The SCTCC men's basketball team traveled to Bemidji Saturday afternoon to take on Oak Hills Christian College. Oak Hills is a member of the NIAC league that SCTCC played in last year before moving to the MCAC and NJCAA this season. This was the first road game for the Cyclones this season, and they came away with a solid win 114-44.
From the opening tip, the Cyclones were in control of the game from the start as they controlled the tip, and scored on an over-the-head pass from guard Riley West to guard Jett Leaf for the lay-in. SCTCC was looking be aggressive in getting to the basket, as they were finding holes and driving lanes throughout the game shooting 58% from the floor. When the Oak Hills defense slid over to help, the Cyclones continued to make the extra pass to open teammates which resulted in a season high 24 assists. SCTCC was led by West's team high 13 assists (a new Cyclone single game record).
On the other end of the floor the defense was much improved from Wednesday night. Holding the Wolfpack to 37% shooting in the first half, and kept the intensity up throughout the second half by holding the home team to 21% shooting. The Cyclones controlled the glass as well with a plus-28 advantage in rebound margin.
The Cyclones were led by Scott Moody with 19 points and 12 rebounds (5 off). Freshman guards Jett Leaf and Jared Noonan both added 18 points. Alex Matchinsky and Leland Harris both came off the bench to add 16 and 13 respectively.
Moody - 19 pts 12 rebs, Leaf - 18pts, Noonan - 18pts 8 rebs, Matchinsky - 16pts, Harris - 13pts, Riley West - 7 pts 13 ast, Zach Jiskra - 7 pts 7 rebs, Nic Monssen - 6 pts 5 rebs, Nate Vang - 4 pts 7 rebs, Brent Petermeier - 4 pts, Brandon Marek - 2 pts
Game Stats
The Cyclones will head back on the road Tuesday evening to face Itasca CC in Grand Rapids. They will play the following night at home vs Hibbing CC at the Whitney Center.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Tough Loss to Crossroads College
SCTCC was at home again on Wednesday evening to face Crossroads College, a 4 year bible school out of Rochester, MN. The Blue Knights came into Whitney Center and gave the Cyclones all they could handle, and came away with a 91-85 win.
Crossroads came out from the start hitting shots from all over the floor. They opened up an early lead, one which they would not give up the rest of the game. The Blue Knights were lead by JR post player Andy Carsons with 21 points in the first half, and shot 59% from the floor as a team. Even with the hot start by the visitors, the Cyclones only trailed by 3 at the half, 46-43.
Freshman Zach Jiskra (Sartell, MN) came off the bench to pace the Cyclones with 15 1st half points.
The second half was much of the same, as the home team could not rally together enough stops on the defensive end of the floor. The Cylones kept the game close the whole way, keeping the deficit within a couple possessions, but were not able to get the big stop they needed. The Blue Knights cooled off in the second half, but were able to get to the free-throw line 27 times in the 2nd half alone, knocking down 19 of 27 (70%).
Freshman Jared Noonan (Richfield, MN) knocked in a 3/4 court shot at the buzzer, but it wasn't enough as SCTCC fell by 6 and are now 1-1 on the season.
Zach Jiskra - 22 pts, Jared Noonan - 14 pts, Scott Moody - 14 pts 13 rebs, Riley West 10 pts, Jett Leaf - 9 pts 6 rebs 7 ast, Brandon Marek - 8 pts, Nate Vang - 6 pts.
The Cyclones will be back in action on Saturday afternoon at 1pm in Bemidji versus Oak Hills Christian College.
Game Stats
Crossroads came out from the start hitting shots from all over the floor. They opened up an early lead, one which they would not give up the rest of the game. The Blue Knights were lead by JR post player Andy Carsons with 21 points in the first half, and shot 59% from the floor as a team. Even with the hot start by the visitors, the Cyclones only trailed by 3 at the half, 46-43.
Freshman Zach Jiskra (Sartell, MN) came off the bench to pace the Cyclones with 15 1st half points.
The second half was much of the same, as the home team could not rally together enough stops on the defensive end of the floor. The Cylones kept the game close the whole way, keeping the deficit within a couple possessions, but were not able to get the big stop they needed. The Blue Knights cooled off in the second half, but were able to get to the free-throw line 27 times in the 2nd half alone, knocking down 19 of 27 (70%).
