Monday, February 11, 2008

University of Dallas men’s basketball drops two on the road

By Pegasus News wire

Trinity 80, UD 70

The University of Dallas Crusaders dropped their first game of a two-day swing in southern Texas by losing to the Trinity University Tigers, 80-70. Up by 1 at the half (39-38), the Tigers shot over 52% to escape with the 10 point victory.

Four Crusaders scored in double digits, led by senior forward Joe Packard (Lindale, TX/Lindale H.S.) with 19. He shot 6 for 14 from the field and 7 for 7 from the line, and added 4 rebounds and a block. Sophomore guard Jim Norton (Louisville, KY/Holy Angels Academy) scored 15 points and hauled down 4 boards for the visitors, while sophomore guard Jeff Pritchard (Frisco, TX/Frisco H.S.) was next up with 14 points. Pritchard also led the team with 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 5 steals. Senior forward Nick Netsch (Highland Village, TX/Marcus H.S.) scored 13 points, and hauled down 3 rebounds. He also added 1 steal and 1 assist.

Southwestern 55, UD 52

The University of Dallas men’s basketball team was unable to mount a successful comeback against the Southwestern University Pirates in Sunday night’s 55-52 loss. Down by 6 at the break, UD outscored and outshot (52%) the Pirates in the second half, but ultimately lost by 3.

Senior forward Joe Packard (Lindale, TX/Lindale H.S.) once again led the way offensively for the Crusaders by scoring 21 points. He also added 4 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 assists. Senior forward Nick Netsch (Highland Village, TX/Marcus H.S.) and sophomore guard Jim Norton (Louisville, KY/Holy Angels Academy) also scored in double digits with 11 and 15 points respectively. Netsch led the team with 14 rebounds no his way to registering his 3rd double-double of the season. He also added 1 block and 1 steal.

Next up for the Crusaders is a home game on Friday, February 15 against Johnson & Wales University – Denver. The game starts at 8:00pm.

Source: UD

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