2008-2009 Cougar Basketball Recaps
March
11, vs. Bellevue (Neb.) University
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team could not find its outside
shooting stroke as the No. 10 seed Cougars
fell 84-75 to Bellevue (Neb.) University in
the first round of the NAIA Division II
National Tournament at the College of the
Ozarks on Wednesday afternoon.
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March
3, at Walsh University
Walsh University's duo of brothers Joe and
Jeremy Shardo combined for 54 points, 17
assists, and 10 rebounds to lead the NAIA
Division II No. 4 Cavaliers to a 97-85
victory over No. 12 Mount Vernon Nazarene
University in the championship game of the
American Mideast Conference Tournament on
Tuesday night in the final game at Walsh's
Alumni Arena.
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February 28, UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN OHIO
In the final home game of Ben Falkenberg's
illustrious career, the Mount Vernon
Nazarene University senior guard gave the
Cougar Crazies a performance to remember as
he poured in a game-high 37 points to lead
the NAIA Division II No. 12 Cougars to an
81-66 victory over No. 3 seed University of
Northwestern Ohio in the semifinals of the
American Mideast Conference Tournament on
Saturday night in the Physical Education
Center.
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February 21, at Point Park (Pa.) University
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team overcame a cold-shooting
first half to rally from a 10-point deficit
and post an 84-75 American Mideast
Conference victory at Point Park (Pa.)
University on Saturday afternoon to extend
the NAIA Division II No. 15 Cougars' winning
streak to 10 straight games to close the
regular season.
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February 17, MALONE UNIVERSITY
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team made just five field goals
in the second half and got out-rebounded
47-25 for the game, but the NAIA Division II
No. 15 Cougars were still able to escape
with a 63-62 victory over Malone University
in American Mideast Conference play in the
Physical Education Center on Tuesday night
to extend the team's winning streak to nine
in a row.
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February 13, HOUGHTON (N.Y.) COLLEGE
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team rallied from an 11-point
first-half deficit to post a 51-49 victory
over Houghton (N.Y.) College in American
Mideast Conference action on Friday night in
the Physical Education Center on a pair of
free throws by freshman guard Robbie Taylor
with 5.5 seconds left.
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February 10, at Wilberforce University
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team used a strong second half to
pull away for an 83-57 American Mideast
Conference victory on Tuesday night at
Wilberforce University as the NAIA Division
II No. 17 Cougars posted their seventh
straight victory.
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February 7, UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team ran its winning streak to
six in a row as the NAIA Division II No. 21
Cougars posted a hard-fought 86-72 victory
over the University of Rio Grande in
American Mideast Conference action on
Saturday night in front of a standing room
only crowd in the Physical Education Center.
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February 3, at Shawnee State University
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team opened the game on a 19-4
run and never looked back as the NAIA
Division II No. 21 Cougars nailed 16
three-pointers and cruised to the team's
season-high fifth straight win in a 102-61
American Mideast Conference victory at
Shawnee State University on Tuesday night.
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January 31, OHIO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team turned a 14-point halftime
lead into a 107-63 non-conference victory
over Ohio Christian University with a strong
second half as the Cougars extended their
winning streak to four straight on Saturday
night in the Physical Education Center.
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January 29, at Cedarville University
Senior guard Dan Borcherdt scored a
career-high 33 points to help lead the Mount
Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball
team to a 76-71 non-conference victory at
NAIA Division II No. 1 Cedarville University
on Thursday night to snap the nation's
longest winning streak at 14 games.
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January 27, at Ohio Dominican University
Playing in a building in which they had lost
four of the previous five years and against
a team that had beaten them three straight
times overall, the Mount Vernon Nazarene
University men's basketball team staged a
determined second-half comeback to post an
important 76-74 American Mideast Conference
road win at Ohio Dominican University on
Tuesday night at Alumni Hall.
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January 20, NOTRE DAME COLLEGE
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team snapped its brief two-game
losing skid with a convincing 80-67 American
Mideast Conference victory over Notre Dame
College on Tuesday night in the Physical
Education Center to hand the Falcons their
first conference loss.
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January 17, at University of Northwestern
Ohio
As cold as the temperatures have been in the
area this week, the Mount Vernon Nazarene
University men's basketball team's field
goal percentage was nearly as frigid as the
Cougars shot just 27.1 percent from the
field in a 76-56 loss at the University of
Northwestern Ohio on Saturday afternoon in
American Mideast Conference play.
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January 13, CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY
In a game that featured the visiting team
wearing the home team's uniforms and a
career scoring record being broken, NAIA
Division II No. 5 Cedarville University
pulled out a 70-68 overtime victory against
the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team on Tuesday night in the
Physical Education Center in a key American
Mideast Conference contest.
