2008 Woodie Awards
Trim's 22 pts, 11 rebounds not enough on Senior Day
Dario Melendez
Issue date: 3/2/06 Section: Sports
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But a late surge by Quinnipiac University (12-14, 7-10), led by #34 Karl Anderson with 13 points from center, was just enough to ice the game and seal the vistory for the visiting Bobcats.
Due to a pair of losses by Quinnipiac and St. Francis N.Y. Monday, Sacred Heart will advance as the #7 seed to travel to #2 seeded Central Connecticut Thursday for a 7 p.m. matchup.
The Pioneers will back into the tournament after Saturday's loss.
"We had a commanding lead going into the half," 28th year head coach David Bike. "But I have to give credit to Quinnipiac. They were able to step up the tempo in the second half and just outplayed us in the closing minutes."
After going into half time leading 37-30 over Quinnipiac, the Pioneers came out and picked up right where they left off.
With center Kibwe Trim leading the way with a double-double, scoring 22 points and recording 11 rebounds, and junior Jarrid Frye contributing 21 points, the Pioneers were about to jump out to the their largest lead of the night, 50-39, with 10 minutes left in the second half.
"We were fired up," Trim, a senior from San Juan, Trinidad, said. "We knew what was on the line and we just came out of the locker room ready. The only problem was we didn't finish the game."
Quinnipiac went on a 10-0 run, bringing the game to a one point lead and shifting the moment to the visitors bench. After outscoring the men's basketball team 32-15 over the last 10 minutes of the game, it was #3 Job Casimir's six clutch free throws in the final two minutes that clenched the win for the visiting Bobcats.
"Those free throws really iced the game," Frye, a junior from Queens, N.Y., said. "We hit a rough spot in the game and when we tried to make a run for the lead, Casimir's free throws were able to stop us in our tracks."