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Geneva's Jeremy D'Amico Leads Wolves to Division II National Championship
Geneva's 6-6 forward Jeremy D'Amico scores key baskets to help the Wisconsin university men's basketball team to its first-ever NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship.
Geneva's Jeremy D’Amico was the man Tuesday night, as the Cardinal Stritch University Wolves men’s basketball team won its first-ever NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship.
The Wolves beat beat the No. 1-ranked William Penn University Statesmen 73-59.
D’Amico started the scoring with a 12-foot jump shot, then hit a 3-pointer to give the Wolves a 5-2 early lead, according to an article in the Stritch University website.
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He later hit two key free throws to cut a Statesmen lead to 25-24, then "turned the tide" with a 3-pointer to give the Wolves a 31-29 lead with four minutes to go in the first half. D’Amico led the Wolves with 12 points as they took a 39-36 lead going to halftime.
The Wolves dominated the second half to earn the national title.
Cardinal Stritch is located on Milwaukee's North Shore. Stritch will be hosting a championship rally on the campus at 7 p.m. today (Wednesday, March 13), according to the article by David Snieg, the univserity's director of sports information.
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SOURCE: www.stritchwolves.com
NO.NAMEPOS.HT.YR.HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 4 Simpson, Mike G 5-6 Jr. North Chicago, Ill. / North Chicago 10 Mazur, Chad G 6-3 So. Reedsburg, Wis. / Reedsburg High School 12 Grahic, Sadzid F 6-5 Fr. Chicago, Ill. / Lane Tech High School 15 Radke, Nate G 6-0 Jr. Union Grove, Wis. / Union Grove 21 Kraus, Karel C 6-8 Jr. Lichnov, Czech Republic / Southeastern Community College (IA) 22 Smit, Tony G 5-11 So. Fond du Lac, Wis. / Fond du Lac High School 23 Semenas, Derek G 6-3 Jr. Rosendale, Wis. / UW-Green Bay 24 D'Amico, Jeremy F 6-6 Sr. Geneva, Ill. / Eckerd College 30 Lewis, Alec G 6-2 Fr. Racine, Wis. / Home-Schooled 32 Ford, Nick G 5-9 Sr. Fond du Lac, Wis. / Fond du Lac HS 34 Moore, Darren C 6-7 Sr. Chicago, Ill. / Wayne State College (Neb.) 40 Quinn, Isaac C 6-8 Fr. Kenosha, Wis. / Kenosha Tremper High School
