Chadron State men stop Regis 74-64
CHADRON, Neb. -- January 2, 2023 -- Already leading the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in rebounding, the Chadron State College men's basketball team out-boarded the Regis Rangers 45 to 30 and converted 16 of their offensive rebounds into 19 points while winning a 74-64 verdict in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference action Monday afternoon in Denver.
The win was the Eagles' eighth in their last nine games, and improved their RMAC record to 5-1.
Four CSC players scored in double digits, led by Isaiah Wyatt with 19 points to go with his game-high 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season.
The Eagles also got a big boost from MJ Foust, who came off the bench to make 7 of 10 field goal shots while tallying a season-best 15 points and collecting seven rebounds.
Both Porter Anderson and Josh Robinson added 10 points and combined for 13 additional rebounds.
Coach Shane Paben was thrilled with the road victory. He said the Eagles were strong defensively, finished well on offense and played smart basketball.
"We're getting better," Paben said. "I'm excited for the guys because I know we can play better offensively. We're a great rebounding team that focuses on offensive rebounding. That really paid off today. We also like to rebound on defense. We don't want to give the other team second chances."
The game was close much of the way. There were 12 lead changes and seven ties. The Rangers led 35-31 at halftime, but Chadron State outscored them 43-29 in the second half.
The Eagles took the lead for keeps 49-48 on Wyatt's three-pointer with 11:23 to play. They eventually led by 11. Regis rallied to cut the margin to six with two minutes left, but 12 seconds later Foust took a pass from Bryce Latimer and dunked the ball to pretty well seal the verdict.
Wyatt and the team's senior citizen, Marcus Jefferson, made both of their free throws after they were fouled to stop the clock in the final minute.
Regis, now 5-7 overall and 2-4 in the RMAC, was paced by guard David Simental with 19 points. Jesdeep Singh hit four of six three-point shots while contributing 14 points and Eddy Egun added 11, but shot just 25% from the field.
The game was originally scheduled for Dec. 16, but the Eagles were snowbound and could not make the trip. CSC also was slated to visit Colorado-Colorado Springs the next day, but that game also had to be postponed. So, the Eagles will visit the Mountain Lions Tuesday afternoon.
Both Chadron State teams also will play at Colorado Mesa in Grand Junction and the Westminster Griffins in Salt Lake City this weekend. Porter Anderson, the Eagles' gregarious center, said he considers the busy schedule "lots of fun."
Chadron State—Isaiah Wyatt 19, MJ Foust 15, Josh Robinson 10, Porter Anderson 10, Marcus Jefferson 8, Pat McLachlan 6, Jarrett Taylor 3, Bryce Latimer 3. Total: 28-63 (7-18) 11-17 74 points, 45 rebounds, 12 turnovers.
Regis—David Simental 19, Jesdeep Singh 14, Eddy Egun 11, Chase Mayo Harmon 6, CJ Reed 5, Vojin Mastilovic 3, Aaron Ofstun 2, Aaron Bokol 2, Brayden Carter 2. Totals: 21-58 (10-25) 12-13 64 points, 30 rebounds, 13 turnovers.
Chadron State 31 43 ---74
Regis 35 29 ---64
3-pointers: CSC—Wyatt 2, Jefferson 2, McLachlan 2, Taylor 1. Regis—Singh 4, Simental 3, Egun 1, Mastilovic 1, Reed 1.
Regis uses fast start to clip Eagles, 74-63
DENVER -- January 2, 2023 -- After the Chadron State women's basketball team took a 3-1 lead in the first 44 seconds when Samiyah Worrell sank a three-pointer, Regis went on a 14-point run during the ensuing four minutes and was ahead the rest of the way while winning a 74-63 decision over the Eagles in Denver on Monday afternoon.
The stats show that the Lady Rangers did two things extra well to make a big difference. They made 10 of their 21 three-point shots and out-rebounded their guests 44-24.
Five players—three from Regis and two from Chadron State--did most of the scoring. Josey Ryan tallied 19 points and Erin Fry and Sam Deem 17 for the Denver team while the one-two punch of Shay Powers, who finished with 22 points, and Worrell, who tallied 21, had 43 of the Eagles' 63 total.
Ryan was five-of-nine, Fry three-of-four and Deem two-of-four from behind the arc. Worrell connected on four-of-eight from long range.
Morgan Smith scored just two points, but claimed 10 rebounds to lead the Rangers to their big bulge off the glass. Regis grabbed 15 offensive caroms that resulted in 14 second chance points. The Eagles scored two baskets off their four offensive rebounds.
The Eagles, who had five turnovers while Regis was jumping out to its 15-3 lead, finally came out of their early funk and played pretty well the rest of the game. Besides her opening trey, Worrell buried two more in the first period, helping Chadron State cut the Regis lead to 23-15 at the end of the quarter.
During the next three frames, the Rangers outscored the Eagles by only a 51-48 margin. But Regis always led from eight to 18 points in the second half.
The Rangers are now 7-5 overall and 4-2 in the RMAC. Chadron State is 2-10 and 2-4. The Eagles will play again at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Colorado-Colorado Springs and visit Colorado Mesa in Grand Junction and the Westminster Griffins in Salt Lake City this weekend.
Chadron State—Shay Powers 22, Samiyah Worrell 21, Kyra Tanabe 5, Allison Olsen 3, Olivia Waufle 3, Riley Alonio 3, Kadyn Comer 2, Emily Achter 2, Awoti Aloi 2. Totals: 24-56 (6-14) 9-14 63 points, 24 rebounds. 13 turnovers.
Regis-Josey Ryan 19, Erin Fry 17, Sam Deem 17, Kyla Frenchers 9, Sydney Speights 4, Madison Diercks 2, Moran Smith 2, Mary Crossland 2, Erin Stroberg 2. Totals: 29-63 (10-21) 6-11 74 points, 44 rebounds, 16 turnovers.
Chadron State 15 14 14 20 ---63
Regis 23 17 15 19 ---74
3-pointers: CSC—Worrell 4, Tanabe 1, Olsen 1. Regis—Ryan 5, Fry 3, Deem 2
