D3 College Basketball: SJU upends UW-Oshkosh, Ruffin honored by MIAC

Staff report/SJU Sports Information
November 13, 2024

From SJU Sports Information:

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – No. 12 Saint John's opened its 2024-25 basketball season with a 73-62 win over Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Saturday, Nov. 9, in Sexton Arena.NCAA Division III's leader in shooting percentage (.516) and three-point percentage (.409) last season, SJU (1-0 overall) shot 35.9 percent (23-for-64) from the field and 32.4 percent (11-for-34) from behind the arc in the opener. The Johnnies, however, out-rebounded Oshkosh (0-1 overall) by a 43-36 margin, including 10-5 on the offensive glass, and scored 20 points off 15 Titan turnovers. The home team also scored an 8-4 advantage in second-chance points. Senior guard Kooper Vaughn (St. Charles, Minn.) led the Johnnies with 25 points on a 6-for-12 showing from the floor, including 4-for-8 from three-point range, and added five rebounds in the win. The performance enabled Vaughn to become the 41st Johnnie in program history to reach 1,000 career points.

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's University seniors Griffin Rushin (Baxter, Minn./Brainerd) was named the MIAC Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week.Rushin totaled 10 points, seven rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals off the bench in No. 12 SJU's season-opening, 73-62 win over Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Saturday (Nov. 9). He played all 26 games, with one start, and led SJU with 23 blocked shots last season.

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