Das Mooseracers knock off Immigrants in opening night IM Basketball tilt

The opening night games for the Men’s and Women’s 5 v 5 basketball season got underway Monday in the Ames Sports Complex.  In the featured game of the night, Men’s DII teams, Das Mooseracers took on Immigrants.  The game started very evenly with Immigrants scoring nearly half of their points via the three-point basket.  Immigrant players Ross McWilliams and Cory Adams combined for five three-pointers in the first half while their opposition got to the foul line eight times, converting four.  The first half ended with a score of 27-20 in favor of Immigrants.  The leading scorers were Immigrants’ Ross McWilliams with 12 points and Mooseracers’ Ryan Ford with 10 points.
            The second half heated up with Mooseracers going on a big run to tie the game 43-43 with just six minutes remaining.  Das Mooseracers’, Ryan Ford, dominated with 15 points in the second half.  On the other side of the ball, Immigrants struggled with their foul shooting throughout, going 3 of 8 from the line.  As the game winded down, Das Mooseracer John Lars Carlson, converted a key three point play to give his team a one point edge, forcing Immigrants to foul with under a minute remaining.  After missing a couple of free throws the final one was converted for a 52-49 victory  Player of the game and leading scorer was Mooseracers’ Ryan Ford, who had 25 points.
            In other action, Men’s DII teams, The Cucumbers squared off against the Blouses.  Despite a 14 point effort from Blouses’ Nate McBeath, the Blouses were out-rebounded and faced a 19-14 first half deficit. Cucumbers’ Billy Karalis added 11 points, going a perfect 3-3 from the field in the second half, leading his team to a 36-31 win.
            In the other two Men’s DII games, Langis Lodge defeated Tiny Walrus Guy by a score of 53-27, behind 20 points from Matt McCoy and 14 points from Trevor Giroux.  Jon Soo Legends and Lisa Anne also had a competitive game with Jon Soo Legends’ Ryan Coene leading his team to a 38-25 win.
            In Women’s action, Waste Management disposed of Domination Nation by a score of 50-22, with Waste Management’s Kelly Reardon scoring 14 and teammate Chelsea Stryker.  While the Lady Rebels edged out SCWR in the final seconds by a score of 28-27, with Rebel Erin Leo scoring 10 points.