Bees Win Sixth Straight

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DAVENPORT, IOWA- For the second time in two days, the No. 10 St. Ambrose Fighting Bees defeated a ranked NCAA Division III opponent. The Fighting Bees defeated No. 24 Ripon 87-70 in the first day of the Pepsi Challenge. 

St. Ambrose started the game shooting the lights out, as they jumped out to a quick 11 point lead. From that point on they never looked back, taking a 42-23 lead into the half. 

The second half was no different than the first, with the Fighting Bees extending their lead to as much as 29. Ripon chipped the lead away to 18 on two occasions, but the Fighting Bees upped the lead back to 25 both times. Late in the game, Ripon trimmed the lead to 15, but would never get any closer, as the Bees won their sixth consecutive game.

Karl Petersen led five Bees in double figures with 17. Chad Tancil added 12 points, Ryan Johnson had 12 and Nick Ferreira and Brett Jacobs added 11 each. Matt Fitzpatrick added 13 assists.

The Fighting Bees made 30 of their 58 shots, including 10 of 25 from behind the arc.

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