Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference: Season 2021-22

Games Schedule
Mar.2:HLGU 64-58 Judson
Feb.28:Lincoln 82-87ONU
Feb.25:Lincoln 67-64 IU S.Bend
Feb.25:Roosevelt 63-81ONU
Feb.23:Judson 80-85IU S.Bend
Feb.23:Roosevelt 46-44 St.Xavier
Feb.23:St.Franc 66-79ONU
Feb.23:Lincoln 66-56 IU Nort.
Feb.19:Roosevelt 54-53 GSU
Feb.19:IU Nort. 74-61 St.Franc
Feb.19:Lincoln 91-55 Trinity
Feb.19:Judson 71-70 Cardinal
Feb.19:St.Ambros 77-87IU S.Bend
Feb.19:TIU 56-59Holy Cr.
Feb.19:ONU 76-71 St.Xavier
Feb.17:Trinity 95-64 Moody Bib
Feb.16:Cardinal 51-82Lincoln
Feb.16:St.Franc 63-67St.Ambros
Feb.16:Calumet 58-74TIU
Feb.16:St.Xavier 77-65 Roosevelt
Feb.16:GSU 81-97ONU
Feb.16:IU S.Bend 68-69IU Nort.
Feb.16:Trinity 60-74Judson
Feb.14:IU S.Bend 100-78 GSU
Feb.14:Holy Cr. 63-69St.Xavier
Feb.14:Calumet 59-70Judson
Feb.12:Holy Cr. 86-73 St.Ambros
Feb.12:IU Nort. 76-54 Calumet
Feb.12:Roosevelt 66-55 Cardinal
Feb.12:St.Xavier 53-69Lincoln
Feb.12:Judson 77-69 GSU
Feb.12:ONU 101-75 Trinity
Feb.12:TIU 70-88IU S.Bend
Feb.10:Iowa Wesl 66-78St.Ambros
Feb.9:TIU 77-78IU Nort.
Feb.9:Lincoln 67-61 Roosevelt
Feb.9:IU S.Bend 80-61 Calumet
Feb.9:Cardinal 51-65St.Xavier
Feb.9:Trinity 75-94GSU
Feb.9:Holy Cr. 52-73St.Franc
Feb.9:Judson 72-90ONU
Feb.7:IU Nort. 80-65 GSU
Feb.7:Calumet 61-117ONU
Feb.7:St.Xavier 60-76IU S.Bend
Feb.7:Roosevelt 72-67 St.Franc
Feb.7:Holy Cr. 53-79Lincoln
Feb.5:IU S.Bend 77-71 Cardinal
Feb.5:Calumet 82-91St.Xavier
Feb.5:St.Franc 88-86 Trinity
Feb.5:TIU 81-73 Roosevelt
Feb.5:IU Nort. 75-68 Lincoln
Feb.5:St.Ambros 77-85Judson
Feb.5:GSU 75-80Holy Cr.
Feb.3:St.Ambros 69-73St.Xavier
Feb.3:Trinity 87-110TIU
Feb.3:ONU 78-74 IU S.Bend
Jan.31:GSU 84-89St.Xavier
Jan.31:Cardinal 63-71Calumet
Jan.31:St.Ambros 68-61 Iowa Wesl
Jan.29:Calumet 67-80St.Ambros
Jan.29:Roosevelt 60-61Trinity
Jan.29:St.Franc 76-88TIU
Jan.29:Lincoln 77-78GSU
Jan.29:IU Nort. 77-72 Holy Cr.
Jan.29:St.Xavier 80-77 Judson
Jan.29:ONU 80-62 Cardinal
Jan.27:Trinity 77-94IU Nort.
Jan.26:Cardinal 72-82St.Ambros
Jan.26:St.Franc 61-50 Lincoln
Jan.26:GSU 80-95TIU
Jan.26:ONU 105-70 Calumet
Jan.26:Judson 50-82IU S.Bend
Jan.26:Holy Cr. 67-68Roosevelt
Jan.24:Roosevelt 72-62 Judson
Jan.24:GSU 86-91St.Franc
Jan.24:Trinity 64-91IU S.Bend
Jan.24:ONU 97-72 TIU
Jan.22:Judson 92-83 St.Franc
Jan.22:Trinity 69-81St.Ambros
Jan.22:IU S.Bend 82-49 Lincoln
Jan.22:Roosevelt 80-77 Calumet
Jan.22:St.Xavier 86-77 TIU
Jan.22:Holy Cr. 64-100ONU
Jan.22:Cardinal 79-88IU Nort.
Jan.19:Judson 63-80Lincoln
Jan.19:St.Ambros 62-67IU Nort.
Jan.19:Cardinal 80-90Trinity
Jan.19:ONU 81-65 Roosevelt
Jan.19:St.Franc 78-85IU S.Bend
Jan.19:Calumet 58-84Holy Cr.
Jan.17:IU S.Bend 83-50 Holy Cr.
