Rasmussen's career-high 22 points paces Storm in loss to Cornell

INDIANOLA, Iowa - Freshman Colton Rasmussen knocked down six 3-pointers en route to a career-high 22 points to pace the Storm in a 79-71 loss to Cornell College on Thursday night.

Rasmussen struck for five 3-pointers in the first half, while Levi Gurwell added 13 points, and Matt Schubert and Cam Henderson finished with 12 each. Simpson (2-8) led by as many as 10 in the second half, but Cornell (8-3) shot nearly 50 percent from the field to fuel the second half comeback.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Rasmussen connected on his first 3-pointer of the game four minutes in to give Simpson a slight 5-4 lead.
• After a slow start offensively for both sides, back-to-back 3-pointers from Rasmussen jump started the game with Simpson leading 16-10 with 10:56 left in the half.
• The Storm continued to hit from the outside when Bo Huston connected, giving Simpson its largest lead of the first half at 27-18 with 7:08 left.
• Cornell managed to cut the lead down to two before Simpson rallied behind two more 3-pointers from Schubert and Gurwell to carry a 39-31 lead into halftime.
• Cam Henderson started the second half off with Simpson's 10th 3-pointer of the game, stretching the lead to their largest at 42-32.
• The Storm's offense struggled to find their rhythm in the early goings of the second half, and Cornell capitalized to erase the deficit and eventually take a 48-47 lead with 13:46 on the clock.
• Both sides went back-and-forth with the final tie coming off of Rasmussen's final 3-pointer of the game, locking the score at 64-64 with six minutes left.
• In the final minutes, Cornell outpaced the Storm to a tune of 15-7 to close out the 79-71 result.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

• Colton Rasmussen - 22 points, 6-for-10 3-point shooting
• Matt Schubert - 12 points, 9 rebounds
• Levi Gurwell - 13 points, 4 rebounds
• Cam Henderson - 12 points, 3 assists

UP NEXT

The Storm continue their homestand, hosting UW-Whitewater on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 5:00 p.m. Live stats and video will be available on simpsonathletics.com.