Plymouth, IN – Ancilla College secured a bid to the National Junior College Athletic Association District 12 playoffs with an 88-79 victory over Kalamazoo Valley Community College on Saturday afternoon. The two teams only combined for 15 total free throws between them.
Cortney Shorter led the Chargers (17-5, 11-3) with 19 points, with Weston Sage netting 12 and Isiah James scoring 11. Josh Alcindor finished with 10 points. Rico Swanson, Jr. added 11 assists.
Ancilla is on the road next week with a game in Benton Harbor against Lake Michigan College on Wednesday and next Saturday they travel to play Lansing Community College. They return home on Feb. 24th to play Mid Michigan on Sophomore Day.
Men's College Basketball
Ancilla 88, Kalamazoo Valley 79
At Plymouth, IN
Kalamazoo Valley (79): Contez Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Devin Marshall 5-8 0-0 11, Addison Atwater 1-7 0-0 3, Ben Terpstra 0-0 0-0 0, Jovaun Jones 4-13 0-1 9, Evan Finch 4-10 2-2 12, John Massey, Jr. 12-20 2-2 32, Daniel Jacobs Evan Salanis 0-0 0-0 0, Daniel Jacobs 2-4 0-0 4, Jordan Ross 3-8 2-2 8. TOTALS: 31-72 6-7 79.
ANCILLA (88): Clark Wells 4-6 0-0 9, Austin Pearison 2-4 0-0 5, Mike Hemingway 2-6 0-0 5, Josh Alcindor 4-12 0-0 10, Rico Swanson, Jr. 4-9 0-0 8, Isiah James 5-8 1-2 11, Cortney Shorter 7-15 1-2 19, Ray Yagelski 0-0 0-0 0, Weston Sage 5-7 0-0 12, Shak Johnson 3-5 0-0 6, Jackson Erekson 0-0 1-2 1, Tre Gallupe 0-0 2-2 2. TOTALS: 36-72 5-8 88.
Halftime: Ancilla 37, Kalamazoo Valley 34. Three-point baskets: AC 11-26 (Shorter 4-7, Hemingway 1-2, Alcindor 2-8, Wells 1-2, Swanson, Jr. 0-1, Pearison 1-3, Sage 2-3), KV 11-30 (Williams 0-1, Marshall 1-2, Atwater 1-5, Jones 1-3, Finch 2-7, Massey, Jr. 6-11, Ross 0-1). Rebounds: AC 45 (Swanson, Jr. 7), KV 34 (Finch 10). Assists: AC 20 (Swanson, Jr. 11), KV 17 (Marshall 6). Turnovers: AC 18, KV 17. Fouls (Fouled out): AC 13 (none) , KV 10 (none). Records: Ancilla 17-5, 11-3 MCCAA; Kalamazoo Valley 14-12, 5-9 MCCAA.