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         Tim Bauersachs pumped in a career-high 21 points as Southern Illinois University Edwardsville won for the 14th consecutive time defeating Quincy 72-63 on Saturday afternoon in Great Lakes Valley Conference action at the Vadalabene Center.
         The sixth-ranked Cougars currently hold NCAA Division II's longest winning streak as they improved to 15-2 overall and 8-0 in GLVC play. Quincy falls to 9-6, 5-4 in conference action.
         Bauersachs shot 7 of 10 from the field and 6 of 6 from the free throw line while grabbing six rebounds for the Cougars.
         SIUE led by as many as eight in the first half, but Quincy had trimmed the score to 39-36 at halftime. The Cougars gained a 53-48 lead with 12:17 left in the second half. Neither team had a point for the next 5:51 of the half. Quincy would cut the lead to 62-58 with 1:01 left, but SIUE made 10 of 12 free throws the last 56 seconds to seal the win.
         The Cougars went 24 of 32 (75 percent) from the free throw line in the contest. .
         Joel Jaye had 15 points and freshman J.B Jones chipped in 14 points and four assists. Dan Heimos and Anthony Jones netted 10 points a piece with Heimons collecting four blocks in the game.
         The Cougars held the Hawks to 38.7 percent (24-62) shooting as SIUE shot 45.7 percent (21-46) in the contest. Quincy outrebounded SIUE 43-26, including 17-4 on the offensive glass.
         SIUE is now 13-1 when holding opponents under 70 points and 8-0 when opponents shoot less than 40 percent from the field.
         Jordan Roth's double-double led way for the Hawks. Roth had 20 points on 8 of 12 shooting while grabbing 13 rebounds. Phil Gettinger had 15 points and nine rebounds for Quincy.
         SIUE goes on the road next week traveling to Southern Indiana on Thursday for a 7:30 p.m. game with the Screaming Eagles. Following that will be a trip to Kentucky Wesleyan on Saturday as the Cougars face the Panthers at 3:30 p.m.
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