GERRITY LEADS WAVES TO VICTORY PEPPERDINE 87, CSUN 72.Byline: Sean Ceglinsky Staff Writer Pepperdine's Mike Gerrity exited Wednesday's 87-72 nonconference victory over visiting Cal State Northridge with 47 seconds left to a semi-spirited round of applause. Perhaps the Firestone Fieldhouse Firestone Fieldhouse is a multipurpose arena located in Malibu, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. It was built in 1973 as the home of the Pepperdine University Waves basketball and volleyball teams, who still play at the Fieldhouse today. faithful should have sent him off with a stirring standing ovation after watching the freshman turn in a gutty performance. Gerrity scored 20 points, had five assists, four rebounds and two steals. ``You can't keep Mike down,'' Pepperdine coach Paul Westphal Not to be confused with Paul Westhead. Paul Westphal (born November 30 1950 in Torrance, California) is a retired American basketball player and coach in the NBA. A native of California, Westphal has had a storied career in the NBA, both as a player and as a head coach. said. ``Good things happen when he has the ball in his hands. He was persistent in driving to the basket throughout, creating shots for others.'' The 6-foot point guard fed Jarrad Page Jarrad Page (born October 19, 1984) was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 7th round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played for UCLA in his collegiate career. Before attending UCLA, Page grew up in San Leandro, California, attending San Leandro High School, where Page was the top down inside for and an easy layup to give the Waves (4-7) an 11-point lead with 13:30 left in the second half and then found a wide- open Derick Grub grub: see larva. for a 3-pointer to extend the advantage to 67-53 minutes later. He stole a pass and found Keith Jarbo streaking down the court for an uncontested slam dunk to to make it a 69-57 game. Gerrity all but sealed the game with a layup and a free-throw to make it 74-60 with 4:28 remaining. ``Getting into the paint is my bread and butter,'' Gerrity said. ``I can pull up for a shot or kick it out to a teammate for a jumper The simplest form of an on/off switch. It is just a tiny, plastic-covered metal block, which is pushed onto two pins to close that circuit. It is used to select a myriad of functions on a printed circuit board or on a peripheral device. .'' Northridge's leading scorer Mike Efevberha, averaging 23.1 points per game, never found his rhythm, and finished with 16. The Matadors did benefit from the return of Calvin Chitwood, who was ineligible in·el·i·gi·ble adj. 1. Disqualified by law, rule, or provision: ineligible to run for office; ineligible for health benefits. 2. for the first eight games. The sophomore forward scored 17 in his first appearance of the season. Pepperdine had several different double-digit leads in the first half due in part to the shooting of Tomas Prancilliauskas, who provided a spark off the bench, making three 3-pointers, the last of which extended the lead to 35-23 at 4:31. The Matadors answered, using good defense to generate better offense to close out the first half. Bakari Altheimer blocked a Gerrity shot, came down in transition and buried bur·y tr.v. bur·ied, bur·y·ing, bur·ies 1. To place in the ground: bury a bone. 2. a. To place (a corpse) in a grave, a tomb, or the sea; inter. b. a 3-pointer. Thomas Shewmake made a shot from behind the arc on the next possession and nailed another long 3-point shot just before the intermission buzzer to cut the lead to 44-39. Sean Ceglinsky, (818) 713-3607 sean.ceglinsky(at)dailynews.com |
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