ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The Lewis University men's basketball team fell in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship game against William Jewell Sunday (March 10) as the Cardinals won 83-65.
 
LEWIS LEADERS
Points: Beau Frericks (Cary, Ill./Cary Grove) (19), Cem Kirciman (Bursa, Turkey/Wisconsin-Green Bay) (16), Rob Stroud (Danville, Ill.) (11)
Rebounds: Devon Vanderheydt (Washington, Ill./Washington) (5), Gary Solomon (Eastpointe, Mich.) (5)
Assists: Vanderheydt (4)
Steals: Paxton Warden (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West) (2)
Blocks: Vanderheydt (1), Kirciman (1)
 
RECORDS
(5) William Jewell 21-10 | (3) Lewis 18-13
 
SUMMARY
Lewis jumped out to an early 9-3 lead after a layup from Frericks in the first 4:19 of the contest. William Jewell responded with nine straight points for a 12-9 advantage. 

Frericks got the Flyers back on track after a three-pointer and tied it at 12-12 with 11:50 left. Both teams went back-and-forth before Lewis connected on two threes in a row and a layup from Frericks which made it 30-23 Lewis with 4:06 left in first half. 

William Jewell responded with a 12-2 run the next three minutes to grab a 35-32 lead. Kirciman responded with a bucket to cut it down to one then the Cardinals got it back to end the half up 37-34. 

Both teams would trade baskets to start the second half before Frericks tied it with a layup. William Jewell responded with back-to-back threes to extend its lead back out to 53-47 with 13:21 remaining in the game. 

Moments later, Stroud was able to make it a one-score contest at 58-56 WJC with 9:13 left in the contest and that was the closest Lewis got. The Cardinals went on to score six points in a row to extend the lead out to eight at the 7:23 mark. 

After a layup from Frericks, William Jewell went on a 17-4 run the next five minutes to grab an 81-62 lead with 1:32 remaining. Warden got the last basket of the game for Lewis then the Cardinals got it back and that ended it with WJC winning 83-65.

Kirciman was awarded to the All-GLVC Tournament Team after averaging 16.3 points per game and shoot 64.5 percent. 

UP NEXT
Lewis men's basketball will await if they hear their name during the NCAA DII Men's Basketball Selection Show which is tonight at 10 p.m. CT on www.NCAA.com