavier Pulls Away in Second Half for 77-56 Win
December 15, 2006
Site: Livonia, Mich. (Activities Center)
Score: St. Xavier 77, Madonna 56
Records: MU (4-10; 0-0 WHAC), St. Xavier (8-2; 0-0 CCAC)
Next MU Event: Saturday, Dec. 16 -- vs. #15 St. Francis -- 2 pm
(Madonna University Classic)
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Derrick Mudri moved up
the Madonna all-time scoring list to number 10 after scoring
nine points on Friday against St. Xavier. |
LIVONIA,
Mich.
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Junior center Jonathan Rudnick carried St. Xavier in the second half
as the Cougars pulled away from Madonna for a 77-56 win in the first
round of the 2006 Michigan Educational Credit Union Classic in the
Activities Center.
The 6-8 post scored 12 points, collected seven rebounds and swatted
three shots all in second half action as St. Xavier (8-2) outscored
Madonna (4-10) 44-22 en route to the 21-point win.
Madonna's
Derrick Mudri
(Fowlerville, Mich./Fowlerville HS) took sole possession of
10th place on the all-time Crusaders scoring list with a
three-pointer early in the first half. Mudri, who scored nine
points on Friday, has 861 career points as a Crusader.
Senior forward
Mike Rashad
(Inkster, Mich./Wayne Memorial HS) led the Crusaders with 13
points on the night. Junior forward
DJ Bridges
(Canton, Mich./Canton HS) recorded 12 points and a team high
six boards in the loss.
Madonna led by one point (34-33) at the half behind the strength of
a .467 shooting percentage on 14-of-30 shooting.
The second half saw St. Xavier feed the ball into the post countless
times while shooting 19-for-32 (.594) and racking up 40 points in
the paint.
For the game, the Cougars connected on 32-of-60 attempts (.533),
including 6-of-14 attempts (.429) from behind the arc.
St. Xavier's Paris VonShae Davis led all scorers with 16 points.
In the opening game of the classic, 15th-ranked St. Francis (IN)
held off Concordia for a 69-64 win. Concordia will square off
with St. Xavier on Saturday (Dec. 16) in a 12:00 p.m. (ET) start and
Madonna will finish up the weekend against St. Francis at 2:00 p.m.
Contact:
Tony Baldwin, Sports Information Director
(734) 432-5834
tbaldwin@madonna.edu
