Kopp
Ignites
Highlanders Over Fredonia
Houghton,
N.Y.- Sophomore Ben Kopp (Franklinville, NY/ Ten Broeck
Academy) came up big for the Highlanders hitting two important three's
in the second half to ignite the Highlanders, beating SUNY Fredonia
66-53.
"There
was a stretch there... when it was just a one possession ball game,"
said Highlander Head Coach Brad Zarges. "Ben (Kopp) stepped up knocked
down two great three's and put us on a 15-4 run to seal the game."
The Highlanders had
three players in double figures tonight with Mada Abdelhamid (Auckland,
New Zealand/ Avondale) registering his eighth double-double of the
season with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Yannick Anzuluni (Ottawa, Canada/
Garneau) scored a game high 19 points and six rebounds and Ben Kopp
scored 13 points. Freshmen John Mannarino (Solon, OH/ Walsh Jesuit) had
a career high 9 assists for the game and added five points.
"We have a huge game
this Friday against Point Park (University). It's critical to get that
first conference win under our belt going into the last stretch of the
regular season," stated Coach Zarges.
The Blue Devil's were
led by Brad Cooper tonight with 19 points and three assist's.
The Highlanders will
be on the road again for an American Mideast Conference (AMC) North
Division match-up against Point Park University on Friday February 1,
tip-off at 7:30 PM. The Highlanders improve to 7-11 for
the season and remain 0-4 in AMC play.
