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| Freshman forward Spencer Clayton, shown in February action is one of the "bigs" who will lead the Saints into NWAACC action beginning Saturday. |
Saints slip by Roadrunners
The Advocate
The Saints can thank forwards Rei Jensen and Gerron Powell for their NWAACC playoff berth.
The two freshmen scored a total of 30 points and pulled down 16 rebounds. Jensen scored a game-high 17 points on 7-of- 12 shooting from the fi eld in the two-point victory Saturday over the Riverhawks (7- 20, 3-11).
Powell added a double-double: 13 points and 10 rebounds, while shooting 4-of-12 from the fi eld.
Freshman point guard Marcus Moore, the Saints leading scorer, only scored four points in the victory but was crowned hero with his steal that solidifi ed the victory in the fi nal seconds of the game.
"He also knocked down a big shot in the second half," Gibor said of Moore's performance.
That win assured the Saints the No. 2 seed in the Southern Region for the March 5-8 NWAACC tournament in Kennewick, Wash.
It wasn't an easy weekend for the Saints, though, who traveled to Coos Bay Friday to face the Southwestern Oregon Lakers (9-17, 4-10). They dropped a 94- 84 game against the Lakers.
That loss put them in a situation with their backs against the well – win or stay home for the NWAACC tournament.
The team responded and just slipped past the last-place Riverhawks in the South, the same team that the Saints spanked in their fi rst game 84-51 on Jan. 28 in Gresham.
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