HONOLULU, HI- Facing Carleton College this afternoon in McCabe Gym, the Swords overcame a feisty group of Knights and pulled away from the group from Minnesota midway through the second half for a comfortable 65-50 victory to improve to 5-2 on the year.
The Swords managed only 27 points in a closely contested first half, but were stout defensively, giving up only 19 to take an eight point lead to the break. A jumper by senior
Shane Hanson (Canyon Lake, CA/Temescal Canyon) with 11:42 left in the game stretched the lead to 15 and Carleton never threatened again.
The Swords controlled the paint, led by junior center
Mamadou Diarra (Bamako, Mali, Stoneridge) with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks. Fellow junior De'Andre Haskins added 14 points in the win. Overall, eight Silverswords scored in the victory.
CUH shot an impressive 57% from the floor on the afternoon and limited Carleton to just 33% in a very tough defensive effort.
Chaminade won the rebounding battle 31-27.
Carleton was led by senior Jeremy Sutherland with 19 points; Tom Sawatzke added 14 points in defeat.
Carleton falls to 0-3 on the year with the loss. The Swords improve to 5-2 on the year and face Seattle Pacific in Seattle, WA on December 3rd. Tip is set for 7:00 PM PT in Brougham Pavilion. Chaminade faces Central Washington the following day (at SPU) at 5PM PT.
