Perry, Youngstown State defeat Valparaiso 80-68

[IAA Fan]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) -- Kendrick Perry scored 28 points and turned in his second double-double in three games with a career-best 11 rebounds as Youngstown State defeated Horizon League-rival Valparaiso 80-68 Wednesday night.

The double-double was only Perry's second this season and the third of his career, and his 28 points were the most he's scored in a regulation contest this season.

The Penguins (16-6, 6-2) jumped to a 12-4 lead and led 39-28 at the intermission. Valparaiso (13-8, 5-3) trailed by double digits for most of the second half.

The Crusaders entered riding a six-game winning streak, and their 16-5 start had matched the programs best ever. Kevin Van Wijk led Valparaiso with 14 points, while LaVonte Dority had 13 off the bench.

Kamren Belin knocked down three treys en route to 16 points for Youngstown State, winners of four straight. The Penguins hit 42.1 percent (8 of 19) from 3-point range.

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) -- Kendrick Perry scored 28 points and turned in his second double-double in three games with a career-best 11 rebounds as Youngstown State defeated Horizon League-rival Valparaiso 80-68 Wednesday night.

The double-double was only Perry's second this season and the third of his career, and his 28 points were the most he's scored in a regulation contest this season.

The Penguins (16-6, 6-2) jumped to a 12-4 lead and led 39-28 at the intermission. Valparaiso (13-8, 5-3) trailed by double digits for most of the second half.

The Crusaders entered riding a six-game winning streak, and their 16-5 start had matched the programs best ever. Kevin Van Wijk led Valparaiso with 14 points, while LaVonte Dority had 13 off the bench.

Kamren Belin knocked down three treys en route to 16 points for Youngstown State, winners of four straight. The Penguins hit 42.1 percent (8 of 19) from 3-point range.

Awesome job by the Guins!! Just noticed they have the same record as the University of Kentucky  Check your article Dan?! I think the records are switched Valpo ~ YSU

[IAA Fan]

That is from the AP wire. I grab theirs to get a fresh perspective, and they are quick. We can see YSU's story on their site, I like to grab things that are different.

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Northwest Indiana Times

http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/college/valparaiso-university/valparaiso-struggles-in-double-digit-loss-to-penguins/article_8fc2b9ec-fb19-5922-aaf2-af6d88237f68.html


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Youngstown State 80, Valparaiso 68
Kendrick Perry had 28 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Penguins.

There would be no Valparaiso comeback this time around.

With a chance to pull ahead from the rest of the Horizon League the Crusaders came out flat against Youngstown State on Wednesday night and could never recover in an 80-68 road loss.

The loss snapped Valparaiso’s six-game winning streak and bunched up the standings at the halfway point of the conference season.

“There are ups-and-downs in a season and this one was obviously a down,” Valparaiso coach Bryce Drew said. “The question is how quickly can we jump back from the down and turn things around.”

The Penguins (13-8, 5-3) led from wire-to-wire as All-League performer Kendrick Perry had 28 points and 11 rebounds, while Kamren Belin added 16 points and nine rebounds.

“(Youngstown) is very good and they’ve been on a good streak as of late,” Drew said. “We worked to get hands in their face and contesting jump shooters. They did a good job of stepping up and scoring.”

Valparaiso was short-handed for much of the game on Wednesday night as Matt Kenney played just six minutes in the first half before exiting with a back injury. Kenney hadn’t practiced since a win over Green Bay last week.

Kevin Van Wijk led the Crusaders (16-6, 6-2) with 14 points while Lavonte Dority added 13 points off the bench. Ryan Broekhoff was just 3-of-13 from the field and finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.

“There is a lot of pressure on Ryan and not having Matt definitely hurt us tonight,” Drew said. “It’s a huge concern for us not having Matt out there.”

The Crusaders hold half game lead over second-place Detroit after the Titans knocked off Wright State 83-76 on Wednesday. Valparaiso doesn’t have much time to get hung up on the Youngstown game as the Crusaders host Milwaukee on Friday night.

“We have a very quick turnaround,” Drew said. “Milwaukee always plays us extremely well and we’ll have to be ready because we know they will be.”

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And standings after Thursday night's UIC win at home against Green Bay

1.  Valpo 6-2
2.  Detroit 6-3
3.  YSU 5-3
4.  Wright State, Green Bay, UIC all 5-4
7  Loyola 3-5
8  Cleveland State 2-6
9  Milwaukee 1-7

Friday night

YSU at Detroit
Milwaukee at Valpo