Photo by Jakob Komel
McPherson, Kan. – Saturday's men's basketball game between the McPherson College Bulldogs and the Kansas Wesleyan University Coyotes featured something that rarely happens, the head coaches of both teams missed the game due to illness and their lead assistants coached the game in their stead.
For the Bulldogs, it turned out being a game they would like to forget. They could not get things to click on the offensive end of the floor, while defensively, they couldn't find a way to stop the Coyote offense. The Coyotes opened the game on an 11-2 run, and rode the early momentum to a 19 point halftime lead 45-26.
In the second half the Bulldogs played even with the Coyotes for the first 14 minutes of the new frame. Trailing by the same 19 point deficit with 6:28 remaining, the Coyotes finished the game by outscoring the Bulldogs 19-12 and winning 93-67.
Key Statistic
The Bulldogs had no answer for the Coyotes inside, getting out-scored by the Coyotes 63 to 28 in the paint.
By the Numbers
It was another tough shooting night for the Bulldogs. They were just 23 of 66 from the floor, and 8 of 31 from beyond the three point arc.
At the free throw line they hit on 13 of 17 attempts (77%).
Three Bulldogs scored in double figures, led by Christian Aguillard and Ja'Quan Chestnut who both finished the night with 15 points.
The Bulldogs lost the turnover battle 13-11 and were out-rebounded by the Coyotes 42-26.
Bulldog Leaders
Points: Ja'Quan Chestnut, Christian Aguillard (15)
Rebounds: Christian Aguillard (5)
Assists: Josh Rivers (4)
Steals: Four Bulldogs (1)
Blocks: Christian Aguillard (1)
Next Up
With the loss, the Bulldogs fall to 11-8 overall, and 6-7 in the KCAC. They will go on the road on Wednesday, squaring off against the Avila University Eagles in an 8:00 pm match-up in Kansas City.
