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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Evan Atwater connected on seven of 10
shots from the field, all three-pointers, and added a 4-4 effort
from the free throw line for 25 points, leading the George Fox
University Bruins to a 62-58 men's basketball win over the host
Colorado College Tigers in the consolation game of the Colorado
College Tip-Off Tournament here Saturday evening.
Atwater hit a pair of threes around a free throw by Bryan
O'Connell to give the Bruins an early 7-0 lead, and they led the
entire half. Mark Metzler's jumper with 9:27 left gave them their
largest lead of the period at 21-7, and it was 30-23 at the half as
Atwater had 15 points by intermission.
The Bruins upped their advantage to 15 points three times in the
second half, the last at 46-31 with 13:03 left after a trey by
Trarvis Toedtemeier. The Tigers rallied, however, behind post
player Brady Ohlsen, who had nine points in a 21-5 run that gave
the host team its first lead of 52-51 with 5:47 remaining in the
game.
Colorado College scored six of the next eight points to take a
58-53 lead, but Ohlsen fouled out with 2:16 to play and George Fox
was able to exploit his absence. With no physical presence inside
for the Tigers, the Bruins scored six unanswered points on a basket
by Taylor Martin and two free throws and a jumper by Brent Satern,
taking a 59-58 lead with 25 seconds left.
With the Tigers setting up for a final shot, Kyle Keefe went out
of bounds along the baseline with 10 seconds left, and Colorado
College head coach Andy Partee was hit with a technical foul while
arguing that a foul should have been called. The Bruins then iced
the game with two free throws by Atwater and one by Satern.
Atwater was the only Bruin in double figures, and together with
his 18 points the night before against McMurry, he was an easy
All-Tournament choice. Metzler had a team-high five rebounds, and
Satern had nine assists. Metzler and Martin had three steals each.
Ohlsen went out with 19 points, the only Tiger in twin digits,
and had a game-high eight rebounds, earning All-Tournament honors.
Keefe passed out three assists. Ohlsen also made the All-Tournament
Team, as did tournament MVP Alex Robles of McMurry and Dusty Evers
of LeTourneau University. McMurry defeated LeTourneau 93-80 in the
tourney title game.
George Fox (1-1) visits Northwest University in Kirkland, Wash.,
Wednesday for a 7:30 p.m. game. Colorado College (0-2) will be back
in action Friday when the Tigers play Adams State College on the
first day of the Colorado College/University of Colorado-Colorado
Springs Thanksgiving Invitational.
