12/31/2008
BILLINGS, MT – December 31, 2008 – After having a one point lead at the half, the Argo men’s basketball team came up short in the end against the MSU-Billings Yellowjackets on Wednesday night at the Alterowitz Gym in Billings, MT. The Argos were hoping to win their third consecutive game but fell 74-58.
Great Falls opened the contest with a 7-3 lead behind baskets by Levi Lopez (JR, Phoenix, AZ), Rayshaun Ames (SR, Little Rock, AR) and Trevor Fehr (SO, Corvallis, MT). The Argos stretched their lead to 23-10 at the 10:48 mark as Levi Lopez connected on a trey from behind the arc to give the University of Great Falls their biggest lead of the first half. MSU-Billings would get back in the game toward the end of the half as a pair of free throws by Derrick Wright cut the Yellowjacket deficit to 34-32 with 38 seconds remaining but a dunk by Great Falls’ Marko Lakic (JR, Novi Sad, Serbia) and a three pointer at the buzzer by MSU-Billings’ Travis Bunker ended the half with the University of Great Falls leading 36-35. As a team, the Argos shot 61% (16-for-26) from the field while their defense limited MSU-Billings to 41% (12-for-29).
MSU-Billings and Great Falls opened the second half by trading multiple baskets with the Argos continuing to lead until the 9:19 mark when Travis Bunker connected on a long trey to give the Yellowjackets their first lead since opening up the game 3-0. The momentum carried the team from Billings to a 71-55 lead with under a minute left. Matt Niemeyer (JR, Great Falls, MT) added a tip-in and Travis Bunker ended the game with his fourth three point field goal.
Rayshaun Ames ended the night for Great Falls with a double-double as he went for 14 points and 10 boards and connected on 6 of his 14 field goals. Matt Niemeyer ended his night with a 15 point effort along with 4 steals and a block.
Travis Bunker was one of three Yellowjacket student-athletes in double figures as he poured in 20 points along with 9 rebounds on 7-for-17 from the floor. Derrick Wright and Mario Burns combined 26 points and 13 rebounds. Burns and Bunker also registered 3 steals apiece.
The Argos ended their non-conference schedule with a 6-10 record on the season while MSU-Billings goes to 4-6.
12/30/2008
GREAT FALLS, MT – December 30, 2008 – The University of Great Falls Argo men’s basketball now has a two-game winning streak as they easily defeated The King’s University College Eagles 90-28 on Tuesday night at the McLaughlin Center. On December 20th, the Argos defeated the Houghton College Highlanders in New York 75-65.
The University of Great Falls quickly built a 15-2 lead as Keithan Gregg (SR, Cut Bank, MT) connected on one of his three first half three point field goals with 14:47 left. Gregg finished the first half with 15 points. Reid Fralick knocked down a three pointer for the Eagles to stop Great Falls’ momentum momentarily. The Argo defense stiffened and held the Eagles scoreless over the next eight minutes.The King’s University committed six of their 20 first half turnovers in the first four minutes and the Argos scored 44 points and held the Eagles to 10 points in the half. Great Falls completely stymied the Eagles offense and held them to just 3-for-20 from the floor while the Argos made 48% of their attempts.
Great Falls increased their lead in the second half to 61-17 with 15:05 left as Keithan Gregg dished it off to Rayshaun Ames (SR, Little Rock, AR) for an easy basket. Two minutes later, Gregg would find Brian Harrison (SR, Richland, WA) for one of his seven assists. Tom Donnelly (SO, Helena, MT) connected on a short jump shot with 3:34 remaining to ensure that all of the Argos that saw action scored for Great Falls. The Argos never trailed in this contest and would lead by as many 66 before the night was over. The Argo defense held the Eagles offense to just 23% from the field and 18 second half points. Great Falls forced the Eagles into 38 turnovers and picked up 20 steals.
