Buccaneers’ poor first-half shooting leads to loss

By GAZETTE STAFF Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

ROCK ISLAND, ILL. — Beloit College fell in a hole and could not climb out in a 66-53 loss to Augustana in nonconference men’s basketball here Wednesday.

The Buccaneers (0-2) trailed 34-17 at the half. Beloit made just 6 of 25 shots (24 percent) from the field in the first half.

Travis Towns, an Edgerton High School graduate, scored 16 points for Beloit, while teammate David Bremner added 12. Derek Carrier, an Edgerton graduate, finished with four points.

AUGUSTANA 66, BELOIT 53

Beloit (53)—Bremner, 4-12 3-3 12; Lovgren, 2-5 0-0 6; Kenny, 0-6, 0-0 0; Towns, 5-12 6-8 16; Horton, 4-9 0-0 11; Carrier, 2-6 0-1 4; Alex McDonald, 2-5 0-0 0 4. Totals: 19-55 9-12 53.

Augustana (66)—DeSimone, 2-5 6-6 10; Pelton, 4-7 2-3 12; Voiles, 2-3 1-2 5; Nelson, 2-3 4-8 8; Dexter, 4-7 0-2 8; Dexter, 4-7 0-2 6; Croegaert, 0-1 0-0 0; Rorer, 3-6 0-0 6; Anderson, 3-4 0-0 7; Scarlata, 2-8 0-1 4; Norton, 2-2 2-4 6. Totals: 24-46 15-26 66.

Beloit College 17 36—53

Augustana 34 32—66

Three-point goals—Beloit 6-19 (Bremner 1-3, Lovgren 2-4, Kenny 0-2, Towns 0-3, Horton 3-4, Carrier 0-3. Augustana 3-6 (Pelton 2-4, Bryant 0-1, Anderson 1-1). Rebounds—Beloit 22 (Towns 7). Augustana 45 (Voiles 8). Assists—Beloit 10 (Towns 4). Augustana 11 (Bryant 4).

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