Wave drops both at Viterbo Classic; Lott connects for career-high 27 against No. 22 Bellevue

LA CROSSE, Wis. – Chris Seaton (SR/Chicago, Ill.), Samuel Pleszak (SR/London, England) and Timothy Mays (FR/Gary, Ind.) each recorded season-high scoring numbers for the Calumet College of St. Joseph men's basketball team on Friday, Nov. 22, but it wasn't enough for the Wave to overcome Viterbo University (Wis.) on day one of the Viterbo Classic. The V-Hawks held on to a 15-points opening half lead to come away with a 91-72 win despite the Wave outshooting them from behind the arc and at the free-throw line.

Calumet faced No. 22 Bellevue University (Neb.) on day-two of the Classic where the majority of the Wave offense came from CoreVon Lott (SO/Gary, Ind.) and Germaine Roebuck (SR/Champaign, Ill. ) who combined for 49 of the 65 points. Lott pumped in a career-high 27, while Roebuck added 22.

GAME VITALS

Score: Calumet College –65 ‖ Saint Xavier University (Ill.) – 82

Calumet College – 65 ‖ Bellevue University (Neb.) – 79

Records: Calumet – 3-4 ‖ Viterbo – 3-5 ‖ Bellevue – 4-4

NAIA National Ranking: CCAC – Not Ranked ‖ Viterbo – Not Ranked ‖ Bellevue – No. 22

Location: R.W. Beggs Gymnasium ‖ La Crosse, Wisconsin

STAT TRACKER

vs. Viterbo

• Chris Seaton: Season-high 15 points (4-of-9, FG; 4-of-7, 3Pt; 3-of-4, FT), two steals
• Samuel Pleszak: Season-high 14 points (5-of-8, FG; 4-of-6, 3Pt), team-leading five assists, four rebounds
• CoreVon Lott: 13 points (5-of-12, FG; 3-of-4, FT), two steals, two assists
• Timothy Mays: Season-high 10 points (3-of-11, FG; 3-of-4, FT), four rebounds, four assists
• Germaine Roebuck: Team-leading seven rebounds, five points

vs. Bellevue

• CoreVon Lott: Career-high 27 points (9-of-18, FG; 8-of-8, FT), two rebounds
• Germaine Roebuck: 22 points (8-of-17, FG; 6-of-7, FT), team-leadings eight rebounds, three assists

NEWS AND NOTES

• The Wave currently ranks 14^th in the NAIA Division II in Free Throw Percentage (.758), connecting on 97-of-128.
• CoreVon Lott sits in the top-20 of two statistical categories in the NAIA Division II:
  • 13th in Total Scoring (176)
  • 18^th in Points per Game (22.00)

WHAT'S NEXT

Calumet will travel to Indiana University – Northwest on Tuesday, Nov. 26 to face the Red Hawks in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference action. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Gary, Indiana.