Caleb Coolman scored 22 points and No. 17 Penn sprinted past Elkhart 65-38 in its Northern Indiana Conference opener.
Penn is 7-2 overall and 1-0 in the NIC. Elkhart is 5-5 and 0-1.
Coolman, a 6-foot-5 Sophomore point guard, connected on 8-of-15 shots, including four 3-pointers. He had five rebounds and three assists.
Cody Evans contributed 10 points and seven rebounds.
Lucas Obermeyer scored 10 points.
Christian Bonner and Makale Price scored five points each.
Mi’Kell Burton and Ben Murphy each has four points and five assists.
Penn connected on nine 3-pointers compared to two 3-pointers for Elkhart. Penn committed 11 turnovers and forced 21, leading to the Kingsmen owning a 27-8 advantage in points off of turnovers.
PENN 65: Mi’Kell Burton 4, Ben Murphy 4, Caleb Martinez 3, Caleb Coolman 22, Ben Schirripa 2, Jackson Smith 0, Colin Oney 0, Lucas Obermeyer 10, Cody Evans 10, Christian Bonner 5, Makale Price 5, Jay Patten 0.
Elkhart 38: Mickey Gilbert 4, Frankie Willis 6, Kaleb Anderson-Mitchell 7, Nate Windy 0, Alonzo Newbern 4, Samarcus Gipson 10, Xavier Orozco 2, Quinn Chandler 0, Ian Krempec 0, Bray Lee 5, Landon Baker 0.
PENN 10 13 22 20 – 65
Elkhart 6 8 13 11 – 38
Three-pointers: PENN 9 (Caleb Coolman 4, Lucas Obermeyer 2, Ben Murphy 1, Caleb Martinez 1, Cody Evans 1), Elkhart 2 (Kaleb Anderson-Mitchell 1, Bray Lee 1).
