Seniors
CooXooEii Black and
Eric Jonas both scored in double figures in their final appearance at Reid Arena as Colorado College dominated Trinity University, 75-52, on Saturday afternoon.
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Black posted his 11th double-double of the season leading all players with 20 points and 14 rebounds. This was also the 16th time that the forward has scored more than 20 points this season.
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Jonas contributed with 10 points and five rebounds. Senior guard
Nabeel Elabdeia produced five points, six rebounds and a pair of steals.
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Black also became only the fourth player in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference history to earn more than 1,500 points and 700 rebounds in his career.
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Trinity held a 15-8 lead 4:30 into the first half on three-pointer by David Nickell, but a free throw by sophomore
Isaac Zachem sparked an 8-0 run to give CC a 16-15 lead with 8:17 remaining.
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Tied 22-22 with 2:58 left in the half, Colorado College used the remaining time to hold Trinity scoreless and take a 30-22 lead at halftime.
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The home Tigers held Trinity to a season-low 26.3 field-goal percentage on 20-of-76 shooting, which was the fewest field goals made this season. Trinity was also held to six field goals from long range in 31 attempts for a season-low 19.4 three-point field-goal percentage. Â
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Ben Haley hit a jumper with 12:46 left in the game to cut CC's lead to 41-38, but Black struck back scoring eight points during a 12-6 run to extend the lead once more.
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Colorado College Standouts
Aaron Acosta finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and three assists.
Charlie Rounaghi had six assists and eight rebounds. Â
Nabeel Elabdeia finished with six rebounds and five points.
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Trinity University Standouts
Ben Hanley led Trinity with 15 points and had five rebounds.
AJ Clark had a game-high seven assists and also had 11 rebounds and seven points.
Jack Williams finished with 12 points.
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Notes
Colorado College improved to 8-14 overall and 6-10 in the SCAC.
Trinity dropped to 10-13 overall and 8-8 in the conference.
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Next for the Tigers
Colorado College finishes the regular season in Texas next weekend, beginning on Friday, Feb. 21 at Southwestern University. CC visits Texas Lutheran University on Saturday.
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