Ferris State University center Justin Keenan (40) spins baseline as he prepares to go up toward the basket against the Lewis University Flyers on Saturday afternoon in Jim Wink Arena. (Ed Hyde, FSU Photographic Services)It may seem early, but Ferris State University's 3-0 start is built on the strength of two quality regional wins against St. Joseph's, on Monday, and this past weekend, over Lewis.
Ferris remained unbeaten thanks to a 64-61 win Saturday afternoon in Jim Wink Arena against the visiting Flyers, a regional rival. These wins against the Pumas and Flyers could pay off for the Bulldogs by the end of the season (presuming Ferris takes care of business, as expected, in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference).
"We played hard and certainly did some foolish things, but this group of guys kept on fighting," said Ferris head coach Bill Sall said. "It easily could have turned into a loss, but we got a victory."
As always, the Bulldogs were led by a monster effort from senior center Justin Keenan, who was superb as he put up 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in 37 minutes. Adding a mid-range jumper to his arsenal has made Keenan virtually unstoppable so far this season.
He was the only Ferris player tor each double digits in the scoring column although Jerrell Sanders and Dontae Molden were close with eight points apiece. Matt DeHart added six, Kenny Brown and Lou Williams each had five, Daniel Sutherlin scored four and Darien Gay put up three.
Ferris did rely heavily on Keenan, but there's no point in going away from what's working as the 6-foot-7 Grand Rapids native connected on 7-of-14 shots from the floor and hit all 11 of his free throws to lead his team to the win.
The Bulldogs also showed an ability to come from behind as they did Saturday. Lewis owned a four-point lead with 4:19 to play, but the Bulldogs rallied thanks to four clutch free throws from Keenan, a jumper from Keenan, a couple of big rebounds from Williams and a triple from Brown.
Lewis was led by Jeron Lee, who came off the bench to score 18 points and Dennis Thomas Jr. who scored 14.
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