WINONA, Minn. - The Winona State University men's basketball team led from start to finish in their 77-61 exhibition win against Saint Mary's (Minn.) University on Sunday, and head coach
Todd Eisner had several Warriors step up to impress on the evening.
Freshman
Connor Drew led Winona State with 17 points and seven rebounds in his Warrior debut, going 7-for-10 from the field, including 3-for-4 from outside the arc. Freshman teammate
Drew Adams had 12 points and seven rebounds in the game, while
Luke Martens also reached double-digits with 11 points. Martens and Adams tied with Drew for the team high-water mark in rebounds with seven apiece, while point guard
Devin Whitelow and
Alec Rosner had three assists each.
Declan Dillon matched Martens for foul-line proficiency, with both players a perfect 4-for-4 on the night from the charity stripe.
As a team, Winona State shot 28-of-58 from the field - a 48.3% clip - and led by as many as 27 in the game. WSU had 30 points from the bench in a night where 11 different Warriors saw the floor. Winona State dominated down low, racking up 40 points in paint, compared to just 14 for Saint Mary's. The Warriors had eight steals in the game.
The Cardinals were led by Kareem Anthony-Bello with 17 points, while Jabari Sawyer also reached double-digits for Saint Mary's with 10 while leading his team in rebounds with seven.
Winona State will head to Kansas City, Mo. later this week for a season-opening tournament against at the
Central Region Challenge, one of the top NCAA Division II early-season event in the country. The Warriors are set to take on Pittsburg State on Friday, Nov. 12 at 4:15pm and will face Henderson State University on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 2:30pm. For more on the Central Region Challenge, head
to this link.
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About Winona State University Athletics:
The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words: Graduate Champions.
Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics.
