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Men's Basketball (February 6, 2010)
Ashbeck rallies Marian late
(Fond du Lac, WI) - Bryan Ashbeck (Wabeno, WI) scored nine points in the last 1:16 on Saturday as Marian rallied from a late ten-point deficit to defeat Wisconsin Lutheran 72-71. With the victory, the Sabres moved into a tie for fourth place in the NAC North. Marian is now 9-12 overall and 6-7 in the NAC.
The first half saw eight ties and neither team had a lead larger than three points. The Warriors hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to take a 34-32 lead into the locker room. More
Men's Basketball (February 4, 2010)
Rankin named to Academic All-District First Team
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(Fond du Lac, WI) - Marian's Logan Rankin (Algoma, WI) was honored Thursday as a First Team selection on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District men's basketball team. Rankin was a District 5 College Division men's basketball selection.
Rankin, a senior forward, is currently leading the Sabres in scoring (17.1 ppg) and rebounding (7.8 rpg). He currently sits seventh on the all-time scoring list with 1,242 career points and is second all-time in rebounding with 676 rebounds.
The Business Administration and Marketing major sports a 3.82 grade-point-average as well.
By being named to the First Team, Rankin is now placed on the Academic All-American ballot.
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Men's Basketball (February 2, 2010)
Big run in first half helps CUW defeat Marian
(Mequon, WI) - Concordia University went on a 17-0 run in the first half to help them defeat Marian 97-89 on Tuesday evening. With the game tied at fifteen with 10:22 to play in the first half, the Falcons went on their 17-0 run over the next 5:43.
Concordia-Wisconsin led Marian (8-12, 5-7 NAC) 46-27 at the half thanks to hot shooting. They shot 58% in the half and held Marian to just 30%. The Falcons also connected on 6-of-9 from behind the three-point line. More
Men's Basketball (January 30, 2010)
Aurora dominates from deep in victory
(Aurora, IL) - One needs to look no further than the three-point field goal category to tell the difference in Marian's game vs. Aurora University on Saturday. The Spartans shot 18-for-36 from deep in the game, while the Sabres were 0-for-16 from behind-the-arc. The Spartans led 51-21 at the break and went on for the 84-57 victory.
Aurora finished the game shooting 30-for-67 (45%), while Marian shot 22-for-60 (37%). The Sabres out-rebounded the Spartans 41-35, but just had no answer after falling behind early.
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Men's Basketball (January 27, 2010)
Sabres win overtime thriller
(Fond du Lac, WI) - Marian University made it back-to-back victories on Wednesday evening as they won an exciting 72-65 overtime contest at Sadoff Gymnasium. The Sabres shot 50% (25-for-50) from the field in the contest and had four players score more than thirteen points to help move back to .500 in the Northern Athletics Conference. The Sabres are now 8-10 overall and 5-5 in the NAC. By defeating the conference leaders, the Sabres moved to within a game of first place in the NAC North. More
Men's Basketball (January 21, 2010)
Sabres shoot well in win vs. Marantha
(Watertown, WI) - Marian University shot 25-for-51 (49%) in their 72-67 victory against Marantha Bible Baptist College on Thursday evening. The Sabres also had three players score more than fourteen points in the victory as they are now 7-10 overall and 4-5 in the Northern Athletics Conference.
Both teams shot above 46% in the first half as Marian took a 36-35 lead into the locker rooms. There were three lead changes and four ties in the first half as both teams had leads as large as six points. The Crusaders led 32-26 with 2:32 to play, but the Sabres went on a 10-3 run to close the half and take a one-point lead at the break. More
