Paul Carollo Breaks Rebound Record in EOU Victory
LA GRANDE, Ore. -- The Eastern Oregon University men weren't going to let Concordia get the best of them for the second time this season as they cruised to a 83-70 win.
Earlier in the year Eastern lost a close one against Concordia 67-63. Friday night was a different story as the Mountaineers led most of the game.
Mark Carollo led EOU in scoring with 24 points on 8 for 13 shooting from the field. He needed 25 points to reach the 1.500 mark for his career.
For the Cavs, three players led the team with 18 points. Paul Carollo grabbed 12 rebounds in the game giving him 494 for his career, a new EOU record.
The Mounties led by as much as ten points in the first half, but CU came back and made it a two point game at the half. In the second half it was all Eastern, as they came out on a 7-0 run and never looked back.
With the win EOU improves to 19-4 overall, and 12-3 in conference. Concordia drops to 12-12 overall, and 8-7 in conference. Next up for the Mountaineers is Corban College Saturday night. In their game earlier game this season, Eastern rallied for a come from behind win 70-68. Corban is 9-16 overall, and 4-11 in conference.