V-Hawks Fall to Fighting Saints in Overtime Thriller

JOLIET, Ill. -- The V-Hawk men's basketball team traveled to Illinois on Wednesday night to face off against the Fighting Saints of St. Francis. The two teams played a hard-fought match, pushing into overtime, where the V-Hawks eventually fell 83-79. The V-Hawks fall to 2-4 overall and 0-1 in the CCAC. The Fighting Saints improve to 1-0 overall and in the CCAC. 

Offensively, the V-Hawks were led by Landon Thousand. He scored 18 points on the night, and he added eight assists. Thousand went 6-15 from the field and 4-10 from the three. Carson Koepnick added 13 points, while Treyton Fletcher and Jonah Ogunsanya each added 12 points. Defensively, Treyton Fletcher led with five rebounds, a block, and a steal. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• V-Hawks took an early lead, going up 10-4.
• Saints stole the lead back, being cut off by Carson Koepnick. 
• Saints got a five point lead at 26-31, but the V-Hawks answered with scoring from Carson Koepnick, Treyton Fletcher, and Landon Thousand to secure the 33-31 lead. 
• Landon Thousand extended the lead to 36-32. 
• The two teams finished tied going into halftime at 39-39. 
• The Saints took the lead immediately out of halftime. 
• The V-Hawks fell beind five points early in the second half at 51-46. 
• The Saints continued building, earning an eight point lead at 60-52. 
• The V-Hawks cut the lead to three on scoring from Jacob Watson and Kole Johnson. 
• The V-Hawks were behind by three points with 1:40 to play. 
• A Landon Thousand three-pointer tied the score at 72, forcing the game to OT. 
• The Saints took an early three point lead in OT.
• Scoring from Landon Thousand and Braden Crubel returned the lead to the V-Hawks. 
• The V-Hawks went down by four with 30 second to play. 
• The V-Hawks got back within two, but the Saints responded, defeating the V-Hawks 83-79. 

UP NEXT

The V-Hawks will take on Olivet Nazarene in La Crosse, Wisconsin on Saturday, November 22. The match is set to begin at 11am.