November 15 , 2005

Saints blast Suns, 102-61

KISSIMMEE, Fla. − 24th-ranked (NAIA Division II) Flagler College fought off a stubborn Florida Christian College team in the first half en route to a 102-61 win Tuesday night.
 
Sam Jozenville (Orlando, Fla./Santa Fe CC) led Flagler (4-0) with a game-high 19 points and also added five assists and five rebounds. Bryan Borstelmann (Bradenton, Fla./Manatee HS) recorded a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Ben De La Cruz (Orlando, Fla./University HS) added 16 points and nine rebounds while Lee Wise (Rockledge, Fla./Brevard Christian School) chipped in with 10 points, seven assists and five steals. Marquis Johnson (Orlando, Fla./Edgewater HS) tacked on 10 points for the Saints.
 
Flagler, who defeated Florida Christian 107-29 a week ago, struggled in the opening minutes. The Suns took an early 5-4 lead on a 3-pointer by Rob Janikowski and then took an 11-10 lead on a trey by Kenny Backhaus with 13:40 to go in the half. From that point, Flagler went on a 24-5 run that covered nearly seven minutes to pull away with an 18-point advantage (34-16). In that span, the Saint defense forced 10 Sun turnovers.
 
The Saints were whistled for 26 fouls, and the Suns converted 23-of-32 free throw attempts. Flagler dominated the boards out rebounding the smaller Florida Christian team 46-27.
 
Backhaus led Florida Christian (0-9) with 16 points and Dave Thomas added 11.
 
Flagler takes on Warner Pacific College of Portland, Ore., Friday night at 7 p.m. in a game played at Warner Southern College in Lake Wales.
 
Flagler College vs Florida Christian
11/15/05 7 p.m. at Kissimmee, Fla.
At Kissimmee, Fla.
 
FLAGLER COLLEGE 102, FLORIDA CHRISTIAN 61

FLAGLER COLLEGE (4-0)
Sam Jozenville 9-14 1-2 19; Bryan Borstelmann 6-12 2-2 17; Ben De La Cruz
7-8 2-6 16; Lee Wise 4-9 0-0 10; Marquis Johnson 5-6 0-0 10; Bo Gooch 3-6
1-1 9; Jon Matthews 3-7 0-0 8; Vaughn Brady 3-3 0-0 6; Kyle Cregan 2-10 0-0
5; Paul Terminello 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 43-77 6-11 102.
 
FLORIDA CHRISTIAN (0-9)
Kenny Backhaus 3-10 8-10 16; Dave Thomas 3-6 5-6 11; James Riggs 3-4 3-4 9;
Shane Smarr 3-9 1-2 9; Eddie Taylor 2-11 4-6 8; Rob Jankowski 1-5 1-2 4;
Matt Norvell 1-2 0-0 3; Nathan Allcorn 0-1 1-2 1; Jerold Dugan 0-2 0-0 0.
Totals 16-50 23-32 61.
 
Flagler College...............   51   51  -  102
Florida Christian.............   32   29  -   61

3-point goals-Flagler College 10-29 (Bryan Borstelmann 3-7; Bo Gooch 2-5;
Jon Matthews 2-5; Lee Wise 2-5; Kyle Cregan 1-7), Florida Christian 6-23
(Shane Smarr 2-7; Kenny Backhaus 2-8; Matt Norvell 1-1; Rob Jankowski 1-3;
Eddie Taylor 0-3; Dave Thomas 0-1). Fouled out--Flagler College-Bryan
Borstelmann, Florida Christian-None. Rebounds-Flagler College 46 (Bryan
Borstelmann 10), Florida Christian 27 (James Riggs 4; Eddie Taylor 4).
Assists-Flagler College 29 (Jon Matthews 7; Lee Wise 7), Florida Christian 9
(Eddie Taylor 3). Total fouls-Flagler College 26, Florida Christian 9. A-58