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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 26, 2001
Women's
Streak at 83 games; Men Beat Defending National Champions
Kearney, NE — The University of Nebraska at Kearney basketball
team's remained unbeaten in the Health & Sports Center as the Lopers
swept Metro State Friday night. The No. 2 ranked women (18-0, 11-0 RMAC)
defeated the Roadrunners, 86-51, to pick up their 83rd
consecutive home court win. The men won their 10th straight by
getting past the NCAA Division II defending national champions, 76-58.
For the men (13-3, 9-2 RMAC), the win ended an eight-game losing
streak to Metro State. The last UNK win in the series came in 1998. The
men have also won 14 in a row in the Health & Sports Center, dating
back to last year. Metro State (12-4, 7-3 RMAC) saw its seven game winning
streak snapped.
In the contest, UNK shot 50 percent from the field and held Metro
to 35 percent in the 18-point victory. Metro came into the contest as the
top defensive team in the RMAC, holding opponents to 62.0 ppg.
Five Lopers were in double figures, led by sophomore forward Nick
Svehla with 17. Freshman forward Nick Branting grabbed a team-high 10
rebounds while Mike Gitt and Tanner Engel combined to tally 21 points off
the bench.
Metro got out to an 8-0 lead but the Lopers responded by going on a
15-5 run that made the score 15-13 with 10:58 left in the first half. UNK
wouldn't trail the rest of the night and led by a 36-28 score at halftime.
UNK shot 61 percent in the game's first 20 minutes.
The Lopers extended the lead to 15, 49-34, by the 15 minute mark of
the second half. The 'Runners came back, cutting the lead to six, 54-48,
on a three pointer by Lee Bethea wit just under nine minutes to go. UNK
scored the game's next seven points and was never seriously challenged
again.
Jody Hollins recorded a double double (13 points, 12 rebounds) off
the bench for Metro. Loper senior forward Nate Mohs, the team's leading
scorer (16.3), turned his right ankle late in the contest. UNK Athletic
Trainer Bill Murphy said it is a moderate sprain and that an X-ray will be
done tomorrow.
In the women's game, five Lopers were in double figures and UNK
held Metro to just 31 percent shooting from the field in a 30-point win.
The Roadrunners drop to 7-10, 5-5 RMAC.
Guard Beth Swift and forward Allison Kruger led the way, each
scoring 16 points. They were a combined nine of 11 from the floor.
Reserves Heather Steffen (12 points) and Mamissa Mwenentanda (12 rebounds)
were strong off the bench.
The Lopers got out to a 10-2 lead and never looked back. Metro was
sunk early as they made only one of their first nine field goat attempts.
Michelle McArthur (13 points) was the only 'Runner in double figures.
UNK travels to Chadron State (Thursday) and Colorado Mines
(Saturday) next week. The women return home February 21st while
the men are back in Kearney on February 16th.
Contact:
Peter Yazvac yazvacpa@unk.edu
Media Relations Director (308)
865-8334
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