Athletic Report
December 1,2000

ST. EDWARDS STARTS GAME HOT, DEFEATS ENMU, 97-73 Rudy Charles Scores 19 For Greyhounds
AUSTIN, TX — St. Edwards University bolted out to a 34-9 lead on its way to a 97-73 victory over Eastern New Mexico University, Dec. 1, in the St. Edwards University Howdy Honda Basketball Classic. The Hilltoppers gained their large early lead primarily through the efforts of Ben Lyman, who connected on 8 of 10 shots, including 6 three-pointers, during the game’s first 12 minutes.

With the win, St. Edwards improved to 5-1 on the season. The Hilltoppers’ only loss was a 77-62 defeat on the home court of NCAA Division I opponent Southwest Texas State University. ENMU fell to 1-4 with the loss.

Lyman, who led all players in scoring with 34 points, tallied 11 of SEU’s first 14 points, as the Hilltoppers took a 14-4 lead. ENMU answered with a basket by Rudy Charles (Fr., G, Las Vegas, NV/Durango H.S.) and a dunk from Brenton Robinson (Jr., F/C, Tucson, AZ/Central Arizona) to cut the deficit to 14-8 with 14:32 left in the first half.

St. Edward’s followed with a 20-1 run that started with 17 unanswered points. Lyman scored 12 points during the run.

ENMU battled back to within 19 points, 43-24, with 1:31 left in the half. The Greyhounds trailed 47-26 at the break.

The Hilltoppers opened the second half with a 5-0 run to increase their lead to 52-26. Eastern outscored St. Edwards, 19-8 over the next 6:30 to cut the deficit to 15 points, 60-45, with 12:49 left. The Greyhounds pulled within 12 points, 74-62, with 5:32 remaining. The Hilltoppers outscored ENMU, 23-11, the rest of the way.

Charles paced the Eastern New Mexico offense with 19 points. He scored 14 points in the second half on 6 of 10 shooting, including 2 of 4 three-point attempts. He was 8 of 13 from the floor overall.

Three other ENMU players scored in double figures, led by Garland Coleman (Fr., G/F, Chicago, IL/Homewood-Flossmoor H.S.) with 13 points on 5 of 5 field goals. Coleman also grabbed 5 rebounds, earned 4 assists and recorded 2 steals. Kevin Iverson (Jr., G, Chicago, IL/Elgin C.C.) added 11 points and Robinson supplied 10 points.

Lyman converted 12 of 19 field goals (7 of 11 three-pointers) in accumulating his game- high 34 points. Lachlan Teasdale contributed 13 points (6 of 6 FGs) and 11 rebounds for SEU. Darien Burton scored 10 points and hauled down 7 boards, while Ryan Flores dished out 13 assists to go with 5 points and 3 steals.

ENMU concludes the tournament against the University of the Incarnate Word on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 3:00 p.m. (MST). The Greyhounds will then return to Portales to host Western New Mexico University on Thursday, Dec. 7 at 7:00 p.m. (MST).