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Photo Credit: Eric Decker
Photo Credit: Eric Decker
Posted: Dec 18, 2021

SCHMIDT'S CAREER-HIGH 32 POINTS LED THE RV TIGERS PAST THE RV FALCONS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON

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LAKELAND, Fla. – The RV Olivet Nazarene University saw excellent guard play as they took down the Florida College Falcons, 102-98, in the final game of the Southeastern University Christmas Invitational inside the Furnace on Saturday afternoon. 

 

After the Falcons pulled ahead early in the first half, Caleb Swearingen, Tyler Schmidt, and Landon Pflederer tossed in the first nine points and deadlocked the game at nine all.  Then, after Florida College drained a three, Schmidt made three straight layups and Swearingen knocked down a three to give the Tigers an 18-12 lead.  With about 8:45 left, the Tigers found themselves behind 32-25 until Pflederer and Caleb Corro drained threes on back-to-back possessions to cut the Falcon lead to one at 32-31. 

 

The game went back-and-forth until the Tigers took over the half.  At 40-39, Corro and Schmidt extended the lead to 45-39.  Corro marked the final five points for the Tigers in the end of the half.  ONU led 51-46.  Schmidt led the Tigers with 19 points while Plfederer and Corro posted 11-point totals. 

 

Halftime: RV Olivet Nazarene 51, RV Florida College 46

 

Alex Gross, Pflederer, and Schmidt led the Tigers, scoring the first 14 points for the Tigers.  However, Florida College kept hanging around as they trailed the Tigers by the score of 72-69. Then, ONU went on an 8-0 run that was highlighted by three-pointers by Corro and Schmidt.  ONU led the Falcons, 80-69.  After Cade Chitty made a layup to extend the Tiger lead to 92-78, the Falcons went on a 14-4 run, which cut the lead for ONU to four at 96-92, with 33 seconds left in the game. 

 

Despite a pair of threes by Florida College, Pflederer knocked down six straight free throws to seal a 102-98 victory for the Tigers. 

 

GAME VITALS

Final: RV Olivet Nazarene 102, RV Florida College 98

Records: RV Olivet Nazarene: 12-2 | Florida College: 14-2

Location: The Furnace | Southeastern University | Lakeland, Fla.

 

QUICK HITS

  • Schmidt led all scorers with a career-high 32 points and contributed five rebounds and assists. 
  • Pflederer followed behind with a career-high 26 points and added seven rebounds and assists. 
  • Gross added 13 points and led the Tigers with eight boards. 
  • Corro came off the bench and tallied a career-high 17 points on five-of-eight shooting from behind the arc. 
  • The Tigers shot 85.7% from the charity stripe and 50% from behind the arc, while shooting 62.3% from the field. 
  • The game saw eight ties and four lead changes.

 

WHAT'S NEXT?

The Tigers conclude its three-game road trip visiting nationally-ranked University of Saint Francis (Ind.) on Wednesday, December 29th at 4 p.m. CST.

 

--ONU—

 

*Contact: Sam Viebrock, Sports Information Director, stviebrock@olivet.edu