Freshman Jared Noonan (Richfield, MN) knocked in a 3/4 court shot at the buzzer, but it wasn't enough as SCTCC fell by 6 and are now 1-1 on the season.
Zach Jiskra - 22 pts, Jared Noonan - 14 pts, Scott Moody - 14 pts 13 rebs, Riley West 10 pts, Jett Leaf - 9 pts 6 rebs 7 ast, Brandon Marek - 8 pts, Nate Vang - 6 pts.
The Cyclones will be back in action on Saturday afternoon at 1pm in Bemidji versus Oak Hills Christian College.
Game Stats
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Opening Night For the '12-'13 Cyclones
The season began on Friday night as the SCTCC Cyclones took the Whitney Center floor for the first time. The Mayville State University Comet's JV team came into St. Cloud and battled until the final buzzer.
The game was defined by large runs for each offense. The Cyclones jumped out to a sizable lead in the first half lead by freshman guard Jared Noonan (Richfield, MN) with 12 points. The Cyclones controlled the game on both ends of the floor holding Mayville State to just 24.2% FG and shot 46% from the field on offense. They were hot-shooting from behind the arc, hitting 7-14 from 3FG, including 2 from Freshman guard Riley West (Lakeville, MN), 2 from Jared Noonan, and 1 each from freshman Alex Matchinsky (St. Cloud, MN), freshman Leland Harris (Brooklyn Park, MN) and sophomore Brent Petermeier (Browerville, MN). SCTCC went into the half leading 52-27 on the scoreboard.
After taking their largest lead at 66-36 on a one-handed Scott Moody dunk with 15 minutes remaining in the game, the Cyclones would go stagnant on offense. On the other end of the floor, the Comet's began to heat up from behind the arc, hitting 7 of 15 in the second half. Mayville would go on a 15-3 run and cut into the lead the Cyclones had built. They would end up outscoring the home team in the second half by 17 points, but in the end the Cyclones would hold on to win 83-75.
Every Cyclone scored in the game and leaders for St. Cloud were Scott Moody with 19 points and 10 rebounds (6 offensive). Riley West came close to a triple double tallying 18 points 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Jared Noonan - 13, Alex Matchinsky - 9, Abdallah Borner - 4, Brandon Marek - 4, Nate Vang - 4, Zach Jiskra - 4, Brent Petermeier - 3, Leland Harris - 3, and Jett Leaf - 2.
SCTCC begins the year at 1-0, and will play again on Wednesday night at 7:00pm in St. Cloud versus Crossroads College of Rochester, MN.
Game Stats
The game was defined by large runs for each offense. The Cyclones jumped out to a sizable lead in the first half lead by freshman guard Jared Noonan (Richfield, MN) with 12 points. The Cyclones controlled the game on both ends of the floor holding Mayville State to just 24.2% FG and shot 46% from the field on offense. They were hot-shooting from behind the arc, hitting 7-14 from 3FG, including 2 from Freshman guard Riley West (Lakeville, MN), 2 from Jared Noonan, and 1 each from freshman Alex Matchinsky (St. Cloud, MN), freshman Leland Harris (Brooklyn Park, MN) and sophomore Brent Petermeier (Browerville, MN). SCTCC went into the half leading 52-27 on the scoreboard.
After taking their largest lead at 66-36 on a one-handed Scott Moody dunk with 15 minutes remaining in the game, the Cyclones would go stagnant on offense. On the other end of the floor, the Comet's began to heat up from behind the arc, hitting 7 of 15 in the second half. Mayville would go on a 15-3 run and cut into the lead the Cyclones had built. They would end up outscoring the home team in the second half by 17 points, but in the end the Cyclones would hold on to win 83-75.
Every Cyclone scored in the game and leaders for St. Cloud were Scott Moody with 19 points and 10 rebounds (6 offensive). Riley West came close to a triple double tallying 18 points 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Jared Noonan - 13, Alex Matchinsky - 9, Abdallah Borner - 4, Brandon Marek - 4, Nate Vang - 4, Zach Jiskra - 4, Brent Petermeier - 3, Leland Harris - 3, and Jett Leaf - 2.
SCTCC begins the year at 1-0, and will play again on Wednesday night at 7:00pm in St. Cloud versus Crossroads College of Rochester, MN.
Game Stats
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