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LCU men's basketball vs. St. Louis Christian
[December 12, 2012] The Lincoln Christian University men's basketball team returned to the court Monday night after a weeklong break, as the Red Lions hosted the St. Louis Christian College Soldiers in Gatson Arena of Lincoln Christian University's Laughlin Center. It was easy to tell that LCU was excited to get back on the court as they ran past the Soldiers, winning with a final score of 87-44.
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LCU (3-7) created an early lead by beginning the game on a 9-2
run. SLCC (0-10) stayed on pace with the Red Lions for a few
minutes, but eventually the Red Lions pulled away, going into
halftime leading 48-20. LCU would never trail throughout the
game as they were led by sophomore forward Gabe Langseth
(Stewartville, Minn., Stewartville High) and senior guard Brady
Cremeens (Hopedale, Olympia High). Langseth finished the night
as the game's leading scorer with 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting.
Cremeens ended the night with a double-double as he put up 21
points on 7-of-17 shooting, while grabbing 10 rebounds.
SLCC was led throughout the night by freshman point guard Joeleigh Rattray (Palm Bay, Fla.), as he put up 17 points in the game on 5-of-13 shooting, with 13 of those points coming in the first half. Rattray also grabbed eight rebounds. Junior forward Micah Schnautz (Louisville, Ill.) also chipped in 11 points for the Soldiers. The LCU Red Lions will return to action on Wednesday, when they travel to Notre Dame, Ind., to take on Holy Cross College (7-5) at 7 p.m. EST. ___ LCU's School of Undergraduate Studies is a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association, Division II. Founded in Lincoln in 1944, Lincoln Christian University's three schools -- the School of Undergraduate Studies, the Hargrove School of Adult & Graduate Studies and the Seminary -- share a mission to nurture and equip Christians with a biblical worldview to serve and lead in the church and the world. For more information about the Red Lions, visit LincolnChristian.edu/athletics. [Text from file received from Lincoln Christian University]
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