Men's Basketball fight off Vikings 79-67
| Published: 11/15/2009 |
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The MSOE Raiders defeated the North Park Vikings 79-67 in their home season opener Sunday afternoon.
The Raiders were down 38-32 at halftime after shooting 39 percent in the half, but responded in the second half and opened with a quick 7-0 scoring run to pull ahead 39-38. MSOE then grabbed a nine-point advantage at the 14:57 mark, but North Park closed the gap within two points at 59-57 seven minutes later.MSOE went on a 15-4 run over the next five minutes to post a 74-61 advantage.
Junior forward Austin Meier (Oshkosh, Wis./ West) led all scorers with 18 points on 8-for-11 shotting from the field. Jeremy Off (Hartford, Wis./Slinger) and Alex Ahola (Manitowac, Wis./Roncalli) had 14 and 13 points, respectively.
The Raiders (1-0) return to action Friday night at the Illinois College invitational as they face Nebraska Wesleyan College at 5:30p.m.
