Saints Basketball Top StoriesMarch 5 , 2010
Saints Drop First Round Game
Saints drop in the first round of the 28th Annual ACCA National Basketball Tournament to the #5 seed Multnomah Lions from Portland, Oregon. Despite the loss, Senior Captain, Aaron Perez, led the team with 37 points and 20 rebounds. Hillsdale was the #4 seed in the tournament and will matchup against the #8 seed Rhema Bible College tomorrow at 3:00 pm.
February 27, 2010
Four Saints Receive NCCAA II Southwest Region Honors
Four Saints were honored with NCCAA II Southwest Region awards at the conclusion of the regional championship, which saw Dallas Christian upset the #1 seed Southwestern Christian University 96-94. The Saints were awarded as follows: (left to right) Aaron Perez - 1st team All-Region, Sam Webber - All-Region Honorable Mention, R.J. Rhone- 2nd team All-Region, and Ish Maclin - 1st team All-Region.
February 26, 2010
Saints Comeback Bid Falls Short
The Saints fell today 81-76 to Dallas Christian in the NCCAA II Region Semifinal game. Down by 17 midway through the first half, Hillsdale made several runs to pull the game to a 72-72 tie. Led by RJ Rhone's game high 35 points, the Saints gave up a critical three pointer to make the game 75-72. With only a couple minutes left to play the Saints fell just short of making it to the regional championship game. Hillsdale hopes to rebound next week in the ACCA National Tournament.
February 23, 2010
Aaron Perez named NCCAA II Men's Basketball Student Athlete of the Week
Aaron Perez, senior forward from Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College (OK), led his team to a 1-2 (2 losses by a total of 4 points) record against 3 top ten teams this week. Perez averaged 21.8 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 2.7 apg, 2.3 bpg and also had one steal on the week.
February 22, 2010
Saints through to NCCAA II Southwest Region Tournament
Saints are through to the NCCAA II Southwest Region Tournament. With a 94-78 victory over Ozark, the Saints were pushed through to the NCCAA II Southwest Regional Tournament. The Saints ended the season with a 3-3 region record which puts them in the regional semi-final against Dallas Christian College. The game is set for a 4:00 tip in Joplin, MO at Ozark Christian College.
