After scoring 30 points in Alliance in January, Corey Shontz added another 29 in his return trip in December
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Corey Shontz ever pays another visit to Alliance, Ohio, there might be barricades set up at the edge of town to prevent his entrance.
Back on January 26, 2011, in what was his previous trip to the University of Mount Union, he poured in a career-high 30 points.
Tonight, he scorched the nets for 29 as part of a 79-62 John Carroll win.
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The Blue Streaks put their foot on the accelerator from the opening tip and never looked back. After trailing early, JCU quickly turned a 9-8 deficit into a 32-16 advantage, using six three-pointers over a six-minute stretch to widen the gap. Shontz (with three),
Joe Meyer,
Ryan Angers and Jeff Chahine all hit threes as part of that impressive first half run.
The margin never dipped below double digits the rest of the night.
The hot hand belonged to Shontz, who went 12 of 15 from the field, including four of six from behind the three-point arc.
JCU finished the night shooting 26-52 (.500) from the field.
Mark Hester cleaned up the offensive glass with 12 rebounds for the Blue Streaks, who won their fifth game in a row to improve to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in league play.
The win was also John Carroll's fifth in a row over the Purple Raiders.
Jimmy Wood (23 points) and Matt Wier (15) led the way for Mount Union, which fell to 3-4 and 0-2 in the OAC.
