MARIETTA, Ohio —
Tim Kreeger (Delphos, Ohio/Delphos St. Johns) was nearly unstoppable in the paint as the sophomore led Marietta College to a dominating 115-68 win over Saint Vincent College Saturday (Nov. 17) in the championship game of the 48th annual Marietta Shrine Tournament sponsored by BSN Sports and Best Western Plus.
Marietta improves to 4-0 on the season, while Saint Vincent slips to 3-1 overall. In the consolation game, La Roche (1-1 overall) defeated Wesley (0-3) by the score of 91-80.
Kreeger connected on 11-of-12 from the floor and finished with a game-high 24 points to earn All-Tournament honors.
Anthony Wallace (Wheeling, W.Va./The Linsly School) was named the Cliff Rose Most Valuable Player after scoring 16 points and pulling down five rebounds.
Kyle Matoszkia (Johnstown, Ohio/Johnstown) added 10 points and five boards, while
Kyle Dixon (Poland, Ohio/Poland Seminary) chipped in with five points and a game-high seven rebounds.
Jason Ellis (Marion, Ohio/Marion Harding) earned All-Tournament honors after scoring eight points to go along with his team-high 26 from MC's first round win against La Roche.
The Bearcats had five players in double figures. Tom Kromka and David Stephen earned All-Tournament honors after scoring 12 and 10 points, respectively. Josh Duda finished with 12 points, while Ryan Dutton and Tom Neugebauer each tallied 11 points.
Matoszkia hit a jumper with 14:36 left in the first half to give Marietta a 10-point lead, 16-6. The Pioneers maintained the double-digit lead the rest of the way pushing the margin as high as 49 points, 115-66, in the final seconds of the game.
16 different Pioneers scored in the game as head coach
Jon VanderWal cleared his bench with several minutes left in the game. Marietta shot a sizzling 62.5% (45-of-72) from the floor, including 60.9% (14-of-23) behind the arc.
Marietta is back in action on Tuesday (Nov. 20) when the Pioneers host Frostburg State University. Tip off in Ban Johnson Arena is set for 7 p.m.
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