The Adrian College men’s basketball team shocked the conference by winning the MIAA, but could not push on in the NCAA Tournament. On Friday night Adrian came up against North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. The Cardinals proved too much to bear for the first time Bulldogs.
The win came in impressive fashion for the higher seeded program. 69-54 was the final tally as Adrian couldn’t get into an offensive rhythm against the Cardinals. Tickets to the tournament game were sold out, as hundreds came out to see the game.
🏀 NCAA Tournament
📍 North Central, Illinois
🗓 March 6th, 2020
🕒 8:30pm EST
📺 https://t.co/vjJ7bKkBPy#ncaa #d3hoops #hoops #basketball #adrian #godawgs #bulldogs @AdrianCollege @AdrianBulldogs @AdrianMBB pic.twitter.com/cbVk0608ZZ— Adrian College TV (@AdrianCollegeTV) March 5, 2020
The Cardinals spread out the scoring, as Connor Raridon added 16, Blaise Meredith totaled 15 and Matt Cappelletti was good for 12 from the field.
AC’s Jordan Harris totaled 18 points on the night, as Jeremy Kalonji was able to add 17 as well.
Kalonji makes a big play down low as @AdrianMBB is battling in the NCAA tourney. They trail to North Central 39-29 with four gone in the second half#godawgs #adrian #bulldogs #ncaa #d3hoops @adrianbulldogs @adriancollege @adriancollegetv @acsportsnet pic.twitter.com/tm6iwQrMpU
— Gabriel Schray (@schrayguy) March 7, 2020
The Bulldogs defeated Hope College in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they defeated Calvin University. In the championship game, Adrian defeated Trine University 80-72 to punch its ticket to the NCAA National Tournament.
Naperville is four hours and eleven minutes drive time, a total of 247 miles, from Adrian, Michigan. It also boosts a population of 150,000. A bit stronger than Adrian’s 30,000 residents. The school enrolls nearly 1,000 more than the Bulldogs as well.
Helinski with the feed to Wyatt-Morris who gets one back for @AdrianMBB. They trail to North Central 57-45 with five minutes remaining in the second#godawgs #adrian #bulldogs #ncaa #d3hoops @adrianbulldogs @adriancollege @adriancollegetv @acsportsnet @lcscougars pic.twitter.com/BTgCQGtRlB
— Gabriel Schray (@schrayguy) March 7, 2020
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