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Romeoville, Ill. - After a 10-day lay-off, the Lewis University men's basketball team was a tad rusty, as they took an eight-point halftime lead over Judson on Wednesday (Dec. 19) night.
The Flyers, however, quickly shook off that rust at the intermission and held Judson to 15 second-half points and 19.2% (5-for-26) shooting from the field to earn the 65-38 non-conference victory over the visiting Eagles.
Lewis was paced offensively by sophomore guards
Ryan Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) (Bolingbrook, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) and
Jeff Jarosz (Lyons, Ill./Morton) (Lyons, Ill./Morton). Jackson had a game-high 14 points and tied a career-high with eight rebounds, while Jarosz had eight points (4-for-6 FG), six rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals. As a team, Lewis had six players score at least seven points on Wednesday.
"I thought we struggled offensively in the first half," Lewis head men's basketball coach
Scott Trost said. "In the second half, however, I thought our intensity and urgency on the defensive end was much better."
With their fourth-straight victory, Lewis improves to 5-2 on the campaign, while tonight's contest served as an exhibition for Judson.
As a team, Lewis dominated on the glass, out-rebounding Judson, 50-36, including 16 offensive rebounds that led to 13 points. The 50 rebounds were the most by a Flyer squad since they grabbed 56 in a 101-37 win over Robert Morris-Springfield on December 29, 2008. It was also the fewest points scored by a Flyer opponent since that same contest against Robert Morris-Springfield.
For the game, Judson shot 29.2% (14-for-48) from the field, which is the Flyers' best defensive performance since they held Wayne State to a 28.1% (16-for-57) shooting performance in a 52-41 victory on December 31, 2011.
Judson junior guard Luke Labedzki came off the bench and posted a team-best 11 points, including three trifectas, while senior forward Jason Roy had a game-high 10 rebounds.
Lewis returns to action on Sunday, December 30th, as they welcome Northern Michigan to Neil Carey Arena for a 3 PM tip-off.
