The Pronghorn Men (13-7, 4-3) had a tough time guarding against Northwest College's perimeter play, as the Trappers (17-4, 5-2) handed Gillette College its third loss in a row. The final was 94-82.
The Trappers wasted no time to attempt treys, as Northwest College went 50 percent from beyond the arc, sinking nine of them. Chris Hansen, who came into the game as the Trappers leading scorer with an average on 20.2 points-per-game, made four of those threes and had 14 points at halftime. Ty Ackelson was right behind Hansen in the three-pointer department, making three of them himself in the first stanza. The scoreboard looked ugly from the eyes of Pronghorns fans as the teams went to the locker room, as Gillette College trailed 52-34.
Northwest College opened up the second half the same way they played the first one, with Junior Coleman striking first-it was another three-pointer. However, the Pronghorns didn't let the Trappers leave the South Campus without a battle. Gillette College found a spark towards the middle of the second half. The team took advantage of some turnovers and opportunites at the free throw line. That was one bright spot for the Pronghorns, as they went 62.5 percent from the charity stripe, almost 10 percent better than the Trappers.
Gillette College got as close as four points. It was 84-80 with a minute and change left in the game. However the Pronghorns rally was running on fumes at that point, and just couldn't stop the Trappers.
Head Coach Shawn Neary was not happy with the way the team played on defense. In the pregame interview with Coach Neary, he said he wanted to see more energy from his team during the dog days of the season. He saw a little bit of that, but nowhere near enough against the Trappers. Next up for the Pronghorns are the Generals of Sheridan College on the road Saturday night. How sweet would it be for Gillette College to end its three-game skid against the team's biggest rival.
Scoring Summary
Pronghorns
George Edwards-21
James Hunter-19
Tony Lowry Jr.-9
Kash McKinney-8
Kalen Foreman-7
Matt Strickland-6
Reece Maxwell-6
Asante Smiter-4
Lucas Reller-2
Trappers
Chris Hansen-25
Jeffrey Solarin-19
Junior Coleman-15
Ty Ackelson-14
Zach Stanley-6
Konner Frey-4
Pietro Oliveira-4
Guilherm Carabagiale-3
Diego Pasos-2
Jeremy Beehler-2
