Rio Grande upsets #5 Mt. Vernon

Focused · Post by **Focused** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:21 am

Mt. Vernon Nazarene Univ., ranked 5th in the nation in NAIA, came into Rio with a 15-2 record.. Rio came out on fire and handed them an 81-67 defeat.. The Redmen, 7-12 played excellent defense for the most part, and had some runs offensively when they needed to.
Rio's 2 big men, Will Norwell and Brandon Ivory combined for 40 points.. P.J. Rase had another excellent game with 15 points, 6 assists, 3 steals and 5 rebounds.
Rio hosts Walsh Saturday at 4:00 pm.. Walsh is 15-2 and 4-0 in the conference.
Congrats to the Redmen from Rio Grande on a great game.......Big crowd.... Good game..........Lots of excitement.

X8XOHIOLEGENDX7X · Post by **X8XOHIOLEGENDX7X** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:58 am

Nice.

WATCHING rio play at wellston pj rase did'nt look all that into the game but why doe's he need to look like hes into it when he lights every 1 up..

LICKING COUNTY FAN · Post by **LICKING COUNTY FAN** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:25 am

That's a huge win.

Focused · Post by **Focused** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:55 am

wellstonrockets wrote:Nice.

WATCHING rio play at wellston pj rase did'nt look all that into the game but why doe's he need to look like hes into it when he lights every 1 up..

P.J. Rase isn't flashy, but gets the job done.. He is shooting close to 50% from behind the arc, hitting 53 three's so far this season.. Rio is young, with just one senior on their roster.

bigtimehitter · Post by **bigtimehitter** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:18 am

where is Mt.Vernon located??

Focused · Post by **Focused** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:46 am

Mt. Vernon is located in central Ohio.... North of Columbus in Knox Co.

bigtimehitter · Post by **bigtimehitter** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:32 pm

i thought it was in Ohio.

tubby · Post by **tubby** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:30 pm

I think Rase does a good job. Smart player who can flat out shoot.