Hornets soar in exhibition

The CSUS men's basketball team finished out its preseason with a 68-67 win over the Son's Blue Angels.

Newcomers Anthony Flood, Marcus Malone and Arinze Anouro had a strong contribution to the victory, each scoring 11 points. Malone scored every one of his points in a time span of just eight minutes, and freshman guard Rene Jacques chipped in 10 points despite a display of poor shooting that left the team .392 from the field. However, the Hornets showcased rock-solid defense, forcing their opponents to cough the ball up 23 humiliating times. The last 15 minutes were painful ones for the Blue Angels, who suffered 17 turnovers during that period. Although they trailed by 16 points with less than nine minutes to go in the game, the Hornets failed to submit to defeat. They made timely decisions on defense and relied on hot shooting in the final minutes of the game to pull off their narrow victory.

The Hornet squad makes its regular season debut against Lamar on Thursday at 7:30 at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium on 16th and J Streets.

Hornet copy editor Susan Moll contributed to this story.