Keithan Gregg led all scorers with 17 points, 7 assists and 4 steals. Rayshaun Ames scored 14 on 6-for-8 and led the team with 6 boards while Aaron Skogen (JR, Ronan, MT and Trevor Fehr (SO, Corvallis, MT) combined for 23 points on the night.
Meanwhile, Reid Fralick led the Eagles with 7 points and Ethan Wollman pulled down 7 rebounds.
The Argos improves their record to 6-9 on the season while The Kings University College goes to 4-12.
12/20/2008
HOUGHTON, NY – December 20, 2008 – The University of Great Falls Argos picked up a 75-65 win over the Houghton College Highlanders on Saturday afternoon in Houghton, New York as they finish their road trip through New York with a 1-1 record.
The Argos converted on 59% of their field goals in the first half including 73% from behind the arc to take a 45-41 halftime lead. Despite the lead, Great Falls allowed the Highlanders to shoot 49% from the floor. In the final half, Great Falls stepped up their defensive efforts and allowed Houghton to convert on only eight field goals and 24 second half points.
Keithan Gregg (JR, Cut Bank, MT) and Travoy Edwards (SO, Las Vegas, NV) each poured in 18 points and 3 assists to help lead the Argos to their fifth victory of the season. Edwards went 9-for-13 from the field. Aaron Skogen (JR, Ronan, MT) and Rayshaun Ames (SR, Little Rock, AR) added 11 points. Ames had his second consecutive double-double as he also pulled down 16 rebounds.
Yannick Anzuluni led the Highlanders with 22 points and 7 boards. Jannai Beckford chipped in 12 points and 10 rebounds for Houghton College.
The Argos improves their record to 5-9 on the season while the Houghton College falls to 3-7.
12/19/2008
AMHERST, NY – December 19, 2008 – The University of Great Falls men’s hoop team fell to #20 Daemen College 74-72 in the final seconds of their contest against the Wildcats on Friday night in New York.
In the first half, both teams played well on both ends of the floor as Keithan Gregg (JR, Cut Bank, MT) knocked down a shot from behind the arc to increase the Argos lead to 14-9 with 14:20 remaining. Great Falls led by as many as 9 points before taking a 37-27 lead going into the second half. The Argos made half of their field goals (15-30) in the first half while the Wildcats shot 37%. The Argos were 5-for-9 from long distance in the first twenty minutes of action. Rayshaun Ames (SR, Little Rock, AR) scored 10 first half points while Keithan Gregg scored nine points.
Daemen College was down 60-43 with just under 10:00 minutes left in the contest but the Wildcats went on an offensive surge and outscored Great Falls 23-7 over the next 6:48 and cut the Argo lead to 67-66. Levi Lopez (JR, Phoenix, AZ) knocked down a basket and two free throws to maintain the lead for the University of Great Falls but Daemen College’s Ryan Henry scored six straight points to tie the contest at 72-72 with one minute remaining. Daemen College got a block from Devon Dawson to give the Wildcats one last possession. Henry then missed a jumper with seven seconds remaining but Mike Maisto connected on a six foot jumper after getting the offensive rebound to ruin the Argos chances of an upset. Great Falls missed a 25-foot shot at the buzzer.
Rayshaun Ames ended the night for Great Falls with a 32 point and 14 rebound performance on 13-for-20 from the field. Levi Lopez and Keithan Gregg combined for 26 points. Matt Niemeyer (JR, Great Falls, MT) added 2 blocks.
Ryan Henry led the Wildcats by scoring all of his 21 points in the second half. Daemen’s Mike Maisto and Pete Loney added 11 points apiece.
The Argos are now 4-9 on the season while Daemen College goes to 10-2.
12/10/2008
BILLINGS, MT — December 10, 2008 — The Frontier Conference has announced their weekly men’s basketball players of the week for the week of December 8th and one member of the University of Great Falls team was selected for this week’s honor.
