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Liber ty University and University of Toledo to Meet in Ninth Annual Roofclaim.com Boc a Raton Bowl
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Liberty University and University of Toledo are set to meet in the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl on December 20, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Florida Atlantic University Stadium in Boca Raton, Fla. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN and broadcast on ESPN Radio, including ESPN 106.3 locally.
The g ame features independent Liberty, 8-4 overall, and Mid-American Conference Champion Toledo, 8-5 overall and 5-3 in conference play. This marks the eighth time in nine years that the bowl game hosts a conference champion. Conference champions are 5-2 in the bowl game with the two losses coming in 2014 and 2018 when two conference champions matched up.
Liberty will be making its first appearance in the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl game. The Flames defense is nationally ranked at No. 1 in tackles for loss with 109.0 total tackles for loss and No. 4 in sacks with 41 sacks over the season. Liberty will be appearing in its fourth post-season bowl game and currently holds an overall bowl record of 3-0.
Toledo will be playing in its second RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl with its first appearance coming in 2015 when Candle debuted as head coach and when the Rockets defeated No. 24 Temple 32-17. Toledo held the Owls to just three points and 67 yards of offense in the first half and dominated the fourth quarter, outscoring Temple, 20-8, in the final 15 minutes. The Rockets are No. 1 in the MAC and ranked 39thnationally in scoring offense, averaging 32.1 points per game. Toledo will be appearing in its 20th post-season bowl game and currently holds an overall bowl record of 11-8.
Liberty and Toledo will meet for the fourth time in school history. The teams last met in 2007 when the Rockets hosted the Flames. Toledo leads the series with a 3-0 record.
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“We’re excited to welcome Liberty and welcome back MAC Conference Champions Toledo to Boca Raton in Palm Beach County,” PBA Men’s Basketball Extinguishes Suns
The Palm Beach Atlantic men’s basketball team took a break from its SSC slate to face Johnson at home on Wednesday night.
The Sailfish (4-2, 1-2 SSC) were in control from the opening tip. Points came in bunches for the ‘Fish with the duo of Bryce Laskey and Jalen Cooper combining for 46 points. PBA shot a DII-era record 65 percent from the field while holding the Suns (1-7) to 32 percent shooting. The Sailfish ran away with a 101-56 win.
Laskey scored a team-high 26 points on an efficient 12-for-15 from the field with six rebounds. Cooper recorded 20 points with six rebounds, four assists, and two blocks. Will Lee recorded 12 points, converting on four of five attempts with four assists. Marcus Montalvo scored 11 points with four rebounds and two steals.
The Sailfish came out flying to start the game. A 10-0 run with buckets from Laskey, Lee, Montalvo, and Ryan Claflin put PBA ahead 32-9 through the first 10 minutes of action. The ‘Fish went into the halftime break with a 55-18 lead.
The ‘Fish shot nearly 70 percent in the first half while going 6-for-8 from 3-point range. PBA also dominated down low, totaling 34 points in the paint in the period.
With the game getting out of hand, Johnson’s offense started to get going in the second half. The Suns doubled their scoring output in the second half.
PBA continued to pile on with contributions from Broderick Ellis, Trent McNair, Kolbe Ashe, and Pedro Brown. Ellis led the bench unit with nine points and three boards. McNair scored seven points with a team-high eight rebounds. Ashe tallied six points and four rebounds. Brown finished with five points and six rebounds.
The Sailfish cruised to a 101-56 win. PBA dominated on the boards, grabbing 45 rebounds to Johnson’s 27. The Sailfish finished with 72 points in the paint, compared to 26 for the Suns. Tonight’s point total placed seventh in PBA’s DII era for most points scored in a single game. PBA totaled 43 field goals, two buckets shy of a program record.
PBA faces a big test on Saturday in the form of No. 3-ranked Nova Southeastern. The game at Rubin Arena takes place at 3 p.m.
