LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – This week, two of the eight Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference men’s basketball teams competed.
Centenary College had two games, while Southwestern University played in just one match up.
Centenary College
The Gents began their week with an 84-81 loss to the
University of Texas-Dallas. After getting down by 12 at the break,
the Gents were able to bring the score within one point with just
six seconds to go, but a pair of free throws for the Comets made it
a three-point margin and the Gents weren’t able to close the
gap. Travion Kirkendoll continued an impressive start to his
career, leading the team with 22 points, shooting 5-10 from the
field and 11-14 from the charity stripe, while adding four rebounds
and two steals. Kendall Demouchet put up 16 points in the game,
pulled down three rebounds and marked two assists, two steals and
two blocks. James Sapp earned his first double-double of the
season, getting 15 points and 10 rebounds in the game. To finish
the week, the Gents took on Rust College, earning a 104-88 win,
marking their highest scoring game of the season. Demouchet had
another dominating performance, shooting 10-15 from the field for
24 points, while grabbing seven rebounds and three blocks. Sapp put
up 21 points in the game, shooting 5-6 from the field and a perfect
11-11 from the free throw line. Sapp also added three rebounds and
two assists. Caden Cheramie and Brandon Campbell had 14 and 12
points, respectively, while Justin Cueto rounded out the
double-digit scorers with 11, and marking a team-high eight
rebounds.
Southwestern University
The Pirates fell to 1-3 this week, falling to
Hardin-Simmons 81-63. After the first half, HSU had just a
one-point lead, but the Cowboys shot 62% in the second half to
extend their lead. Chris Molina led the team with 12 points in the
game, while Blake Scott followed him up with 11. Scot also led the
team with five rebounds, tied with teammate Ryan Ogden. Travis
Kurtz and Zach Whitlock rounded out the top scorers, each adding 10
points. Kurtz also grabbed three rebounds and dished out four
assists. Connor Kim led the team with five assists.
