Schreiner Prevails in SCAC Men's Title Game - Feb 26, 2018
Leading by 10 with just under six minutes remaining, Schreiner had to withstand a late charge from Centenary and held on to earn the program's first-ever SCAC men's basketball tournament title in an exciting 77-73 victory Sunday afternoon on the campus of Colorado College. Official Tournament Website
Tournament MVP Keenan Gumbs (6'5''-G) had a team-high 25 points and nine rebounds to lead the Mountaineers. Centenary's Travion Kirkendoll (6'3''-G-96) had 22 of his game-high 33 points in the second half. In the game, Kirkendoll became the league's all-time leading scorer and finishes his career with 1,919 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Centenary led throughout most of the first half and a three-pointer from Cedric Harris (6'5''-G-98) gave the Gents a 35-31 halftime lead.
A dunk by Gumbs with 17:09 remaining in the game gave Schreiner a 37-36 lead - its first lead since the 17-minute mark of the first half.
Two of the league's best players, Schreiner's Gumb and Centenary's Kirkendoll put on shows in the second half. Gumbs had 18 of his 25 points and Kirkendoll poured in 22 of his game-high 33.
Schreiner had 23 points off turnovers compared to just 10 for Centenary.
Schriener dominated in the paint, scoring 44 points while Centenary managed just 10.
Centenary made 9 of 24 attempts (37.5 percent) from three-point range; Schreiner managed just 2 of 13 (15.4 percent).
SCHREINER STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Keenan Gumbs: 25 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals
Blake Kelley (6'7''-F): 22 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks
Paul Wells (6'4''-F): 8 points, 8 rebounds
CENTENARY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Travion Kirkendoll: 33 points, 3 assists
Cedric Harris: 15 points, 10 rebounds
NOTABLES
The all-tournament team consisted of Jacob Kouremetis of Texas Lutheran University; Cedric Harris and Travion Kirkendoll of Centenary College; and Paul Wells, Blake Kelley and Keenan Gumbs of Schreiner University.
Gumbs was named tournament MVP.
Kirkendoll became the league's all-time leading scorer with his ninth point of the first half, breaking the former mark of 1,894 held by Russ Churchwell of Oglethorpe University (2000/01-2004/05). Kirkendoll ends his career with 1,919 points.
After making it to the championship game last season, Schriener broke through for its first SCAC men's basketball tournament title and the program's first conference tournament crown of any era.
This will be Schreiner's first-ever trip to the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament.
This marks the 11th time in the 16-year history of the SCAC tournament that a No. 1 seed (either overall or divisional) has won the championship.
Centenary College ends its season with a 15-11 record.
Courtesy of SCAC Sports
SCAC Tournament Final: Schreiner - Centenary (La.) 77-73
SCAC Tournament Semifinals:
Schreiner - Trinity (Tex.) 74-67
Centenary (La.) - Texas Lutheran 76-70
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All-Tournament MVP: Keenan Gumbs (6'5''-G) of Schreiner
Player of the Year: Keenan Gumbs (6'5''-G) of Schreiner
Co-Defensive Player of the Year: Spencer Levi (6'7''-F) of Dallas
Co-Defensive Player of the Year: Danny Rivara (6'7''-F) of Trinity, TX
Newcomer of the Year: Spencer Levi (6'7''-F) of Dallas
Coach of the Year: Connor Kuykendall of Schreiner
1st Team
G: Keenan Gumbs (6'5''-G) of Schreiner
G: Travion Kirkendoll (6'3''-G-96) of Centenary, LA
F: Spencer Levi (6'7''-F) of Dallas
F: Danny Rivara (6'7''-F) of Trinity, TX
G: Eric Houska (6'1''-G) of Colorado Coll.
2nd Team
F: Blake Kelley (6'7''-F) of Schreiner
F: Cooxooeii Black (6'7''-F) of Colorado Coll.
G: Cedric Harris (6'5''-G-98) of Centenary, LA
PG: Nathan Josephs (5'10''-PG) of Texas Lutheran
G: Darrius Colvin (6'4''-G) of Dallas
3rd Team
PG: Matt Jones (5'10''-PG) of Trinity, TX
G: Justice Mercadel (6'3''-G) of Austin
F: Brandon Alexander (6'5''-F) of Southwestern, TX
F: Jayden Holden (6'4''-F) of Trinity, TX
F: Isaiah Specks (6'4''-F) of Trinity, TX
Honorable Mention
Michael Holland (6'3''-F) of Austin
Kaharri Carter (6'4''-F) of Centenary, LA
Treylan Matthews (6'0''-G-97) of Centenary, LA
John Hatch (6'7''-G) of Colorado Coll.
Michael Wambsganss (6'3''-G) of Dallas
Ellis Jones (5'10''-PG) of Schreiner
Luis Mancillas (5'10''-G) of Schreiner
Kyle Howard (6'0''-PG) of Southwestern, TX
Ryan Wheeler (6'2''-G) of Southwestern, TX
Sebastian Andrade (6'2''-G) of Texas Lutheran
Jacob Kouremetis (6'1''-G) of Texas Lutheran
All-Tournament Team
G: Jacob Kouremetis (6'1''-G) of Texas Lutheran
G: Cedric Harris (6'5''-G-98) of Centenary, LA
G: Travion Kirkendoll (6'3''-G-96) of Centenary, LA
F: Paul Wells (6'4''-F) of Schreiner
F: Blake Kelley (6'7''-F) of Schreiner
G: Keenan Gumbs (6'5''-G) of Schreiner
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