Trent Stokes
Jason Harrel

Men's Basketball

Stokes Sets New Blocks Record in Defeat

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SAN FRANCISCO — By rejecting Jordan Stone's last-second shot in the first half Saturday, junior center Trent Stokes set a new Academy of Art University men's basketball single-season record for blocks, but it was No. 21 BYU Hawaii that came away with an 88-49 Pacific West Conference win at Kezar Stadium.
 

Stokes recorded his 32nd block of the season to set the new mark, breaking Rodrigo Maza's former record of 31 set in the 2012-13 season. He would turn away another shot in the second half for his 33rd block, putting him one rejection behind fifth place on the ART U career record list.
 

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The No. 21 Seasiders (15-2, 9-2 PacWest) won with the transition game, leading the fast break points category 22-0. They also held a 20-8 advantage in points off turnovers and outscored the Urban Knights (4-13, 2-9 PacWest) 44-22 in the paint.
 
ART U trailed by 13 points at halftime, 37-24, but scored seven straight points with four different players to cut a 15-point deficit to eight points at 41-33. That's as close as the Knights would get though, as BYU Hawaii went on a 27-4 run to grow its lead to 31 points with 7 minutes, 9 seconds to play.
 
Senior guard Aaron Anderson led Academy of Art with 12 points. He also had three rebounds and a steal. Junior forward Nick Cary was the Urban Knights' other double-figure scorer with 10 points, two rebounds and a steal off the bench. All nine players who saw time for the Knights scored at least two points and seven grabbed at least one rebound.
 
The Seasiders had three double-digit scorers, led by Pablo Coro's 13 points. Daniel Berger had 11 and Scott Friel added 10. Jordan Stone had nine points and a game-high 16 rebounds, including seven on the offensive end.
 
Academy of Art next hosts Dixie State at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Players Mentioned

Rodrigo Maza

#33 Rodrigo Maza

F/C
6' 10"
Senior
Aaron Anderson

#5 Aaron Anderson

G
6' 0"
Senior
Trent Stokes

#33 Trent Stokes

C
6' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Nick Cary

#12 Nick Cary

G/F
6' 3"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Rodrigo Maza

#33 Rodrigo Maza

6' 10"
Senior
F/C
Aaron Anderson

#5 Aaron Anderson

6' 0"
Senior
G
Trent Stokes

#33 Trent Stokes

6' 8"
Redshirt Junior
C
Nick Cary

#12 Nick Cary

6' 3"
Junior
G/F