ROMEOVILLE, Ill.  -- The Lewis University men's basketball team defeated St. Francis (Ill.), 69-57, at Neil Carey Arena Thursday (Dec. 14). 

TEAM RECORDS
Lewis 4-4 | St. Francis (Ill.) 2-5
 
LEWIS LEADERS
Points: Beau Frericks (Cary, Ill./Cary Grove) (14), Ryan Renfro (Glen Ellyn, Ill./U.S. Military Prep) (13), Devon Vanderheydt (Washington, Ill./Washington) (11), Jamere Hill (Joliet, Ill./Joliet West) (10)
Rebounds: Renfro (7)
Assists: Frericks (4)
Steals: Frericks (3)
Blocks: Solomon (1), Anthony Sayles Jr. (Evanston, Ill./Notre Dame Prep) (1)
 
SUMMARY
Both teams traded baskets to start the contest before Lewis went on a 10-2 run capped off by three-pointers by Vanderheydt and Renfro. USF scored the next basket before the Flyers scored 11 unanswered, including four points from Frericks, which made it 23-6 with 11:41 to play. 

USF responded with a 9-4 push capped off by a three-pointer trying to get back in the contest at 27-15. Destin Logan (College Park, Ga./Skills Factory Prep), however, knocked down a three of his own to push the Flyers' lead back out to 15 (30-15). The Fighting Saints responded with a 7-1 run which made it 31-22 Lewis with 2:49 left before halftime. 

The Flyers led 33-24 at the break. USF started the second half with a basket to cut it down to seven (33-26) before Lewis got back-to-back threes from Vanderheydt and Hill. 

Cem Kirciman (Bursa, Turkey/Wisconsin-Green Bay) made it 51-34 with a basket with 13:49 to play. USF bounced back and scored eight straight points the next 90 seconds to make it 51-42. 

Lewis was able to go up by 16 again after a layup from Hill. The Fighting Saints made it a 13-point game again before Lewis went on another run to put the game away for good after Marieon Anderson (Rock Island, Ill./Rock Island) knocked down a triple. 

FINAL SCORE: Lewis 69, St. Francis (Ill.) 57

UP NEXT
Lewis will be back in action Saturday (Dec. 16) as the Flyers travel to Cedarville to take on the Yellowjackets starting at 3 p.m. CT.