Notables
-Winesett leads CSS with 14 points
-Keykal records seven rebounds
-Moore, Washington log three assist each
MOORHEAD, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team fell in its season finale this afternoon on the road against the Cobbers from Concordia-Moorhead. The Saints trailed by 12 at halftime, and despite a comeback attempt from CSS, it wouldn't be enough as the Cobbers came away with a 75-67 victory over St. Scholastica.
How it Happened
Noah Winesett (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) and Kevin Thomas (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown HS) scored the opening points for the Saints, with Winesett going two-for-two at the free throw line, and Thomas getting a layup to fall.
After the Cobbers went on a brief run, Tanner Thomson (Woodbury, Minn./Stillwater HS) was able to convert an and-one, as the Cobbers lead was cut down to 14-7.
CSS was able to bring itself back into the contest, with Koy Nelson (Port Wing, Wis./South Shore HS) and Aaron Keykal (Princeton, Minn./Princeton HS) scoring on layups, and Thomas hit a jumper to make the score 20-15.
Keykal scored twice more on jumpers, followed by jumpers from Andre Crockett Jr. (Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS (Rochester Community College)) and Winesett, with the Cobbers leading 31-23.
The final field goals for the Saints in the first half came from Winesett and Moe Washington (Silver Spring, Md./Hibbing Community College), as the Saints trailed the Cobbers by a score of 40-28.
Winesett opened the second half for the Saints with a three-pointer, followed by a steal on the defensive end and a coast-to-coast finish for Jeff Moore (Richfield, Minn./Richfield HS), which resulted in a converted and-one, giving CSS early momentum.
After Crockett Jr. got another layup to fall, Raymond scored on a jumper that was assisted by Moore, and Moore got a shot to fall from three-point range, with Concordia leading 54-41.
A trio of three-pointers for the Saints by Crockett Jr., Thomas, and Winesett, brought the Saints deficit to under double-digits.
Moments later, Jacquez Overstreet (Appleton, Wis./Oshkosh West (Marian University)) hit his first three-pointer to make the score 57-53 in favor of the Cobbers.
Concordia was able to bring its lead back up to nine points before Raymond put an end to the run with a layup.
Late in the second half, the Saints got jumpers from Keykal and Nelson, as well as a three-pointer Winesett and a layup from Moore, but it would be too much to come back from, as the Cobbers took today's game by a score of 75-67.
End of Season
The Saints finish the 2023-24 season with a record of 3-22 and a record of 2-17 in MIAC play. The Saints will say goodbye to seniors Jeff Moore (Richfield, Minn./Richfield HS), Noah Winesett (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS), Kevin Thomas (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown HS), Matho Ojullu (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS (Dakota County Technical College)), and Luke Raymond (Hudson, Wis./Concordia Academy (UW-River Falls)). For further updates about the St. Scholastica men's basketball team, keep posted to www.csssaints.com
