LACEY, WA- Chaminade grabbed the lead at 9-8 on a dunk by junior
Chris Curtis with 15:45 left in the opening half and never looked back, leading the Saints the rest of the way en route to a 73-58 victory at Marcus Pavilion.
The Swords fought through early foul trouble as five Swords were saddled with two foulsd in the first half. CUH led 39-33 at the break.
Chaminade defended senior All-American Blake Poole well, holding Poole to 9 points and 9 rebounds.
Steven Bennett led three Swords in double figures with 20 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds and 0 turnovers on the night.
Chandler Pearson added 11 points and 9 rebounds, while
Chris Curtis chipped in 12 points and 6 rebounds in the win. Curtis, Pearson and
Shane Hanson each connected on two threes a piece, while junior center
Mamadou Diarra added 9 points, 5 blocks and 5 rebounds.
St. Martin's cut the lead to three with 11:48 to play in the second half before the Swords went on a 14-0 run to seal the victory.
Chaminade improves to 2-0, while St. Martin's falls to 1-1. The Swords are back in action at home on November 18th at 7:30 PM HT against Western New Mexico.