Jan.17:Lincoln 75-69 Harris-.
Jan.17:Cardinal 101-100 TIU
Jan.17:Calumet 66-78St.Franc
Jan.17:St.Xavier 68-76IU Nort.
Jan.15:St.Franc 68-88St.Xavier
Jan.15:IU Nort. 85-94ONU
Jan.15:Roosevelt 54-61St.Ambros
Jan.15:Trinity 66-84Calumet
Jan.15:TIU 76-83Judson
Jan.15:Holy Cr. 66-64 Cardinal
Jan.12:Trinity 69-64 Holy Cr.
Jan.12:Calumet 63-69Cardinal
Jan.12:Lincoln 96-83 TIU
Jan.12:St.Ambros 66-89ONU
Jan.12:East-West 81-93Judson
Jan.12:IU Nort. 65-69Roosevelt
Jan.10:GSU 77-76 Cardinal
Jan.8:St.Ambros 73-68 Lincoln
Jan.8:GSU 85-81 Calumet
Jan.8:IU Nort. 83-76 Judson
Jan.8:Cardinal 49-84St.Franc
Jan.6:Andrews 60-93Trinity
Jan.5:Lincoln 78-64 Calumet
Jan.5:St.Franc 68-93ONU
Jan.5:Holy Cr. 56-68Judson
Jan.5:IU S.Bend 71-70 Roosevelt
Jan.5:St.Ambros 86-78 GSU
Jan.1:Lincoln 72-96ONU
Dec.31:UM-Dearbo 80-104St.Franc
Dec.31:Madonna 61-81Roosevelt
Dec.31:St.Xavier 61-74Huntingto
Dec.30:Madonna 84-77 St.Franc
Dec.30:UM-Dearbo 56-81Roosevelt
Dec.30:TIU 88-93Oakland
Dec.29:Brescia 82-95TIU
Dec.29:ONU 84-89St.Franc (9)
Dec.28:Holy Cr. 52-77St.Franc (9)
Dec.21:TIU 97-83 St.Ambros
Dec.21:IU Kokomo 67-63 Lincoln
Dec.21:St.Xavier 80-54 Trinity
Dec.20:St.Mary 62-94IU Nort.
Dec.18:IU S.Bend 67-68Judson
Dec.18:IU Nort. 92-86 TIU
Dec.18:Cardinal 62-82Holy Cr.
Dec.18:Trinity 85-97SE
Dec.18:GSU 93-84 St.Ambros
Dec.18:Roosevelt 59-52 Lincoln
Dec.18:Fla Coll 98-102ONU
Dec.17:ONU 67-63 SE
Dec.17:Fla Coll 94-75 Trinity
Dec.16:IU Kokomo 68-70IU Nort.
Dec.15:IU S.Bend 80-47 Trinity
Dec.15:St.Xavier 60-51 Holy Cr.
Dec.14:Judson 81-84Great L.
Dec.14:Marian 73-62 Cardinal
Dec.12:St.Ambros 55-76Marian, I (8)
Dec.11:Judson 79-106Bethel, I
Dec.11:Harris-. 46-75Lincoln
Dec.11:ONU 89-65 GSU
Dec.11:IU Nort. 60-66IU S.Bend
Dec.11:St.Franc 66-56 Holy Cr.
Dec.11:IWU (3) 76-63 Roosevelt
Dec.11:TIU 69-79St.Xavier
Dec.9:St.Ambros 75-92Roosevelt
Dec.8:Grace (2) 74-72 St.Xavier
Dec.8:IU S.Bend 81-61 St.Franc
Dec.8:Viterbo 70-89ONU
Dec.8:SHU 62-60 Holy Cr.
Dec.7:Roosevelt 49-88Loyola, I
Dec.7:IU Nort. 72-65 Cardinal
Dec.6:St.Ambros 69-82Mt.Mercy
Dec.4:GSU 61-64Roosevelt
Dec.4:LCU 70-90IU Nort.
Dec.4:Judson 72-76Calumet
Dec.4:St.Xavier 74-95Cardinal
Dec.1:St.Franc 59-77IU Nort.
Dec.1:Cardinal 62-77Judson
Dec.1:East-West 52-114IU S.Bend
Dec.1:GSU 79-73 Cornersto
Dec.1:Roosevelt 64-57 Holy Cr.
Dec.1:Trinity 68-88St.Xavier
Nov.28:WWU 61-63St.Franc
Nov.28:Calumet 83-118Purdue NW
Nov.27:Trinity 69-106Valpo
Nov.27:MNU 90-95St.Franc
Nov.27:Marian, I (8) 57-56 St.Xavier
Nov.27:Mo.Valley 101-86 TIU
Nov.26:TIU 83-101CMU
Nov.24:Rockford 96-87 Judson
Nov.24:St.Franc 78-60 Roosevelt
Nov.23:St.Ambros 75-59 Calumet
Nov.23:TIU 87-81 Cardinal
Nov.23:GSU 65-68IU S.Bend
