Eldred Hall reopens as new student space on the Quad

The Case Western Reserve University men’s basketball team ended the weekend tied for the number one seed in the University Athletic Association conference after defeating the University of Rochester and Emory University on home court. The Spartans improved to 18-3 overall and 8-3 in conference play, achieving six consecutive conference wins for CWRU, the longest streak in program history.

These teams had already faced each other earlier in the year, where the Spartans lost by 16 against Rochester and by nine in overtime against Emory, making these wins even more significant for CWRU. Graduate guard Mitch Prendergast explains, “For these games we were really motivated since we had lost to both teams earlier in the season. We wanted to continue our winning streak and really worked hard this week at practice.” These two wins put the Spartans in the top-25 in the NCAA Division III rankings.

On Friday, Feb. 10 against Rochester, the team celebrated Senior Night, honoring fourth-year forwards Cole Frilling and Josh Levy, fourth-year guard Jason Lewis and graduate stu-

The night started with a steal and layup made by Levy followed by a defensive rebound by Frilling and a 3-pointer for a quick 5-0 Spartan lead. The Spartans had an incredible run the first 10 minutes, taking their largest lead of the night at 21 with 10:38 left after second-year guard Sam Trunley made a 3-point jump shot. For the remainder of the first half, the YellowJackets couldn’t close the gap and the Spartans held a 51-35 advantage. Levy led the team with 18 points, shooting 100% (4-4) from the 3-pt line and 88% (7-8) overall.

CWRU dominated most of the second half as well but Rochester managed to tie the game for the first time in the night with 23 seconds left in the game, pushing the game into overtime. Prendergast started the score with two free throws but the lead was neutralized by a Rochester dunk. Prendergast responded with a jumper to give CWRU a 2-point lead. With 2:20 left in the game, third-year guard Luke Thorburn made a key block to a Rochester layup which allowed him to score a jumper for the 4-point lead.

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As the student population increases at Case Western Reserve University, the need for more study and programming spaces also increases. Until recently, there has also been a lack of nonacademic spaces for students in one of campus’s busiest corners: the Case

Quad. That is about to change with the reopening of Eldred Hall, which will soon be available for students to use this Monday, Feb. 20.

The path to get here has been long. Eldred Hall first opened in 1898 as one of the first student spaces for the Adelbert College of Western Reserve University.

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