John Paul Vander Woude Scores 1000th Career Point in Decisive Victory over Royals

Front Royal, VA – The Christendom men's basketball team defeated the Regent Royals 82-55 on Thursday, January 18.  John Paul Vander Woude (Senior/Nokesville, VA) scored his 1000^th point in the victory.

The Crusaders came out strong, going up 6-0 with 3-pointers by Peter Ethridge (Senior/Phoenix, AZ) and Andrew Heisler (Senior/Front Royal, VA) on their first two possessions. The team maintained their lead throughout the first half, and with eight minutes to go went up 23-10 on another three from Ethridge. The Royals answered with an 11-0 run to cut the Crusader lead to 23-21 with four minutes left in the half. Bobby Vander Woude (Sophomore/Nokesville, VA) stopped the bleeding with a much needed layup, and a 3-pointer by Heisler extended the Crusader lead back to seven. B. Vander Woude hit a buzzer-beater to end the half, giving the Crusaders the 39-28 advantage at the half.

The Crusaders continued to dominate in the second half, going up 48-28 in the first two minutes of the half.  From there, the Crusaders continued to click on offense and never looked back. With twelve minutes to go, John Paul Vander Woude (Senior/Nokesville, VA) hit a 3-pointer, scoring his 1000^th career point for Christendom, click here to watch Vander Woude score 1,000.  The Crusaders built on their lead throughout the rest of the game, outscoring the Royals 43-27 in the second half to secure the 82-55 victory.

Bobby Vander Woude led the Crusaders in scoring with 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Peter Ethridge had an excellent game, he finished with a double-double of 18 points, including five 3-pointers, and 10 rebounds.

Up next – The Crusaders travel to take on the McDaniel Green Terror on Monday, January 22, at 7:30pm.