Nov.23:ONU 81-94IU Nort.
Nov.23:Holy Cr. 84-71 Trinity
Nov.23:Judson 72-75St.Xavier
Nov.20:Bellevue 81-71 Cardinal
Nov.20:Lincoln 68-83IU S.Bend
Nov.20:Roosevelt 90-108TIU
Nov.20:St.Ambros 95-89 Trinity
Nov.20:IU Nort. 78-39 Andrews
Nov.20:Judson 60-55 Holy Cr.
Nov.20:St.Xavier 79-84ONU
Nov.20:Calumet 61-93GSU
Nov.19:Cardinal 79-77 Viterbo
Nov.17:Judson 73-58 Emmaus.
Nov.17:Lincoln 62-57 IU Nort.
Nov.17:IU S.Bend 80-75 St.Xavier
Nov.17:Holy Cr. 74-65 GSU
Nov.17:ONU 77-57 St.Ambros
Nov.16:Grace (2) 84-79 Judson
Nov.16:Goshen 55-57Roosevelt
Nov.13:Judson 64-72IU Nort.
Nov.13:Simmons 60-67Holy Cr.
Nov.13:St.Mary 59-104IU S.Bend
Nov.13:Mt.Mercy 64-72St.Xavier
Nov.13:Cardinal 92-99ONU
Nov.12:St.Mary 47-65Holy Cr.
Nov.12:William 98-97 IU S.Bend
Nov.12:St.Ambros 48-81Marian, I (8)
Nov.11:Trinity 92-67 Andrews
Nov.10:ONU 78-45 Lincoln
Nov.10:TIU 84-103Trinity
Nov.10:Judson 74-76St.Ambros
Nov.10:St.Franc 58-59Calumet
Nov.10:St.Xavier 59-75GSU
Nov.10:Roosevelt 83-74 IU Nort.
Nov.9:Maranatha 46-90Cardinal
Nov.9:Holy Cr. 46-79IU S.Bend
Nov.8:Mt.Mercy 75-86St.Ambros
Nov.8:East-West 75-93St.Franc
Nov.6:Lincoln 82-88IWU (3)
Nov.6:ONU 87-71 Cornersto
Nov.6:Calumet 73-61 East-West
Nov.6:Holy Cr. 93-80 Bethel, I
Nov.6:Cardinal 56-100Northwest
Nov.6:Lawrence 68-74St.Xavier
Nov.6:CSC 99-93 TIU
Nov.6:IU Nort. 65-100Indiana
Nov.6:LCU 66-86Judson
Nov.5:LCU 88-89TIU
Nov.5:Calumet 68-78Huntingto
Nov.5:CSC 87-76 Judson
Nov.5:Cardinal 54-68Bellevue
Nov.5:St.Franc (9) 122-81 Trinity
Nov.5:IU East 76-68 Lincoln
Nov.5:Morningsi 83-87ONU
Nov.5:St.Xavier 61-70Madonna
Nov.5:GSU 58-65IU Kokomo
Nov.3:Calumet 66-86Roosevelt
Nov.3:IU S.Bend 87-95Bethel, I
Nov.3:IU Nort. 72-64 IU Kokomo
Nov.3:Judson 77-76 LCU
Nov.3:Trinity 80-60 Cardinal
Nov.2:East-West 64-66Holy Cr.
Nov.2:GSU 67-76Huntingto
Nov.2:ONU 74-98IWU (3)
Oct.30:Conco., M 77-85TIU
Oct.30:Taylor 57-63GSU
Oct.30:St.Xavier 72-58 Campbel.
Oct.30:East-West 82-85Trinity
Oct.30:IU S.Bend 68-42 Lawrence
Oct.30:Lincoln 68-69IU Kokomo
Oct.30:Roosevelt 67-73IlIinois
Oct.29:Taylor 63-64IU Nort.
Oct.29:TIU 80-67 UNOH
Oct.29:St.Xavier 72-78Cumberlan
Oct.27:Bethel, I 80-72 GSU
Oct.27:IU S.Bend 91-64 IU East
Oct.27:Benedicti 81-62 Lincoln
Oct.25:Andrews 45-65Holy Cr.
Oct.23:William 90-66 GSU
Oct.22:East-West 80-88GSU
Oct.22:WWU 68-77ONU
Oct.21:Lake Mich 52-63Holy Cr.
CCAC Standings
1
23-1 (29-3)
2
20-4 (24-6)
3
17-6 (23-9)
4
14-9 (17-15)
5
14-10 (17-14)
6
11-10 (13-15)
7
11-11 (15-17)
8
10-10 (13-13)
9
8-11 (12-15)
10
8-12 (12-15)
11
8-14 (14-16)
12
7-14 (10-18)
13
5-15 (9-21)
14
4-17 (5-20)
15
3-19 (5-23)
Stats Leaders
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
Gross_Alex

