Falcons come up short in intense game against Salisbury in San Juan

BAYMON, Puerto Rico – Concordia University Wisconsin and Salisbury were neck-and-neck the entire game in Sunday's non-conference match-up. In the defensive minded game, and neither team leading by more than seven, it would be Salisbury that would squeeze out a 50-49 win. The Falcons had a chance to win the game but their final effort would come up short.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Salisbury 50, Concordia Wisconsin 49
Location: Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez (Baymon, Puerto Rico)
Records: Salisbury 7-2, Concordia Wisconsin 5-4

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Salisbury led for 16 of the first 20 minute of play before a 3-pointer by junior Eric Kittel (Brillion, Wis.) with under a minute remaining tied the game at 26 going into the intermission.
- In a very intense, back-and-forth, second half the game would be tied seven times and the lead would change hands six different times. The Falcons trailed by three with under a minute to play before Kittel would connect on a lay-up to pull CUW within one.
- The Sea Gulls would miss a 3-pointer to put the game in the books, giving the Falcons a chance to win, but their final attempt would come up short, falling to Salisbury 50-49.
- Kittel paced the Falcons with 17 points which included 3-of-6 from downtown. Senior forward James Mitchell (St. Louis, Mo.) and senior guard Brad Prinsen (Oostburg, Wis.) each reached double-figures with 11 and 10, respectively.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The loss gave the Falcons their first back-to-back losses of the season.
- CUW's 49 points scored, is the lowest they have scored in a game since Jan. 30, 2015 against Concordia Ann Arbor where they only scored 48 points.
- A key difference in the game was the Falcons bench only producing two points for the game compared to the Sea Gulls bench that scored 17. CUW also committed a season low seven assists.

THE OPPOSITION
- Adrien Straughn led Salisbury with 10 points; while Gordon Jeter added nine and pulled in five rebounds.
- Jordan Brooks produced eight points off the bench for the Sea Gulls.

NEXT ON THE SCHEDULE
- The Falcons play Randolph on Monday to conclude their trip at the San Juan Shootout.