Chase Henderson scored a game-high 21 points on Monday, as the Cal Poly Humboldt men’s basketball team got the new season started against Jessup University.
The Jacks welcomed the Warriors to Lumberjack Arena for the season opener, but started slowly and trailed by 14 at the break (43-29).
The home team would grow into the game and outscored the visitors in the second half, but fell 85-73.
Henderson got the new campaign off to an impressive start and also had six rebounds and five assists without committing a turnover.
He shot 7-for-9 at the free-throw line and connected twice from beyond the arc.
Zion Yeargin added 13 points for the Jacks, while Dorell Thomas and Shakir Odunewu each finished with nine points.
Tyriq McNeal also made his presence felt for the Jacks and chipped I eight points, five rebounds, two steals and two blocks off the bench.
The Warriors began to take control in the second quarter, outscoring their hosts 29-6 over the final 10:39 of the opening half.
Jessup took the lead with 6:14 remaining and carried a 43-29 advantage into halftime after shooting 54.8 percent from the field during the period.
Jessup improved to 1-0.
Next up, the Jacks will compete in the GNAC/CCAA Crossover with games against host Northwest Nazarene on Nov. 20 and Alaska Fairbanks on Nov. 21.