ONU
(208-C-)
Avg: 23.5

23.5
No.11 Tigers capture the CCAC tournament championship for the first time since 2015 in 87-82 victory over Lincoln (Photo: CCAC)
Olivet Nazarene University 2021-22
Nick Birkey Nick Birkey Birkey
Alex Gross
Gross
Cade Chitty
Chitty
Jake Brown
Brown
# Name CM (INCH) Pos Bo Nat Cls Former Team
45  Alex Gross 208 (6'10'') C USASr Hauser (Hope, IN)
33  Logan McCann 185 (6'1'') G USASr Lakes (Lake Villa, IL)
13  Barik Olden 196 (6'5'') G USAJr Morton (Morton, IL)
5  Cade Chitty 201 (6'7'') F USASr Judah Christian (Champaign, IL)
4  Landon Pflederer 183 (6'0'') PG USASo Tremont (Tremont, IL)
14  Griffin Andricks 198 (6'6'') F USASo Central A&M (Moweaqua, IL)
23  Tyler Schmidt 193 (6'4'') G USASo Victory Chr.Ac. (Valparaiso, IN)
30  David Krumsieg 196 (6'5'') F USASr Lebanon (Lebanon, IL)
54  Jake Brown 201 (6'7'') C USASo Connersville (Connersville, IN)
22  Caleb Swearingen 193 (6'4'') G USAFr Northview (Brazil, IN)
3  Gabe Renchen 188 (6'2'') G USASo Bradley Bourbonnais (Bradley, IL)
42  Luke Braman 206 (6'9'') C USAFr Roanoke-Benson (Roanoke, IL)
10  Tobi Sonuga 185 (6'1'') G USASo St.Francis (Wheaton, IL)
12  Caleb Corro 183 (6'0'') PG USAFr St.Patrick (Chicago, IL)
31  James Owen 198 (6'6'') G/F USASr Walther Christian Ac (Melrose Park, IL)
25  Braydon Flagg 196 (6'5'') G/F USAFr New Prairie (New Carlisle, IN)
Head Coach: Nick Birkey
Coach Assistant: Austin Peters
No.11 Tigers capture the CCAC tournament championship for the first time since 2015 in 87-82 victory over Lincoln - Mar 2, 2022
The No. 11 Olivet Nazarene University men's basketball team hosted the Lincoln College Lynx inside McHie Arena for the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Tournament Championship on Monday night. The Tigers captured their first CCAC Regular Season and Tournament Championship sweep since 2015 as they came back to down the Lynx, 87-82.
Layups by Alex Gross (6'10''-C) and Tyler Schmidt (6'4''-G) saw the Tigers take an early 6-3 lead in the first half. The Tigers and Lynx then went back-and-forth the next couple possessions and the score was 10-9. Lincoln then controlled the tempo of the game as they went on a 10-0 run until Schmidt converted an and-one opportunity. The Lynx led 19-12. The Tigers got within four at 27-23, but the Lynx went on a 9-2 run and led 36-25. Gross then marked the next seven points for the Tigers, but still trailed 38-32.
Schmidt and Cade Chitty accounted for the final six points for the Tigers but still trailed 48-41.
Halftime: Lincoln 48, No. 11 Olivet Nazarene 41
The Lynx started the second half hot and led by 10 at 53-43. At the score, 58-49, The Tigers went on a 12-2 run and took their first lead since early in the first half, 61-59. With 10 minutes left in the game, a Gross layup made the score 67-63. Then, the Lynx went on a 7-0 run and led 70-67. With six minutes left, Lincoln led 76-70, but Schmidt and Landon Pflederer drained a pair of free throws each and cut the Lynx advantage to 76-74.
After a Lynx layup, the Tigers took over the game and finished the game on a 14-4 run and won the championship game, 87-82.

