Box Score

For the first time since it entered the GLIAC in 2010, the Lake Erie College men's basketball team achieved a win over Hillsdale College.

Thanks to some hot shooting from 3-point land, the Storm defeated the Chargers 82-69 Saturday afternoon in Painesville, Ohio. Hillsdale falls to 5-2 overall and 2-2 in conference play with the loss.

Lake Erie opened the game red-hot from 3-point territory and seemed to hit 3-pointers at the most crucial points of the contest, keeping the Chargers from ever being able to build momentum. LEC went 13-for-23 from the 3-point stripe, accounting for nearly half its points in the game.

The combination of Sean Howard and Andy Bosley drained a combined total of eight 3-point shots and accounted for 45 of the team's 82 points.

The Storm also contained Charger forward Kyle Cooper effectively, particularly in the first half, when Cooper went 0-for-5 as Hillsdale faced a nine-point deficit at intermission. Cooper heated up in the second half however, and finished with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists in the loss.

Senior center Jason Pretzer turned in another strong game with a team-high 19 points, going 7-for-9 from the field with three made 3-pointers. Freshman guard Nate Neveau came off the bench to score 15, going 5-for-9 from the field.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: Although Hillsdale enjoyed a 36-28 rebounding edge, the Chargers were only able to force 3 turnovers by the Storm in the entire game…Lake Erie had an 8-1 advantage in steals…Each team missed 10 free throws in the game…Cooper was 4-for-5 shooting from the field in the second half.

UP NEXT: Hillsdale plays its last game before Christmas at home next Saturday against Lawrence Tech.

PHOTO CREDIT: Jim Drews