With Kent State holding a 17-point advantage early in the second half against Niagara University, senior Jimmy Hall was charged with a foul, his third of the game, while battling for a loose ball on the defensive end.
On the ensuing possession, after the Purple Eagles collected six consecutive offensive rebounds, Hall was once again whistled for a foul, prompting head coach Rob Senderoff to take his leading scorer and star player out of the game.
Realizing his team was without its captain, sophomore Adonis De La Rosa understood that he had to step up in Hall’s absence and, as a result, the sophomore center netted nine of his 13 points and six of his eleven rebounds in the final 20 minutes of play en route to Kent State’s (6-3) 100-72 blowout win over Niagara (2-7) Wednesday night at the M.