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January 10, ROBERTS WESLEYAN (N.Y.) COLLEGE
With two key players sidelined with injuries
and their big men saddled with foul trouble,
the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team nailed 14 three-pointers on
the way to posting an 80-61 American Mideast
Conference victory over Roberts Wesleyan
(N.Y.) College on Saturday afternoon in the
Physical Education Center.
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January 9, DAEMEN (N.Y.) COLLEGE
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team limited No. 14 Daemen (N.Y.)
College to just 25.8 percent shooting in the
second half as the Cougars turned a
two-point halftime lead into an 81-61
victory in American Mideast Conference
action on Friday night in the Physical
Education Center.
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January 3, at Walsh University
In a battle between two teams ranked in the
NAIA Division II poll, host No. 15 Walsh
University shot 58.8 percent from the field
including a blistering 62.1 percent in the
decisive second half as the Cavaliers downed
No. 24 Mount Vernon Nazarene University
85-68 in American Mideast Conference action
on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Arena.
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December 18, at Southwestern Assemblies of
God (Texas) University
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team used a 12-0 run midway
through the second half to turn a five-point
deficit into a seven-point lead as the NAIA
Division II No. 24 Cougars pulled away for
an 81-71 win at NAIA Division I Southwestern
Assemblies of God University on Thursday
night.
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December 17, vs. Oklahoma Wesleyan
University
In a game that had the feel of a national
tournament contest, NAIA Division II No. 4
Oklahoma Wesleyan University held off a
second-half rally by No. 24 Mount Vernon
Nazarene University for an 85-81 victory on
Wednesday night at Southwestern Assemblies
of God University.
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December 15, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-MARION
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team scored the first 10 points
and never looked back as the Cougars rolled
to a 125-55 non-conference victory over Ohio
State University-Marion on Monday night in
the Physical Education Center as MVNU shot a
blistering 63.1 percent from the field.
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December 13, KENYON COLLEGE
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team cruised to an 88-53
non-conference victory over Knox County
rival Kenyon College on Saturday night in
the Physical Education Center in a game
where all proceeds from admission went to
the annual Food for the Hungry Drive.
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December 6, SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team cruised to an 82-57 victory
over Shawnee State University in the
championship game of the A+ Autobrokers
Holiday Invitational on Saturday afternoon
in the Physical Education Center.
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December 5, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-MANSFIELD
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team used a balanced attack and
hot shooting from the field as the Cougars
cruised to a 119-36 victory over Ohio State
University-Mansfield in the first round of
the A+ Autobrokers Holiday Invitational on
Friday night in the Physical Education
Center.
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December 2, OHIO DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team shot just 38.7 percent from
the field as the Cougars fell 86-76 to Ohio
Dominican University in non-conference
action with a rare loss in the Physical
Education Center on Tuesday night.
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November 25, at University of Rio Grande
In a gym that has been a nemesis over the
years, the Mount Vernon Nazarene University
men's basketball team suffered through a
10-for-21 shooting performance at the free
throw line in the second half as the Cougars
dropped an 82-81 non-conference decision at
the University of Rio Grande on Tuesday
night.
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November 22, at North Central (Ill.) College
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team used a strong second half to
pull away for a 91-75 victory over host
North Central (Ill.) College in the Holiday
Inn Select Tip-off Tournament championship
game on Saturday evening.
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November 21, vs. Saint Mary's (Minn.)
University
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team made its first eight shots
of the game on the way to shooting 77.4
percent from the field in the first half as
the Cougars built a big halftime lead and
cruised to a 99-59 victory on Friday evening
over Saint Mary's (Minn.) University in the
first round of the Holiday Inn Select
Tip-off Tournament hosted by North Central
(Ill.) College.
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November 18, at Ashland University
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team suffered its first loss of
the season despite nailing 19 three-pointers
and getting 39 points from NAIA Division II
All-American Ben Falkenberg as the Cougars
fell 109-99 at unbeaten NCAA Division II
Ashland University on Tuesday night.
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November 15, UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN OHIO
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team scored the first 10 points
of the game and never looked back as the
NAIA Division II No. 3 Cougars cruised to a
97-58 non-conference win over the University
of Northwestern Ohio on Saturday afternoon
in the Physical Education Center.
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November 14, BEREA (Ky.) COLLEGE
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team held Berea (Ky.) College to
just 30.0 percent shooting from the field
for the game as the NAIA Division II No. 3
Cougars cruised to an 89-68 non-conference
victory on Friday night in the annual
Homecoming game.
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November 11, at Cincinnati Christian
University
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's
basketball team used a 24-0 run to start the
second half of the Cougars' non-conference
game at Cincinnati Christian University on
Tuesday night and never looked back in
cruising to a 104-67 season-opening win on
the road.
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