Rayshaun Ames, a 6’5” senior forward from Little Rock, Arkansas, was the men’s player of the week. The Argos went 1-1 last week with a 71-62 win over the University of Lethbridge but fell to Montana State University (NCAA Division I) 66-78. In their win over Lethbridge on Saturday, Ames scored 18 points and pulled down 6 rebounds on 9-for-12 shooting. Ames continues to lead the Great Falls men by averaging 19.8 points and 7.9 assists per game. He is currently second in the conference in scoring and fourth in rebounding.
Carroll College’s Andy Garland, Geoff Payne of Westminster College and Stephen Thomas of Montana Tech were also nominated this week.
12/06/2008
GREAT FALLS, MT – December 6, 2008 – The University of Great Falls men’s basketball team picked up their fourth victory of the season as they defeated the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns 71-62 at the UGF McLaughlin Center on Saturday night.
Travoy Edwards (SO, Las Vegas, NV) and Levi Lopez (JR, Phoenix, AZ) gave Great Falls an early 5-0 lead at the start of the contest. The Pronghorns would not give up as they trailed 15-7 at the 14:35 mark of the first. Aaron Skogen (JR, Ronan, MT) connected from long range to give the Argos their biggest lead of the game at 23-8 midway through the first half. Danhue Lawrence added a three point field goal for Lethbridge to cut their deficit to 27-11 before Levi Lopez answered back for the Argos with his second three-pointer. The Pronghorns went on a 6-0 run before Trevor Fehr (SO, Corvallis, MT) connected on a long shot with 3:00 remaining in the half. Travoy Edwards got a nice feed from Levi Lopez for a dunk with 39 seconds to make the score 43-30 at the break. The Argos shot 56% from the floor and 63% from behind the arc.
The Argos would never trail in this game and they maintained a sizeable lead through most of the second half as the Argos increased their lead to 56-41 with 11:05 left on a pair of Rayshaun Ames (SR, Little Rock, AR) baskets. Lethbridge’s Danhue Lawrence and Rob Cooper each scored a pair of field goals with 8:42 left in the contest to pull within 10 points but the Argos prevailed in the end 71-62.
Rayshaun Ames paced the Argos with 18 points on 9-for-12 from the field while Matt Niemeyer (JR, Great Falls, MT) and Travoy Edwards combined for 27 points in the victory. Niemeyer led the team with 9 rebounds.
Danhue Lawrence finished the contest with 20 points while Sephton Spence chipped in 11 points and pulled down 9 boards for the Pronghorns.
The Argos improve their record to 4-8 on the season while the University of Lethbridge falls to 6-7.
12/01/2008
BOZEMAN, MT – December 1, 2008 – The Argo men’s basketball team kept up with Montana State throughout the first half before the Bobcats were able to pull away from Great Falls in the second half 78-66 in an exhibition contest at Worthington Arena In Bozeman, MT.
B.J. Meridyth (SO, Odessa, TX) scored the Argos first two points of the game as he stole the ball from a Montana State player and converted the layup to tie the contest at 2-2 at the 18:34 mark. The Argos kept the Cats in their sights for the next five minutes as a Keithan Gregg (SR, Cut Bank, MT) trey from beyond the arc gave the Argos their first lead of the game (13-10) with less than 14:00 minutes left in the half. Great Falls would keep the lead until the 7:58 when Montana State’s Will Bynum knocked down a jumper to give the Cats the 27-26 advantage. Neither team would score in the next five minutes of action until Rayshaun Ames (SR, Little Rock, AR) and Travoy Edwards (SO, Las Vegas, NV) made baskets to give Great Falls a 30-27 lead. Danny Piepoli three pointer at the buzzer of the first half gave the Cats a slim 31-30 lead heading into the second half.
In the second half, Montana State and the University of Great Falls would battle on both ends of the floor as the Argos kept the deficit within eight points for the first seven minutes. Montana State would start to pull away with 10:00 minutes remaining as Branden Johnson added a three point field goal to increase the Cats lead to 55-44. Montana State went on a 9-0 run before the Argos would answer on the other end with a basket by Trevor Fehr (SO, Corvallis, MT). The Bobcats would never let their lead slip away the rest of the contest.
