Cougs Finish Season with Loss in CL Quarterfinals to #2 IWU
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Saint Francis (Ind.) (13-16, 6-12) | 40 | 34 | 74 |
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Indiana Wesleyan (IN) (25-4, 15-3) | 48 | 45 | 93 |
MARION, IN. -- The University of Saint Francis (Ind.) Cougars opened up Crossroads League tournament action against the 2nd ranked Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats. The Cougars traveled to Marion, Indiana trying to make a statement as they near the end of the season, but fell to the Wildcats 93-74.
IWU proved to the Cougars how much of a threat they were as they were ranked one of the top seeds in the Crossroads. IWU increased their lead to 10 on a Caedmon Bontrager 2 pt. bucket at the 6:30-minute mark. USF couldn't quite regain their traction as the Wildcats spread the ball around on offense and never let up. IWU shot 55.2% from field-goal range. USF small forward, Charlie Yoder, led the scoring for USF scoring 23 points and 5 boards going 11-11 from the FT line.
The Cougars had four total guys scoring in double-digits as Branden Northern and Isaiah Malone both scored 14 points. Dorean Sanders was a spark off the bench scoring 11 points going 3-4 from three-point range. USF shot 40% from the three-point range. IWU led the game for 35:10 during the game and the largest lead got to 20 points. IWU had a balanced scoring attack with Javan Buchanan and Caedmon Bontrager leading the way with 21 and 23 points respectively. Bontrager played 27 minutes off the bench for IWU.
This closes the season for the Cougars who finished 13-16 overall and 6-12 in the conference. We look forward to seeing what this Cougar basketball squad can do next season!
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-USF Athletics/Grant Ott-Large