CROOKSTON, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston men's basketball team saw their season come to a close with a 91-57 loss to No. 4 Augustana University Wed., Feb. 24 at Sioux Falls Arena in Sioux Falls, S.D. The game was played in the first round of the NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament.

Minnesota Crookston was led by a great final performance from their lone senior Derrick Redd, Jr. (Sr., G, Menifee, Calif./Sports and Rec Management). Redd had 17 points on 7-of-16 from the field and 3-of-5 from beyond the arc.

With his 17 points, Redd surpassed Jon Smith for No. 3 all-time on the scoring charts. He ends his career with 907 points, joining Joe Hasz and Akeem Cubie as the only three players to ever score over 900 points in a Golden Eagle uniform.

The Golden Eagles end their season with a 3-24 mark, while Augustana moves on to play in the quarterfinals of the NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament.

In addition to Redd, Nate Lorenz (Fr., F, Breckenridge, Minn./Health Science) had another strong game off the bench with eight points and six boards. Chase Knickerbocker (Fr., G, Annandale, Minn./Business Finance) also played one of the best games of his young career with eight points, while Xavier Hall (Jr., G, Woodbury, Minn./Sports and Rec Management) added seven points. Kobe Critchley (Fr., G, Roseville, Minn./Health Science) had five assists on the evening.

The Golden Eagles were 23-of-67 for 34.3 percent from the field and 8-of-30 for 26.7 percent from beyond the arc.

Augustana was led by one of the nation's top players Daniel Jansen, who was 11-of-15 from the field for 24 points. Zach Huisken came off the bench for 17 points, while Alex Richter had 13 points.

The Vikings were 36-of-60 for 60 percent from the field, 11-of-20 for 55 percent from beyond the arc and 8-of-16 for 50 percent from the charity stripe.

The Golden Eagles had Augustana within five (16-11) with 11:53 left in the first half after a Hall lay-up. However, the Vikings would be able to get their lead up to 13 led by three-pointers from Tanner Odegaard and Huisken. The Vikings would finish the first half on a 32-14 run to lead 48-25 at the break.

Minnesota Crookston would get as close as 18 (64-48) in the second half after a Hall three, but the Vikings would be able to go another run to hold off the Golden Eagles and win 91-57.

UMC finishes a tough season, but has a lot of optimism on the horizon with only one senior set to graduate. The Golden Eagles are set to return 13 players to the roster including a core of freshman who continued to show improvement throughout the season. In addition, the Golden Eagles will look to supplement a solid core with recruits as they round out their 2016-17 roster, which will be Head Coach Dan Weisse's third season leading the ship in Crookston.  

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The University of Minnesota Crookston is a NCAA Division II university located in the Red River Valley of Northwest Minnesota. UMC sponsors 11 intercollegiate athletic teams with membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate conference (NSIC) and the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA). The NSIC is a 16-team conference with schools situated in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska.