CEDAR CITY, Utah - Southern Utah turned in one of their best defensive efforts of the season on Thursday night, but that wasn't quite enough as the Thunderbirds fell to the Montana Grizzles 55-70 in the Centrum Arena.
Employing a new 1-3-1 the Thunderbirds held the Grizzles to 40 percent shooting, including 19 percent from beyond the arc. "Number-wise it was one of our best defensive performances of the year," SUU head coach Todd Simon said about the Thunderbird defense.
Unfortunately for SUU the offense didn't follow suite as the Thunderbirds shot under 40 percent including a woeful 3-21 from three and 50 percent from the free throw line. They were led in scoring by Randy Onwuasor and Will Joyce who put up 16 and 10 points respectively, for the home team.
The bright spot of the game for SUU was the return of senior guard Race Parson, who played in his first game since early December. Parsons, who returned from a serious knee injury logged 16 minutes for SUU, scoring 6 points and 2 assists. Coach Simon was glad to have Parsons back in the line-up, adding a veteran presence to his young team. "I want to give it all to the guys," Parsons said. "I want to play for the team." Parsons performance definitely sparked an energy in the Centrum for both the team and the fans.
SUU will finish up their home stand on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in the Centrum Arena as they play host to the Montana State Bobcats.
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