CHADRON, Neb. – December 30, 2016 – Junior guard
Rasmus Bach scored a game high 18 points and pulled down a game high 10 rebounds to lead the 17
th-ranked Fort Lewis College men's basketball team to a 25-point win at Chadron State College Saturday night, 84-59.
"We're happy to get another conference road win," said head coach
Bob Pietrack. "It's always tough on the road. We look forward to playing a very good team tomorrow night."
The win is the Skyhawks 12
th straight win as they move to 12-1 on the season and 7-0 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The Eagles fall to 1-10 overall and 1-6 in the RMAC.
Bach finished the game making 8-of-11 field goals and added three assists.
Daniel Hernandez sank 6-of-7 field goals and 4-of-5 from long range to match Bach in scoring with 18 points.
Riley Farris chipped in 12 points in 20 minutes and added five rebounds.
FLC scored 22 points off of the Eagles 15 rebounds.
For the eighth time this season, the Skyhawks shot better than 50 percent from the field (51.7 percent) after making 31-of-60 field goals. The Skyhawks 54.2 percent from long range (13-of-24) marked the fifth time this season they shot above 50 percent from behind the arc.
The Skyhawks will travel to Regis University Saturday for a 7 p.m. game.