Spring Break
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Golden Eagles remain perfect in Summit league play
Dan Stroud
Issue date: 1/28/08 Section: Sports
With each passing minute, the Roos seemed to unravel more and more. On one play at the nine-minute mark, UMKC freshman guard Nathan Balch threw where no teammate was standing. The obvious mental lapse (whether by Balch or someone else) was indicative of the way the entire night went.
Injuries seem to continue to plague the Kangaroos. Junior Akeem Hemingway had mentioned suffering a ligament injury to classmates earlier in the day and freshman Reggie Hamilton had a noticeable limp after seeing just five minutes of game action.
Brumagin, who scored just two points on the evening, and senior Tim Blackwell, who garnered just four of his own from the field, each logged more than 34 minutes of action. Balch, playing in an extended role, likely due to the injured players, scored a team-high 12 points for UMKC.
Brown refused to dwell on his team's injuries and spoke to what needed to happen next.
"It really doesn't make a difference who we have available to play," said a dejected Brown. "We still have to come out Saturday focused, and play with what we've got."
dstroud@unews.com
Injuries seem to continue to plague the Kangaroos. Junior Akeem Hemingway had mentioned suffering a ligament injury to classmates earlier in the day and freshman Reggie Hamilton had a noticeable limp after seeing just five minutes of game action.
Brumagin, who scored just two points on the evening, and senior Tim Blackwell, who garnered just four of his own from the field, each logged more than 34 minutes of action. Balch, playing in an extended role, likely due to the injured players, scored a team-high 12 points for UMKC.
Brown refused to dwell on his team's injuries and spoke to what needed to happen next.
"It really doesn't make a difference who we have available to play," said a dejected Brown. "We still have to come out Saturday focused, and play with what we've got."
dstroud@unews.com
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