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Muskies fall short against Stars


Athletics - posted on 12/4/2010

The Lakeland College men's basketball team suffered an 83-62 loss to Dominican University Saturday afternoon in the Moose and Dona Woltzen Gymnasium.

The Muskies (3-2, 1-2 NAC) fell behind early in the game and found itself down 27 points at halftime. Lakeland shot just 31.7 percent from the field, including 23.3 percent in the first half. The Muskies committed 16 turnovers that turned into 23 points for the Stars.

Dominican, which sits in second-place in the Northern Athletics Conference South Division, shot 51.7 percent from the field, including 85.7 percent from the charity stripe. The Stars led by as much as 31 points with 7:10 left in the game. Marquis Turley scored a game-high 21 points, while grabbing a game-high six rebounds to lead Dominican.

Junior guard Bobby Komorowski (Germantown, Wis.) scored a team-high 13 points to go along with a game-high five steals. Freshman guard Tal Diekvoss (Beaver Dam, Wis.) and freshman guard James Oshkeshequoam (Shawano, Wis.) added 10 points apiece. Diekvoss shot an impressive 60 percent from behind the 3-point arc.

In a fast-paced, rugged match, the Muskies and the Stars committed 40 fouls. Lakeland got to the line 30 times, but struggled, shooting just 63.3 percent.

See what head coach Aaron Aanonsen has to say about the game http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h012n6JGURs.

Lakeland returns to action on the road against NAC foe Edgewood College. Tip-off is 7 p.m. in Madison, Wis.

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