GAME VITALS
Final: No. 11 Olivet Nazarene 87, Lincoln 82
Records: No. 11 Olivet Nazarene: 30-3 | Lincoln: 16-17
Location: McHie Arena | Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais, Ill.

QUICK HITS
Gross led the Tigers with 41 points and 19 boards while adding five assists and three blocks.
Gross moved into fifth all-time with 1,964 career points.
Schmidt followed Gross with 26 points, six rebounds, and three assists.
Pflederer added 13 points and four assists on the game.
The Tigers trailed by as much as 11 in the first half.
The Tigers held the 16-2 advantage in second-chance points.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The No. 11 Tigers will learn who their opponent is in the 2022 NAIA National Basketball Championship Opening Round on Thursday, March 3rd at 7 p.m. The Opening Round inside McHie Arena is set for Friday, March 11 through Saturday, March 12. The times in of those games have not been announced yet.

Courtesy of ONU

CCAC Tournament Final: Olivet Nazarene - Lincoln (Ill.) 87-82
CCAC Tournament Semifinals:
Olivet Nazarene - Roosevelt 81-63
Indiana South Bend - Lincoln (Ill.) 64-67
All-CCAC Awards 2022 - Mar 2, 2022
Player of the Year: USA Alex Gross (6'10''-C) of ONU
Defensive Player of the Year: USA Sergio Diaz (6'3''-G) of IU S.Bend
Freshman of the Year: USA Trenton Kyler (6'0''-PG) of Roosevelt
Newcomer of the Year: USA Lorenzo Anderson (6'3''-G) of Judson
Coach of the Year: Nick Birkey of ONU

First Team

USA Dylan Allen (6'0''-PG) of IU S.Bend
USA Joshua Evans (6'2''-PG) of St.Xavier
USA Alex Gross (6'10''-C) of ONU
USA Jared Johnson (6'5''-F) of IU Northwest
USA Tyler Schmidt (6'4''-G) of ONU

Second Team
USA Lorenzo Anderson (6'3''-G) of Judson
France Thomas Donati (6'10''-C-1996) of Judson
USA Jack Halverson (6'8''-F-1999) of St.Xavier
USA Tom Kazanecki (6'6''-F/C) of St.Ambrose
USA Darnell Latham Jr. (6'2''-G) of Lincoln
USA Brandon McQueen (6'1''-G) of TIU
USA Donyell Meredith II (6'4''-G) of IU S.Bend
USA James Pennington (6'3''-PG) of Trinity Christian
USA Deandrey Robinson (6'6''-SF) of GSU
USA Miles Tracy (6'7''-F) of IU S.Bend

Honorable Mention
USA Dejon Barney (6'9''-F) of Lincoln
USA Ryan Black (6'2''-G) of Holy Cross Coll.
USA Sergio Diaz (6'3''-G) of IU S.Bend
USA Sterling Brown (6'0''-G) of TIU
USA Maurice Chambers (6'0''-PG-1998) of St.Xavier
USA EJ Charles (6'7''-F) of St.Francis, IL
USA Trenton Kyler (6'0''-PG) of Roosevelt
USA Matt Myers (6'4''-G/F) of Roosevelt
USA Landon Pflederer (6'0''-PG) of ONU
USA Nakyel Shelton (6'2''-G) of Cardinal Stritch
USA Marshaud Watkins (6'5''-G) of IU Northwest

All-Freshman Team
USA Nash Hostetler (6'4''-G) of Holy Cross Coll.
USA Trenton Kyler (6'0''-PG) of Roosevelt
USA Grant Mason (6'2''-F) of St.Ambrose
: USA Deon Mclaughlin of Trinity Christian
USA Justin O'Neal (6'4''-G) of Holy Cross Coll.
USA Caleb Swearingen (6'4''-G) of ONU
USA Kyonte Thomas (6'0''-G) of TIU