Lakeland College - Athletics

<title> Lakeland College - Athletics - Men's Basketball Press Release </title>
<p><b><font color="#006699">Muskie Men Upset Edgewood; Advance To LMC Tournament 
  Championship</font><br>
  Feb. 21, 2004</b><br>
  The Lakeland College Men's Basketball Team used a strong second half surge and 
  some late three-point heroics to upset the number one seeded Edgewood College 
  Eagles 67-63 in Madison Saturday night.</p>
<p>It was a story of two different halves that saw the Muskies get outscored 25-20 
  in the first frame before upping the tempo in the second half to outscore the 
  Eagles 47-38. </p>
<p>Late in the game Ryan Hiir and Cory Nickel hit consecutive three-pointers to 
  erase a Lakeland deficit and propel the Muskies to a lead they wouldn't relinquish. 
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<p>Nickel and Hiir led Lakeland with 23 and 12 points respectively. Nick Zeck 
  added 11 points and nine rebounds in just 26 minutes due to foul trouble. </p>
<p>A glaring difference in the game came on the boards as Lakeland out-rebounded 
  Edgewood 37-23, allowing the Muskies to overcome seven more turnovers than Edgewood 
  (14-7). The Muskies also received some solid bench play to relieve their starters 
  while the Eagles went mostly with a five man line-up.</p>
<p>Lakeland caught another break when the top-seeded Concordia Falcons lost 91-81 
  Sunday night to visiting Wisconsin Lutheran. This mean the Muskies will host 
  Lutheran on Saturday at 7pm for the tournament championship. The winner will 
  receive an automatic NCAA bid. </p>
<p>With the elimination of Concordia, a number one seed has yet to win the men's 
  basketball conference tournament since an automatic NCAA bid was at stake&#133;an 
  amazing stretch of 5 straight years. <br>
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