Young Wave Struggle at Holiday Tournament
12/21/08 - The Crimson Wave men’s basketball team traveled to Indianapolis, IN this weekend for the Marian College Holiday Tournament. The men opened the tournament with host Marian College on Friday night.
The Wave was led on Friday night by Wilfredo Escobar and Waybon McConnell who each had 15 points and 3 rebounds in the Wave’s 101-72 loss to Marian College. The Wave trailed by only 5 five at the half. Helping the in effort, Jon Hanselman, had 11 points and 9 rebounds.
On Saturday the Wave took on Berea College in the consolation game of the Holiday Tournament. With a 5 point lead at the half, 30-25, the Wave would enjoy its last lead of the night, 31-30, with 17:24 left in the second half. Evening the scores at 68 with a 1:33 left on a Jon Contos layup, the men would miss their next to shots and give the game to Berea 73-68. Wilfredo Escobar ended the night 26 points and 4 assists for the men.
The men (2-14 overall) will play their next game on January 7th in a CCAC conference match up against Purdue University North Central. The game will be played at 7:00 pm on the Wave’s home floor at the Hammond Civic Center.
Men Take Loss to Davenport
12/10/08 - The Crimson Wave men's basketball team was defeated tonight by Davenport University 53-66 after leading by one at the half (29-28). Wilfredo Escobar led the Wave with 12 points and four assists, while Jon Contos and Fares Saqf Alhait each had 9 points for the men. The men 2-10 overall will travel to Crawfordsville, IN and the Wabash Invite this weekend.
Men Defeat Scarlet Hawks
12/6/08 - The Crimson Wave men's basketball team traveled to Chicago, IL and Illinois Insitute ot Technology on Saturday for a match up between CCAC Division I Scarlet Hawks and CCAC Division II Crimson Wave. After leading by 2 at the half 33-31, the Wave put on the pressure in the second half and took the game 71-68. Sophomore Wilfredo Escobar led the Wave with 16 points and 8 assists while senior Jon Hanselman had 14 points and 7 rebounds and Fares Saqf Alhait had 10 points. The men are now 2-9 overall this season.
Wave Defeated in Florida
12/3/08 - Sophomore Wilfredo Escobar led the young Wave with 22 points and 7 rebounds in a 89-69 loss tonight to Warner University in Lake Wales, FL. Senior Jon Hanselman helped in the effort with 8 points and 6 rebounds. The men are now 1-9 overall.
Men Fall Short to No. 3 Northwoods University
12/1/08 - The Crimson Wave men's basketball team was defeated by No. 3 (NAIA Division 2) Northwoods University 87-73 tonight in West Palm Beach, FL. Sophomore Jon Contos led the Wave with 23 points going 6-11 from behind the arc. Sophomore Wilfredo Escobar helped in the effort with 21 points. The men are now 1-8 overall. Their next game will be Wednesday November 3rd at Warner University.
Crimson Wave No Push Over Against # 2 RMC
11/19/08 - Sophomore Wilfredo Escobar took on the role of floor general to guide the Crimson Wave in an exciting game against # 2 NAIA D-I nationally ranked Robert Morris. CCSJ exchanged baskets early on in the first half with the Eagles of Robert Morris to keep the game even during the first eight minutes of the game. Senior Jon Hanselman (18 points and 8 rebounds) led the beginning surge with a couple of key baskets and a baseline drive against IU transfer DeAndre Thomas. The Eagles of RMC took advantage of a couple key youthful Crimson Wave turnovers to extend the lead to ten points and carried it into halftime, 35-25.
Escobar and his teammates entered the second half with confidence and control pressing RMC into their own turnovers, which lead to some key hoops by freshmen CJ Montgomery (8 points and 6 rebounds) and Charles Outlaw (12 points). The sophomore leader then began his attack and capitalized by forcing RMC to get into foul trouble. CCSJ continued their surge and cut the ten point lead to one with five minutes remaining in the game, 61-60. The experience and athleticism of RMC put the Crimson Wave to one more test and forced CCSJ to commit a couple of more turnovers to gain the lead for good to win the game 76-67. Escobar finished the night with 24 points (13-18 from the free throw line) along with 6 assists and 3 steals. Calumet College of St. Joseph overall record is now 1-6.
Men Defeated at Michigan-Dearborn
11/15/08 - The Crimson Wave men's basketball team was defeated today at the University of Michigan-Dearborn 77-55. Freshman CJ Montgomery led the Wave with 15 points and 6 rebounds, while Freshman Eli Macis had 13 points. The men's record is now 1-5 overall. The men's next game will be Wednesday November 19th at 7:30 pm against Robert Morris College.
Men Take Hard Loss to Huntington
11/12/08 – Sophomore Wilfredo Escobar led the with 25 points in a 92-75 loss to Huntington University tonight. Jon Contos added 11 points for the Wave, while Waybon McConnell had 6 boards. The Wave now 1-4 overall will take on the University of Michigan-Dearborn on Saturday November 15 on the road in a 3:00 pm EST match up.
Wave Fall to No. 2 Bethel
11/8/08 - The Crimson Wave men's basketball team crashed against the No. 2 (NAIA Division 2) Bethel College 114-66 in the final game of the Bethel College Classic tonight at Wiekamp Athletic Center. Sophomore Wilfredo Escobar led the Wave with 22 points and three assists while senior Marcellus Phelps and freshman CJ Montgomery each had 14 points for the men.
The Crimson Wave now 1-3 overall will host Hungtington University on Wednesday November 12 at 7:00 pm. The game will be held on the Wave's home floor at the Hammond Civic Center.
Young Wave Washed Away
11/7/08 – The youthful inexperience of the Crimson Wave learned a hard lesson in the 86-64 loss to Davenport University tonight in the second game of the Bethel College Classic. Senior Jon Hanselman used his court knowledge to keep the Wave in the game in the early parts of the first half, using his size in the paint to score 12 first half points. The Crimson Wave took the lead 20-19 at the 8:20 mark in the first half. After a back and forth battle, the Wave would take their last lead of the half with 3:18 left, 30-28 after Wilfredo Escobar was fouled on a three point attempt, converting all three free throws. The Wave would trail 36-33 going into the half. Starting the second half the Crimson Wave came out with a new sense of energy and an eight run led by a pair of three point buckets by sophomore Jon Contos. With nearly 8:00 minutes left in the second half Hanselman would leave the game with ankle injury ending the night with 14 points on 6-7 from the field and the Wave would let any chance of victory slip by. Sophomore Wilfredo Escobar led the men with 21 points shooting 75% from the field (6-8).
The Wave now 1-2 will take on the number two ranked Bethel College in day two of the Bethel College Classic at 3:00 pm EST. All games of the classic are held at Wiekamp Athletic Center on the Campus of Bethel College.
Men Take Early Loss to Cougars
11/4/08 – Sophomore Jon Contos led the Crimson Wave with 21 points going 7-11 from behind the arc, in the Waves loss to St. Xavier University. The Wave came out strong jumping to a 17-10 lead in the first five minutes of play. The Cougars would lead at the half 40-36. Despite the Wave shooting 71.2 percent (5-7) from behind the arc, the second half ended in a Crimson Wave loss 81-71. Wilfredo Escobar also threw in 20 points in the Wave’s effort.
The Crimson Wave (1-1 overall) will travel to the Bethel College Classic this weekend in Mishawaka, IN. On Friday November 7, the Wave will take on Davenport University in a 8:00 pm (EST) matchup. Saturday the Wave will wrap up the classic taking on host Bethel College in a 3:00 pm (EST) match up. Bethel College is currently ranked 2nd in NAIA Divsion II.
Men Defeat RedHawks in Opening Game of Kettle Classic
Waybon McConnell scores in the second half of todays game |
11/1/08 - The Crimson Wave men's basketball team opened the season with a 99-93 victory over Indiana University Northwest RedHawks today in the opening game of the Kettle Classic. After trailing by ten at the half, 45-35, the Wave took control in the second half, taking the lead at 16 minute mark and, never looking back. Sophomore Wilfredo Escobar led the Wave with 33 points being helped by Senior Marcellus Phelps's 17 points and Sophomore |
| Jon Contos's 13 points. Phelps also had 8 rebounds, while Senior Jon Hanselman pulled down 9. The men will take on St. Xavier University Tuesday November 4th at 7:00 pm at the Shannon Center in Chicago, IL. |
Men Take on Athletes in Action
10/21/08 - The Crimson Wave men's basketball team will take on Athletes in Action at the Hammond Civic Center tonight in a 6:00 pm match up.
Meeting the Expectations
Expectations are high again as the Crimson Wave Men’s Basketball team look to improve on their 18-13 record from last season. The Wave return three seniors in 6-8 Center Jon Hanselman (4 PPG), 6-3 Guard Marcellus Phelps (11 PPG) and 6-4 Forward Waybon McConnell (5 PPG). The lone junior on this year’s team is 6-4 Fares Saqf Alhait, a big combo guard, who will look to have a breakout season.
Leading a group of talented underclassmen is First-Team All-Conference and CCAC Freshman of the Year Wilfredo Escobar (13 PPG). Escobar led all freshmen in minutes played and scoring for the Crimson Wave in conference play. Alvin Irby, a 6-7 Center, now has a year under his belt and looks to thrive in the Crimson Wave’s up-tempo style of play. Alongside Irby is 6-5 red shirt sophomore Robert Wright who is now ready to make a big impact on both sides of the floor. Rounding out the sophomore class is 6-3 Jon Contos, who may be the best pure shooter in the CCAC and will look to play a bigger role on this year’s team.
Coach Ryan Sexson’s second recruiting class includes a number of talented players that will look to make an immediate impact. CJ Montgomery is a 6-4 All-Conference swing player from Calumet High School. Charles Outlaw is a 6-3 All-Conference guard from Lincoln Park. Karl Anderson, a 6-3 Guard from Crete Monet High School, has a tremendous upside and may be the most athletic player on the Crimson Wave team. Rounding out the freshmen class are Ted Macis and Eli Macis from Lowell High School who will both look to add great depth to the Crimson Wave’s backcourt.
“Our non-conference schedule is amongst the toughest in the entire NAIA and with so many young players, we will have to develop in a hurry,” said Coach Sexson. “I think playing these kinds of top level teams early will allow us to gain quality experience. If we can learn from these experiences and continue to improve each and every day, we should have an opportunity to compete for a conference championship.”
The Wave tip off the season November 1 against Indiana Northwest in the Kettle Classic held at Purdue University Calumet. |
