The Bulldogs of head coach Bill Sall came out strong and finished strong en route to a solid 79-61 win over Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rival Lake Superior State University in Jim Wink Arena in Big Rapids.
"We did a much better job of taking away the penetration in the second half," Sall said. "We did a nice job of keeping them out of the paint and forced them into a lot of jump shots that were contested. They're a good shooting team so that feels pretty good."
It was great to see Ferris get 6-foot-7 center Justin Keenan established early and often against the visiting Lakers. Keenan led all scorers in the game with 28 points as he knocked down 8-of-10 shots from the floor overall and 12-of-17 from the free throw line. Keenan also had 10 rebounds to go with two assists and two steals.
Darien Gay totaled 22 points as he connected on 8-of-17 shots from the floor overall and 5-of-11 from 3-point land. He had a big-time shooting performance from the floor. Matt DeHart, who also shot the ball well from deep, added 19 points as he hit 6-of-11 shots from the field and nailed 5-of-11 triples in the win.
As a team, Ferris drained 11-of-30 3-pointers against the Lake State defense.
Defensively, the Bulldogs did a good job on sharpshooting guard Kyle Hunt, who was held to 12 points on just 5-of-16 shooting from the field. Any team that plays the Lakers is going to make Hunt a point of defensive emphasis.
With the win, Ferris now is 9-5 overall and 5-2 in the GLIAC while LSSU falls to 8-4 overall and 2-3 in the league.
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