Box Score Junior Ryan Milne and sophomore Chris Lesnansky led Colorado College to a 71-56 victory over Austin College on Saturday evening in Reid Arena.
 
Milne chipped in a team-best 20 points, while Lesnansky contributed with 19 points to lead the Tiger offense.
 
Senior Ian Rewoldt came up big on the defensive side of the ball, grabbing a career-high 17 rebounds to tie for sixth on CC's all-time records for most rebounds in a single game.
 
Austin held a 21-15 lead midway through the first half, when freshman Justin Berardino nailed a shot from beyond the arc to ignite a 12-1 run with 9:31 remaining in the half.
 
The Tigers entered halftime with a 40-34 lead as Milne and Lesnanskey scored 14 and 11 points, respectively in the first half.
 
CC exploded offensively in the second half when junior Jake Tramutolo hit a shot from long range to spark a 13-0 run. The run was capped by a layup from Lesnansky with 15:36 remaining in the game to give the Tigers a 53-34 lead.
 
The Tigers cruised the remainder of the game only giving up 22 points in the second half, while holding the Kangaroos to 7-of-25 shooting from the floor for a 28.0 field-goal percentage in the second half.
 
Austin (1-8, 0-4) was led by Walter Phillips and Alen Michael with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Phillips also led the defense with six rebounds.
 
Colorado College (4-3, 2-0 SCAC) takes a few weeks off over the holiday season and will resume action in California on Dec. 29-31.