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| NCC Snaps Four Game Loss String To Mustangs With 51-43 Win On Carothers Road Hill |
| They say that all good things must come to an end - but this one I guess we wish could have gone on forever. For the last four glorious years it was easier to get up in the mornings and face the new day with the knowledge that our Mustangs had a four year win streak over our fiercest rivals, the NCC Thoroughbreds, dating back to December 2, 2000 when the Breds nosed our Mustangs 39-38 on a buzzer beater shot from the corner by a ship-in transfer from Grant County in that year's edition of the I-Wireless event in the Cintas Center. This year's Brossart Mustangs recent woes continued on the Carothers Road Hill as the Mustangs again battled hard, but failed to finish, seeing a 38-35 third quarter Mustang lead dissolve resulting in a 51-43 loss, being outscored 14-5 when the chips were on the line, sending the Mustangs back to Alexandria with the monkey still on their backs after dropping their last five decisions and the knowlege that their recent history dominance over our sister program that we had enjoyed for the past four seasons had come to an end. From a spectator standpoint it was a great game to attend with overflow student sections on both sides whooping it up and both teams playing ask and answer basketball. The Mustangs fell behind early-on 10-4, but answered the challenge tying the game at 10 on a pair of Brad Seiter long balls, and trailed by only a point at 14-13 after one period. NCC again threatened to open a meaningful lead, going up 21-15 at the 5:23 mark, after going on a 5-0 run, and again at 23-17 with 3:42 to go before the half. Again the Mustangs battled back going on a 5-0 run of their own to make it a one point ballgame down, 25-24 at intermission. |
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| Click On The Radio At Right To Listen To The Brossart-NCC JV and Varsity Game Broadcast Replays |
| Four lead changes and a tie would take place before the Mustangs stuck a nose in front at 33-31 at the 3:34 mark of the third quarter which would balloon to a five point lead 36-31 1:03 out. Newcath cut into the lead just before the end of the period sending it to the fourth quarter with the Mustangs on top 38-35. Brossart would score a quick basket to begin the fourth quarter re-opening the lead to five at 40-35, but then stalled out as the Breds gained momentum for the 4th quarter run. The Mustangs would still lead 42-41 with 4:50 to go before the Breds went on a 10-1 run to seal the Mustangs fate and break out of a four-game losing streak established over a four year span dating back to the 2001-02 season. Unofficially, Nathan Mutsch, who has been sick since Monday, led the Stangs with 15 points and Brad Seiter had 11, all in the first half. Jimmy Uebel put up 9, but Mustang big men Troy Cooper and Kyle Lubbers were held to a combined 6 points. Josh Kidney did not play, sidelined with a sprained ankle sustained at practice yesterday. The Breds were led by Scott Gesenhues with 21 points, Zach Kiernan addeed 11. Box Score: Seiter 1-3-0/0-11, Franzen 1-0-0/0-2, Lubbers 0-0-2/5-2, Uebel 2-1-2/4-9, Mutsch 5-0-5/5-15, Cooper 2-0-0/0-4 Total Mustangs: 11-4- 9/14-43 15-10 1-4 Total Breds: 11-5-14/19-51 |
| Mustang JVs Remian At The Top Of Their Game With 39-30 Win Over NCC to Improve To 4-1 In NKAC Division II Race |
| The Brossart Mustangs JVs continue to build on their 37th District Championship conquest by thumping NCC 39-30 in an NKAC Division II game that wasn't at all that close. Mustang defense held the Breds to a total of seven first half points as we opened up a 15-7 lead at intermission. Brossart increased its lead to 13 at 26-13 after three quarters as Luke Rebholz scored four of his eight points in the period, including a 3-point-goal. The fourth quarter would be a marathon series of personal fouls and twenty-four Brossart Mustang free-throws as Matt Lloyd stepped to the line on eleven occasions himself during the final period, hitting on six of those attempts. The Mustangs were 18 of 35 for the game. The Breds were led by R.J. Archambault with 8 points with Phil Horan and Burke Beiting contributing 6 apiece. Box Score: Lloyd 1-0-7/13-9, Rebholz 2-1-1/3-8, Niemeyer 3-0-2/4-8, Ridder 0-0-4/7-4, Kramer 1-0-0/0-2, Hansman 2-0-4/4-8 Totals Mustangs: 9-1-18/35-39 16-5 4-1 Totals Breds: 11-0- 5/12-30 |
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