Feldrappe Double-Double Powers Men's Hoops Past Norwich, 78-64, Saturday Afternoon

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Junior forward Friedrich Feldrappe (Berlin, Germany) notched a double-double to power the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) men's basketball team past Norwich University (Norwich), 78-64, Saturday afternoon during Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play inside the James A. Calhoun Gymnasium in West Hartford, Conn. With the result, the Blue Jays improve to 9-5 on the season and 3-0 in GNAC play while the Cadets move to 10-3 overall and 1-1 in conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• USJ dominated to open the game, breaking open an 11-0 advantage after Feldrappe scored seven points as the game hit a media timeout with 15:31 on the clock.
• Norwich would respond with a 10-4 stretch, cutting the gap to five, 15-10, at the 13:05 mark.
• The Blue Jays would fire back though, utilizing a 9-0 run, featuring three points each by Feldrappe, senior guard Kevin Cummings (Portsmouth, N.H.) and freshman forward Adelphe Cisse (Pointe-Noire, Congo), to break open a 24-10 lead and force the Cadets to call a timeout with 10:48 left in the half.
• USJ and Norwich would trade buckets over the next four minutes, as the Blue Jays maintained a 14-point lead, 30-16, at the 6:07 mark.
• Sophomore wing Jalen Holmes (Cherry Hill, N.J.) continued his impressive game, scoring back-to-back baskets to see USJ hold a 34-19 edge with 3:56 left in the half.
• Norwich would begin to mount a late comeback, utilizing an 8-2 stretch to cut the deficit to nine, 38-29, and force USJ to call a timeout with 14.7 seconds remaining in the first half. The score would hold entering the halftime break.
• After trading baskets to open the half, USJ used a 6-2 stretch, featuring four points by Cummings, to increase the lead to 13, 46-33, at the 17:02 mark.
• Norwich would respond with a 5-0 run, cutting the gap to eight, 46-38, with 15:49 on the clock.
• The Blue Jays fired back with an 8-0 stretch, fueled by three-pointers from Cummings and junior wing Lence Altenor (Everett, Mass.), to establish a 54-38 lead at the 14:09 mark.
• Norwich answered with a 6-3 run, closing the gap back to 10, 57-47, with 10:10 left in the game.
• USJ would increase the lead back to 18 though, as Holmes drained a deep three-pointer to establish a 71-53 edge at the 4:31 mark.
• The deficit proved too much to overcome for Norwich as the Blue Jays secured the victory, 78-64.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 

• Altenor and Cummings paced the team offensively, scoring a team-high 18 points each.
• Feldrappe record his third double-double of the season after hauling in a career-high 15 rebounds and 15 points.
• Holmes scored a career-high 13 points off the bench.
• Freshman guard Jakari Tertulien (Bridgeport, Conn.) dished out a career-high seven assists.
• USJ had a significant edge in rebounding, outrebounding Norwich 49-31.
• The Blue Jays dominated inside the paint, scoring 44 points from inside.

UP NEXT
The Blue Jays head back on the road, making the trek to Paxton, Mass., to face Anna Maria College on Wednesday, January 15. Tipoff against the AMCATS inside the Fuller Activities Center is set for 5:00 p.m.

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