Charger men make strong statement in 91-69 win over Michigan Tech
Gerber hits 1,000-point mark, sets career-high in assists
Hillsdale 91, Michigan Tech 69
January 28, 2012 – Over the course of a season, a few games can stand out as statement wins. Saturday’s was all that and much more for the Hillsdale College men’s basketball team.
In a showdown of first-place teams, Hillsdale (South) set a new season-high in scoring for the second game in a row over the
North Division-leading Michigan Tech University Huskies in a 91-69 blowout Saturday at Jesse Philips Arena. The Chargers are now 17-2 overall and 11-1 in the GLIAC, while MTU fell to 10-9 on the season with the loss. Hillsdale will host South Division foe Lake Erie College at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
After scoring 89 points vs. Northern Michigan Thursday, the Chargers put forth an even stronger effort Saturday, in front of the biggest crowd to watch a game at Hillsdale this season. Hillsdale shot a blistering 59 percent from the field and didn’t miss a single free throw for the second game in a row. The team made all 26 of its free throws over the course of its two home games this week.
In addition to the rousing team success, its floor general wrote his name into the record books. Senior guard Tyler Gerber became the 31st player in school history, and the second in the last three weeks, to cross the 1,000-point barrier for his career. Gerber swished the two free throws that put him at that plateau with 4:05 to go after a vicious foul by the Michigan Tech defense. He calmly sank the free throws and received a warm ovation from the crowd after his achievement.
Gerber needed 18 points to get to 1,000, and he got exactly that, going 4-for-5 from beyond the 3-point arc and going 5-for-8 from the field overall. He also set a new career high in assists with 12, and did another brilliant job of finding open teammates against the tenacious Huskies defense.
All five starters scored in double figures for Hillsdale, with Brad Guinane finishing with 16, Nick Washburn 15, Brandon Pritzl 13 and Brent Eaton 12.
The Charger defense held Michigan Tech’s Ali Haidir nearly 12 points below his average for the season. Hillsdale’s defense closed off the area around the rim, and forced the Huskies to take 31 3-point shots. MTU made 13 of them, but those misses instantly turned into extra Hillsdale possessions as the game wore along. The Chargers held a 35-26 edge on the boards and blocked seven shots, led by three apiece by Washburn and sophomore Tim Dezelski.
Junior Ryan Choiniere scored seven off the bench for Hillsdale, while Dezelski had six points and four offensive rebounds. The Chargers led by as many as 30 points in this contest.
January 28, 2012 – Over the course of a season, a few games can stand out as statement wins. Saturday’s was all that and much more for the Hillsdale College men’s basketball team.
In a showdown of first-place teams, Hillsdale (South) set a new season-high in scoring for the second game in a row over the
North Division-leading Michigan Tech University Huskies in a 91-69 blowout Saturday at Jesse Philips Arena. The Chargers are now 17-2 overall and 11-1 in the GLIAC, while MTU fell to 10-9 on the season with the loss. Hillsdale will host South Division foe Lake Erie College at 8 p.m. Wednesday.After scoring 89 points vs. Northern Michigan Thursday, the Chargers put forth an even stronger effort Saturday, in front of the biggest crowd to watch a game at Hillsdale this season. Hillsdale shot a blistering 59 percent from the field and didn’t miss a single free throw for the second game in a row. The team made all 26 of its free throws over the course of its two home games this week.
In addition to the rousing team success, its floor general wrote his name into the record books. Senior guard Tyler Gerber became the 31st player in school history, and the second in the last three weeks, to cross the 1,000-point barrier for his career. Gerber swished the two free throws that put him at that plateau with 4:05 to go after a vicious foul by the Michigan Tech defense. He calmly sank the free throws and received a warm ovation from the crowd after his achievement.
Gerber needed 18 points to get to 1,000, and he got exactly that, going 4-for-5 from beyond the 3-point arc and going 5-for-8 from the field overall. He also set a new career high in assists with 12, and did another brilliant job of finding open teammates against the tenacious Huskies defense.
All five starters scored in double figures for Hillsdale, with Brad Guinane finishing with 16, Nick Washburn 15, Brandon Pritzl 13 and Brent Eaton 12.
The Charger defense held Michigan Tech’s Ali Haidir nearly 12 points below his average for the season. Hillsdale’s defense closed off the area around the rim, and forced the Huskies to take 31 3-point shots. MTU made 13 of them, but those misses instantly turned into extra Hillsdale possessions as the game wore along. The Chargers held a 35-26 edge on the boards and blocked seven shots, led by three apiece by Washburn and sophomore Tim Dezelski.
Junior Ryan Choiniere scored seven off the bench for Hillsdale, while Dezelski had six points and four offensive rebounds. The Chargers led by as many as 30 points in this contest.
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