Photo by Jakob Komel
McPherson, Kan. – The McPherson College basketball teams were 3-0 against the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes heading into the men's varsity game at 7:00. The Bulldog men made it a clean sweep, finishing off the KWU varsity 97-93.
The Bulldogs trailed just once in the game, 4-3 at the 17:03 mark of the first half. By the end of the 20 minutes of action, the Bulldogs headed into the locker room up by six, 54-48.
In the second half, the Coyotes trimmed the lead one on multiple occasions and as late as the 2:01 mark, but each time the Bulldogs had an answer. The Coyotes tried to make it interesting down the stretch, but the Bulldogs were able to knock down some key free throws to seal the win.
Key Statistic
The difference in the game was three point shooting. The Bulldogs hit 9 times from beyond the arc, while the Coyotes made just 6 of their attempts.
By the Numbers
The Bulldogs shot over 50% from the floor for the third time this season. They knocked down 36 of their 68 attempts for 53%.
They made 9 of 24 attempts from deep, just one off of their average for the season.
The Bulldogs had a slight advantage on the boards 39 to 37.
Eight of the nine Bulldogs who saw action against the Coyotes found their way into the scoring column, and five of the eight scored in double figures.
Bulldog Leaders
Points: Kemryn Jenkins (23)
Rebounds: Fred Watts (12)
Assists: Gage Maccoy, Josh Rivers, Kemryn Jenkins (6)
Steals: Kemryn Jenkins, Travon Shelvin (2)
Blocks: Fred Watts (4)
Coach Quote
"I thought we showed a lot of toughness tonight. Outside of giving up 16 offensive rebounds our effort was outstanding. Kansas Wesleyan is an extremely physical team and I thought we did a good job of being just as physical. I thought our 3 seniors came up huge for us. Kemryn Jenkins and Fred Watts made some huge shots and Gage Maccoy although not scoring played excellent defense and had 6 assists. Josh Rivers had another huge game with 20 points 6 rebounds and 6 assists as well. Im just really proud of the toughness our whole group showed tonight"
 Next Up
 With the win, the Bulldogs extend their current winning streak to 7 games, and move to 12-5 overall, and 10-5 in KCAC play. They will put their win streak on the line again Monday night when they go on the road for a 5:00 match-up in Leavenworth, Kansas against the University of St. Mary Spires, a team they beat by 28 at the beginning of this week.
