Senior Erik Cronrath shines against New Hope Christian, as the fourth-year Warrior combined to score 41 points in two games this season.
Cronrath Leads Corban Back to Winning Ways
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EUGENE, Ore. – Three Warriors combined to score half of Corban's men's basketball team's points in a 90-49 win over New Hope Christian Tuesday at the Rexius Event Center, as senior Erik Cronrath led all players with 16 points.
Along with Cronrath's game-high scoring performance, sophomore Jordan Carter and senior Jonathan Ramirez added 15 and 14 points, respectively, to go along with a nine-point, eight-rebound showing by sophomore Josiah Sebens. Junior Jacob Kopra led the Warriors' bench with eight points, while juniors Dustin Moore and Geoffrey Martin added six points each. Senior Brelin Powell came off Corban's bench to dish out a team and game-high tying four assists, while Cronrath blocked a game-high tying four shots.
In the first half, Corban outscored the host Deacons by 22 points (43-21) before putting up 47 more points in the second half compared to New Hope's 28 for the final score of 90-49.
New Hope Christian was led offensively by Quincy Alexander with 14 points, while Anthony Wallace and Forest Stolk added 12 and 10 points respectively. On the boards, Stolk grabbed a game-high nine rebounds to go along with a four-assist showing by Wallace and four blocks by Stolk.
As a team, Corban shot a combined 32-for-68 (47.1%) from the field to go along with a 9-for-26 (34.6%) showing from beyond the three-point line and a 17-for-26 (65.4%) performance at the free throw line. On the other hand, New Hope Christian was 19-for-64 (29.7%) from the field, 5-for-25 (20.0%) from long distance, and 6-for-8 (75.0%) at the charity stripe.
With tonight's win, Corban evens its overall record at 6-6 and New Hope Christian falls to 1-12 on the season. The Warriors will return to action on Friday, December 9th, against NCAA Division III member George Fox beginning at 8:00 p.m. in Newberg.