MARTIN PUTS IN 18 AS NO. 12 IOWA LAKES DOWNS NORTHEAST

NORFOLK, Neb. – The Northeast Community College men's basketball team started conference play Saturday in a matchup with No. 12 Iowa Lakes Community College. The Lakers topped the Hawks by a final score of 110-94 in the high-scoring duel.

Northeast (4-4, 0-1 ICCAC) had 10 different players enter the scoring column on the afternoon and had five in double figure during the contest. Jacob Martin (Omaha, Neb.) tallied 18 points off the bench and is now averaging 10.4 points per game this season. Northeast was able to create havoc on defense during much of the showdown as they forced defending Region 11 Champion Iowa Lakes into 21 turnovers compared to just nine from the Hawks. The clash had a frenetic pace to it as both teams combined to take 157 shots.

STAT SHEET:

Jacob Martin (Omaha, Neb.): 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL

Bryan Rolle (Nassau, Bahamas): 13 PTS, 6 REB, STL

Ben Hammond (Norfolk, Neb.): 12 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head Men's Basketball Coach Josh Clark on where the game was lost for Northeast:

"We talked about transition defense," Clark said. "We have been working with it. We knew what we had to do. When we got into it, we kind of lost our guy. We found a five that was engaged and ready to go. I thought that five kept it up, but Iowa Lakes did exactly what we want to do to teams."

Clark on how his squad can bounce back from this loss heading into an important stretch:

"Now the guys have seen that this is the standard," Clark said. "That was the No. 12 team in the nation. We stood toe-to-toe with them. For a third or fourth of the game we were ahead or right there. It was little stretches that they gained a lead. We know what we need to do before going down and playing Iowa Western."

UP NEXT:

The Hawks will hit the road and will battle Iowa Western Community College at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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