The Argos connected on 27 of their 60 shot attempts (45%) and had a better shooting percentage than Montana State did as they shot just 41% from the field. The Cats won the rebounding battle 41-36. Rayshaun Ames, the Argos leading scorer, poured in 16 points and pulled down 6 rebounds. Matt Niemeyer (JR, Great Falls, MT) and BJ Meridyth combined for 25 points and 9 rebounds. Niemeyer was 3-for-5 from behind the arc against Montana State.
Divaldo Mbunga paced the Cats with 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting. Danny Piepoli and Branden Johnson each added 14 on the night.
Montana State University improves to 3-2 while Great Falls remains at 3-8 as this was an exhibition contest for them.
11/29/2008
LEWISTON, ID – November 29, 2008 – The Argo men’s basketball team could not overcome a big lead by The Evergreen State College Geoducks on Saturday night and fell 97-76 in the final night of the 2008 Cannon Building Materials Basketball Tournament.
Evergreen started out the game on a 28-6 run in the first seven minutes of action. The Argos could not get their offense going in the first half as they shot 34% from the field while committing 16 turnovers. The University of Great Falls never led in the first half and were down by as many as 30 with under 4:00 minutes left in the half. Rayshaun Ames (SR, Little Rock, AR) scored 9 of his 20 points during the first twenty minutes of action as the Geoducks took a 51-34 halftime lead.
Travoy Edwards (SO, Las Vegas, NV) helped the Argos cut the deficit to 59-46 at the 15:53 mark of the second half as Keithan Gregg (SR, Cut Bank, MT) picked up one of his four assists. The Argos battled hard throughout and cut the deficit to 73-64 with 9:00 minutes remaining as Trevor Fehr (SO, Corvallis, MT) connected on his only three point attempt of the evening. John Levi III answered back with a field goal of his own to give the momentum back to the Geoducks. The Evergreen State would keep their lead in double digits for the rest of the night as they outscored the Argos 46-42 in the half. For the second straight night, the Argos did out-rebound their opponent 40-32.
Ames led the Argos with 20 points and 9 rebounds. Levi Lopez (JR, Phoenix, AZ) and BJ Meridyth (SO, Odessa, TX) combined for 26 points and 7 rebounds. Nathan Menefee led the Geoduck charge as he poured in 31 points on 10-for-15 from the field. Nick Moore added 17 markers and led the team with 7 boards.
The Argos are now 3-8 on the season while The Evergreen State College improves to 3-1.
11/28/2008
LEWISTON, ID – November 28, 2008 – The Argo men’s basketball team started out with an early lead but Northwestern Oklahoma State was able to slip by Great Falls 94-69 in the first game of the 2008 Cannon Building Materials Basketball Tournament hosted by Lewis-Clark State on Friday night.
Great Falls led 9-8 before giving up the lead as Northwest Oklahoma State’s Brandon Brown’s trey from behind the arc gave the Rangers the lead for the first time. The Rangers would increase their lead to 15 (48-33) at the break. Northwest Oklahoma State forced 11 turnovers and collected five steals. Despite the turnovers, the Argos did out-rebound the Rangers 23-15. Great Falls connected on 10-for-28 from the field as Rayshaun Ames (SR, Little Rock, AR) would pick up 11 points and 6 boards after 20 minutes of action.
The Rangers went on a 12-6 run to start the second half as Termaine Snyder’s field goal gave NW Oklahoma State a 63-39 advantage with 13:36 left in the contest. Great Falls tried to get back in the game but were outscored by their opponents 46-36 in the second half. The Argos did win thebattle of the boards 39-37 and they shot 79% from the charity stripe. Four Argos scored in double figures as Ames added six points in the final half and led the way with 16 followed by Matt Neimeyer (JR, Great Falls, MT) with 12 points and seven rebounds while BJ Meridyth (SO, Odessa, TX) and Levi Lopez (JR, Phoenix, AZ) each added 10 points.
