Box Score Robert Kitzinger scored nine of his game-high 20 points during the final six minutes to lead Trinity University to a 63-48 victory over Colorado College on Saturday night at Reid Arena.
Trinity improved to 11-7 overall and took over sole possession of first place in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference with a 6-1 mark. CC is now 12-4 overall and 5-2 in league play.
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TU led 48-35 with just under nine minutes remaining, but Colorado College stormed back on the strength of an 11-2 run to cut its deficit to four when sophomore forward
Tyler Jonas dialed long distance with 5:33 remaining.
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That, however, was as close as CC would get because TU answered with 13 of the final 15 points to secure the victory.
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Ryan Milne paced Colorado College with 14 points and became the 14th player in program history to record 1,400 or more for his career. Milne also dished out five assists.
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Sophomore guard
Justin Berardino connected on three of six shots from behind the arc and finished with 13 points.
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Junior forward
Chris Lesnansky grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds and climbed three spots on CC's all-time list to No. 20, with 446.
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Zach Lambert posted 11 points, six rebounds and three assists for Trinity.
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Colorado College won't need to wait long for a chance to avenge the setback. The Tigers visit TU next Saturday after beginning a two-game trek to Texas on Friday night at Southwestern University.
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