Bellarmine Knocks Off #3 Kentucky Wesleyan for GLVC
Title Junior guard Jeremy Kendle (6'1''-G) exploded for 31 points and lifted Bellarmine to the school's first Great Lakes Valley Conference Men's Basketball Championship on Sunday afternoon at the TRAC with a 79-69 win over third-ranked Kentucky Wesleyan. Kendle was 13-for-26 from the field on the afternoon and also had 10 boards from his point guard position. He was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament, joining teammate Braydon Hobbs (6'5''-G) on the All-Tournament Team. Bellarmine (22-8) shot 50 percent from the field, including a 60 percent effort in the second half helping the Knights extend their five-point halftime advantage. Kentucky Wesleyan (29-4), which had beaten Bellarmine in each of the teams' previous two meetings, shot just 30.8 percent in the second half and 35 percent for the game. Included in that shooting effort was a 25 percent performance from the three-point line. The Panthers were led by Desmond Stephens (5'9''-G-87) who scored a team-high 19 points. Teammate Kwan Waller (5'11''-G-89) chipped in 14 points and both were named to the All-Tournament Team. Drury's Dennon Mitchell (6'2''-G-90) was the final member of the All-Tournament Team. The two teams will now advance to next weekend's NCAA Division II Regional Tournament. Courtesy of GLVC GLVC Tournament Final: Bellarmine - Kentucky Wesleyan 79-69 GLVC Tournament Semifinals: Kentucky Wesleyan - Northern Kentucky 81-76 Bellarmine - Drury 85-65 GLVC All-Tournament MVP: Jeremy Kendle of Bellarmine GLVC All-Tournament Team Desmond Stephens of Bellarmine Kwan Waller of Bellarmine Dennon Mitchell of Drury Jeremy Kendle of Bellarmine
All-GLVC 1st Team Billy Baptist (6'5''-F) of Quincy Aaron Hill (6'1''-G) of Rockhurst David Palmer (6'9''-C-86) of Northern Kentucky Jamar Smith (6'3''-G-87) of Southern Indiana Desmond Stephens of Kentucky Wesleyan All-GLVC 2nd Team Darius Adams (6'0''-G) of Indianapolis Tyrone Bradshaw (6'8''-F-86) of Southern Indiana Alex Hall (6'2''-G) of Drury Jeremy Kendle of Bellarmine Richard Oruche (6'3''-G) of Illinois-Springfield All-GLVC 3rd Team Justin Benedetti (6'7''-G) of Bellarmine Justin Brock (6'8''-F-88) of Quincy Chase Elliott (6'3''-G-89) of Drury Andrew Helmer (6'4''-G/F) of Saint Joseph's Braydon Hobbs of Bellarmine Jeron Lewis (6'8''-F/C-88) of Southern Indiana Chris McClellan (6'1''-G) of Lewis Jeremy Saffold (6'6''-F) of UW-Parkside Chris Williams (6'5''-F-87) of Kentucky Wesleyan Andree Wilson (6'5''-F-84) of Kentucky Wesleyan All-GLVC Player of the Year: Jamar Smith of Southern Indiana All-GLVC Freshman of the Year: Alex Hall of Drury All-GLVC Coach of the Year: Rodney Watson of Southern Indiana | |||||||||||||||||||||
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