Brandon Brown paced the Rangers with 15 points and 5 boards on 6-for-14 shooting while Jason Rogers and Cutrell Currie added 13.
The Argos are now 3-7 on the season while Northwest Oklahoma State University improves to 4-4.
11/15/2008
DICKINSON, ND – November 15, 2008 – Dickinson State University defeated the Argo men’s basketball team 74-53 in the Dickinson State gym on Saturday night. Last week, when these two teams tangled at the McLaughlin Center, the Argos lost in the final seconds (64-63) to the Blue Hawks.
Dickinson State sparked an 11-0 run midway through the first half to build a 23-11 advantage before taking a 13 point lead into the break. The hot shooting continued for DSU as they opened up the second half with another run but the Argos responded with a 14-1 run of their own in a two minute span when Travoy Edwards (SO, Las Vegas, NV) and Rayshaun Ames (SR, Little Rock, AR) sparked the Argo offense. The Blue Hawks responded as Braden Thomas and Nathan Lebsock scored five points apiece for Dickinson and put them in control of the game 58-39 with 9:00 minutes remaining.
Dickinson State’s defense forced the Argos into 34 turnovers in the non-conference contest. Dickinson State led in all of the statistical categories including rebounding, assists, and steals.
Edwards and Ames led the Argos in scoring combining for 37 points. Edwards also added 7 boards and 4 steals for Great Falls. Joshua Walker ended his night with 21 points for the Blue Hawks.
The Argos are now 3-6 on the season while Dickinson State University improves to 3-3.
11/14/2008
MINOT, ND – November 14, 2008 – The University of Great Falls men’s hoop team came up short for the second time against Minot State 94-73 at the MSU Dome in Minot, ND on Saturday night.
The Beavers started out with a 9 point lead early in the first half and then Great Falls came back to tie the score at 14-14. Minot State took the reins from there as they went on a 21-4 run with 6:30 remaining in the half. Aaron Patterson’s three point field goal three minutes into the second half pushed the Beavers lead to 21 and the Argos could never get within striking distance the rest of the way.
“They (Minot State) jumped up early on us and we committed too many turnovers and we didn’t shoot well as a team,” said men’s basketball coach Steve Silsby.
Rayshaun Ames (SR, Little Rock, AK) led Great Falls with 17 points and 8 rebounds. Matt Niemeyer (JR, Great Falls, MT) and BJ Meridyth (SO, Odessa, TX) combined for 24 points. Levi Lopez (JR, Phoenix, AZ) and Keithan Gregg (SR, Cut Bank, MT) had 3 steals apiece. Meanwhile, Minot State received 25 points on 7-for-11 shooting. Kenneth McCoy added a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Great Falls shot 36% in the first half and finished the game shooting 21% from the field.
The Argos are now 3-5 on the season while Minot State University improves to 4-1.
11/8/2008
GREAT FALLS, MT – November 8, 2008 – Dickinson State University edged the University of Great Falls 64-63 on last second shot in the final 1.6 seconds at the UGF McLaughlin Center on Saturday night.
Both teams kept the first half close as neither team led by more than five points. Dickinson State led for the first 12 minutes of the game before the Argos would grab a 23-20 lead on a three point field goal from Matt Niemeyer (JR, Great Falls, MT) and they would maintain their lead until halftime. Rayshaun Ames (SR, Little Rock, AR) scored 14 of his game high 23 points in the first half on 6-for-9 shooting. Both teams shot over 50% from the field in the half.
The Argos led in the second half until the final four minutes of the contest when Nathan Lebsock’s three pointer tied it at 55-55. On the next possession, Dickinson State would take their first lead of the half with a basket by Tomaul Hawkins. Rayshaun Ames’ free throws with 41.8 seconds remaining gave Great Falls a 63-61 advantage and the score would remain the same until Ryan Ernst connected on a three point basket from the left corner proved to be the game winner with 1.6 seconds left to snatch victory away from the Argonauts.
