Hawks Soar Past Royals, 90-52, In Exhibition Action Monday
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| Ross Danzig |
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—The University of Scranton men’s
basketball team did not have an answer for St. Joseph’s
University’s size, strength, and athleticism in an exhibition
game Monday evening at Hagen Arena.
Playing an NCAA Division I opponent for the first time since 2001,
the Royals fell behind early and never recovered in dropping an
90-52 decision. Despite the loss, Scranton head coach Carl
Danzig was upbeat after the game.
"It was a positive experience for our group,” Danzig said. “St. Joe's had a
great atmosphere, which was great for our guys to be exposed to. I
was pleased with how we performed. What the people at home couldn't
see was that it's not like they stopped us from getting our shots.
We just didn't make them. If we made a few shots, I think we
could've made it interesting."
The Hawks, coming off a 72-61 victory in their official
season-opener Friday night at Western Kentucky, were relentless
from the get-go. They shot nearly 67 percent from the field
in the first half to build up a commanding 46-22 halftime
lead. And though it may be hard to believe, they shot even
better in the final 20 minutes of play, connecting on 18 of 25
attempts from the field in the second half (72.0 percent) to finish
nearly 70 percent for the game.
Sophomore forward Ronald Roberts (Bayonne, NJ/Saint Peter’s
Preparatory) led five St. Joseph’s players in double figures
with 14 points on 6 of 8 shooting from the field, junior guard Carl
Jones (Garfield Heights, Ohio/Garfield Heights) contributed 13
points, sophomore forward C.J. Aiken (Conshohocken, Pa./Plymouth
Whitemarsh) finished with 11 points and seven rebounds, and
sophomore forward Halil Kanacevic (Staten Island, NY/Curtis) and
freshman forward Papa Ndao (Dakar, Senegal/Montverde Academy-Fla.)
combined for 20 points and 18 rebounds.
Scranton, which shot only 33.3 percent from the field and just
41.7 percent from the free throw line, was led by senior forward
Matt Swaback (Kingston, Pa./Wyoming
Seminary) with 16 points and freshman guard Ross Danzig (Clarks Green, Pa./Abington Heights/Blair
Academy-NJ) finished with nine points, four rebounds and
three assists in 30 minutes of action.
The outcome of tonight’s exhibition will not count towards
either team’s win-loss record.
The Royals will officially open their 2011-2012 season this
Friday, November 18, against Maritime College in the semifinals of
the 10th annual Radisson Invitational beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the
Long Center. The first game will feature Centenary College
and New Paltz at 5:30 p.m.
News & Notes: Tonight was the first meeting between St.
Joseph’s and Scranton since November 29, 1981...Royals were 7
of 24 (29.2 percent) from beyond the 3-point arc…Royals were
out-rebounded 41-27…
Newspaper Box Score
Scranton vs Saint Joseph's
11/14/11 7:00 p.m. at Hagan Arena, Philadelphia,
PA
Hagan Arena, Philadelphia, PA
SAINT JOSEPH'S 90, SCRANTON 52
SCRANTON
Matt Swaback 6-12 0-2 16; Ross Danzig 4-13 0-0 9; Travis Farrell
2-6 3-3 7; Tommy Morgan 3-6 0-2 6; Michael Fee 2-3 0-0 5; Tim
Lavelle 1-4 0-0 3; Nick Jaskula 1-1 0-0 2; Edmond O'Connell 0-3 2-2
2; Mark Bevacqua 1-7 0-2 2; Luke Hawk 0-1 0-0 0; Justin Klingman
0-0 0-0 0; Michael Barr 0-2 0-1 0; Dan Hilferty 0-2 0-0 0.
Totals 20-60 5-12 52.
SAINT JOSEPH'S
ROBERTS, Ronald 6-8 2-7 14; JONES, Carl 5-8 1-2 13; AIKEN, C.J.
5-7 0-0 11; NDAO, Papa 4-6 1-2 10; KANACEVIC, Halil 3-3 4-7 10;
MASCHMEYER, Evan 4-8 0-0 9; WILSON, Chris 3-3 0-0 6; TREVISAN,
Taylor 3-4 0-0 6; QUARLES, Daryus 2-3 0-0 5; GALLOWAY, Langston 0-1
4-6 4; COYNE, Christopher 1-1 0-0 2; KELLY, Colin 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 36-52 12-24 90.
Scranton...................... 22
30 - 52
Saint Joseph's................ 46 44
- 90
3-point goals--Scranton 7-24 (Matt Swaback 4-6; Ross Danzig 1-7;
Tim Lavelle 1-3; Michael Fee 1-2; Edmond O'Connell 0-1; Michael
Barr 0-1; Tommy Morgan 0-2; Travis Farrell 0-2), Saint Joseph's
6-14 (JONES, Carl 2-4; QUARLES, Daryus 1-2; AIKEN, C.J. 1-2;
MASCHMEYER, Evan 1-3; NDAO, Papa 1-3). Fouled out--Scranton-Nick
Jaskula, Saint Joseph's-None. Rebounds--Scranton 27 (Nick Jaskula
4; Edmond O'Connell 4; Ross Danzig 4), Saint Joseph's 41 (NDAO,
Papa 11). Assists--Scranton 17 (Travis Farrell 3; Ross Danzig 3;
Mark Bevacqua 3; Matt Swaback 3), Saint Joseph's 25 (WILSON, Chris
8). Total fouls--Scranton
17, Saint Joseph's 14. Technical fouls--Scranton-None, Saint
Joseph's-None. A-3821
Exhibition Game
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