By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor
A monster dunk by sophomore guard Isaiah Edwards tore up CBS Sports last week, between two tournaments weekends.
Thanksgiving weekend saw the men’s team win one and lose one on the road in Utah as part of the Dixie State Classic. Tanner Omlid, junior forward, had his third double-double of the season in the tournament.
This came the week after a poor showing at home, where the Wolves found themselves on the losing end of both games at the D2 Shootout.
The weekend of basketball in Monmouth saw the Wolves face off against two California teams. The Nov. 18 game against San Francisco State took three overtimes before the Wolves narrowly fell, 93-99.
In the long game, Ali Faruq-Bey, junior guard, racked up 21 points as the points leader of the explosive offense.
Worn out from the triple overtime game, the Wolves couldn’t rebound to win the next day’s game against UC San Diego. The game was a playoff rematch, and despite a 19 point outing from senior forward Yanick Kulich, the Wolves fell again.
While the Wolves rested up, the Edwards dunk tape hit the CBS Sports Facebook page. In the video, the sophomore from Albany tosses the ball behind his back then crosses it under a leg before completing the dunk.
“My word,” was the response from CBS Sports.
The day after Thanksgiving, the Wolves topped Westminster College, lead by Omlid’s 23 points and 10 rebounds. He also tallied five steals and two blocks.
The next day, the Wolves played the host school Dixie State. Trailing early, the Wolves were forced to play catch up for the match, and couldn’t quite seal the deal. They lost 73-78.
The are now .500 on the season, at an even 3-3.
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