Great Falls shot 46% for the game while Dickinson State made 54% of their field goal attempts. Great Falls won the rebounding battle 31-22.
Matt Niemeyer and Rayshaun Ames combined for 35 points and 13 boards for Great Falls. Nathan Lebsock’s 21 points paced the Hawks while Fred Scheltinga pulled down 7 rebounds and had 2 blocks.
The Argos are now 3-4 on the season while Dickinson State University improves to 2-2.
11/7/2008
GREAT FALLS, MT – November 7, 2008 – The Argo men’s basketball team came up short against the Minot State University Beavers 77-73 in a non-conference game for both teams at the McLaughlin Center.
Rayshaun Ames (SR, Little Rock, AR) gave the Argos a 6-0 lead as he scored the first six points for Great Falls but the Beavers would take a 14-9 lead on a basket by Demetrius Malone just six minutes into the game. The Argos struggled with turnovers as they committed 16 in the half. Ames kept the Argos within 10 points (40-30) as he scored two of his 15 points with 39 seconds left in the half. Each team had 18 rebounds and both teams were connecting on 40% of their field goals.
Matt Niemeyer (JR, Great Falls, MT) opened up the second half with two of his 11 total points for the night. Rayshaun Ames cut the Argo deficit to 45-41 at the 16:11 mark of the second half. The game got really exciting with three minutes remaining as the Argos reclaimed the lead 67-66. Minot State missed 3 of their 4 free throws with under two minutes to go but they were able to grab the lead back in the end to win the game 77-73 over the Argonauts. Great Falls connected on 55% of their shots but ended the contest with 32 turnovers.
The Argos had 3 players in double figures as Rayshaun Ames had 25 points, Travoy Edwards (SO, Las Vegas, NV) added 12 and Matt Niemeyer 11. Ames also had 8 boards. Aaron Patterson and Kenneth McCoy paced Minot State with 15 and 14 points respectively.
The Argos are now 3-3 on the season while Dickinson State University goes to 3-0.
11/2/2008
GREAT FALLS, MT – November 2, 2008 – The University of Great Falls men’s basketball team prevailed over Walla Walla University 107-63 on Sunday afternoon in Great Falls.
Rayshaun Ames (SR, Little Rock, AR) helped the Argos build a 12-4 lead in the first half by scoring four points during that run. Walla Walla tried to make a run but they would get no closer than four points as a pair of three point field goals by Aaron Skogen (JR, Ronan, MT) made sure Great Falls maintained their lead with a 34-25 lead with just over six minutes left before halftime. Great Falls shot 73% from the field as their defense held Walla Walla offense to just 42% shooting as the Argos secured a 53-33 lead going into half-time.
The Argos maintained a double-digit lead and were never challenged throughout the second half. Levi Lopez’s (JR, Phoenix, AZ) shot from long range gave UGF a 97-54 lead with four minutes remaining as Great Falls defeated Walla Walla University easily.
B.J. Meridyth (SO, Odessa, TX) led Great Falls with 23 points on 4-for-5 shooting from three point land. Travoy Edwards (SO, Las Vegas, NV) and Rayshaun Ames each pulled down 9 boards. Brian Harrison (SR, Richland, WA) blocked two Walla Walla shot attempts.
Dustin Miracle's 18 points paced the Wolves.
The Argos are now 3-2 on the season while Walla Walla University goes to 0-2.
11/1/2008
GREAT FALLS, MT – November 1, 2008 – The University of Great Falls men’s basketball team handed Walla Walla University a 92-70 setback at the McLaughlin Center on Saturday night during homecoming.
Walla Walla started the game with a 5-0 run in the first minute of the contest before Great Falls’ Rayshaun Ames (SR, Little Rock, AR) scored six points of his own to give the Argos an 8-7 lead at the 16:14 mark of the first half. There were 8 lead changes throughout the first half as Great Falls led 39-37 after 20 minutes of action. Walla Walla out-shot the Argos 52% to 48% while both teams combined for 20 turnovers.
Great Falls led by as many as 8 points through the first five minutes of the second half. Matt Niemeyer’s (JR, Great Falls, MT) back-to-back baskets increased the lead to 61-47 with 12 minutes to play. Great Falls shot 65% from the field in the second half and 56% for the game. Each team committed 25 turnovers in a fast-paced game.
Rayshaun Ames paced Great Falls with 26 points and 7 boards on 10-for-16 shooting for coach Steve Silsby’s squad.
Jonny Long led the Wolves with 17 points and 5 rebounds.
10/31/2008
GREAT FALLS, MT – October 31, 2008 – The University of Great Falls men’s basketball team was defeated by the South Dakota Tech Hardrockers 88-68 in a hard fought battle on Friday night at the McLaughlin Center.
South Dakota Tech jumped out to an 11-4 lead four minutes into the contest. A basket by Argo guard Keithan Gregg (SR, Cut Bank, MT) with 9:26 to go in the half cut the deficit to 19-15. The Argos committed 12 first half turnovers but they were able to keep pace with the Hardrockers in the first half as they only trailed 40-35 at halftime. B.J. Meridyth (SO, Odessa, TX) would score 17 of his 26 total points in the first twenty minutes of action. The Argos connected on 46% of their field goals.
In the second half, a pair of baskets by Rayshaun Ames (SR, Little Rock, AR) and Brian Harrison (SR, Richland, WA) kept the Argos within 6 points early on in the half but AJ Trennepohl connected on a pair of baskets from behind the arc to keep South Dakota Tech in the lead 53-40 and they would lead throughout the rest of the contest as they found a way to win over Great Falls. Great Falls committed 9 turnovers in this half and they shot 45% from the field in the game compared to the Hardrockers’ 59%.
Rayshaun Ames and B.J. Meridyth combined for 45 points and 6 rebounds for the Argos. Meridyth connected on 8-for-12 from the field and 7-for-11 from the charity stripe. Matt Niemeyer (JR, Great Falls, MT) added 7 rebounds.
AJ Trennepohl led the Hardrockers with 25 points including 8-for-13 from the field and Brandon Smith pulled down 5 boards.
The Argos are now 1-2 on the season while South Dakota Tech goes to 1-0.
10/24/2008
GREAT FALLS, MT – October 24, 2008 – The University of Great Fall men’s basketball team opened up their 2008 season with a 109-86 loss to the University of Regina Cougars at the McLaughlin Center on Friday night.
The Argos shot 49% from the field in the game while the University of Regina connected on 70% of their field goals. The Argos fell behind 17-2 and trailed throughout the first half but cut the deficit at halftime to 50-46. The Cougars opened up the game iaround the ten minute mark of the second half and increased their lead to as many as 22 while outscoring Great Falls 59-40 in the second half.
Rayshaun Ames (SR, Little Rock, AR) led the Argos with 23 points and 3 rebounds on 9-for-14 from the field. Aaron Skogen (JR, Ronan, MT), Travoy Edwards (SO, Las Vegas, NV) and B.J. Meridyth (SO, Odessa, TX) combined for 38 points.
The Cougars were led by Jeff Lukomski with 29 points and Kris Heshka added 22 points and pulled down 6 boards.
The Argos are now 0-1 on the season while University of Regina goes to 2-3. The Argos will be at home for an October 31st showdown with South Dakota Tech at 4:00PM in the McLaughlin Center.
Dickinson State sparked an 11-0 run midway through the first half to build a 23-11 advantage before taking a 13 point lead into the break. The hot shooting continued for DSU as they opened up the second half with another run but the Argos responded with a 14-1 run of their own in a two minute span when Travoy Edwards (SO, Las Vegas, NV) and Rayshaun Ames (SR, Little Rock, AR) sparked the Argo offense. The Blue Hawks responded as Braden Thomas and Nathan Lebsock scored five points apiece for Dickinson and put them in control of the game 58-39 with 9:00 minutes remaining.