The Berea College Mountaineers (16-14, 7-6) made the road trip to Owensboro, Kentucky, to face the Bearcats of Brescia University (8-19, 4-9) and came away with a thrilling 72-69 victory. The Mountaineers shot 28-58 (.483) from the field including 6-17 (.353) from the three-point line and 10-19 (.526) from the free throw line. Berea College outrebounded the Bearcats 38-32 including 14 offensive rebounds.
The Mountaineers had four players in double figures and were led by senior guard Rudy Evans’ 20 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds. Josh Clark contributed 16 points and 4 rebounds including a huge three pointer with less than a minute to go to extend a one point Mountaineer lead to four points. Trey Congleton and Derek Davis both chalked up 12 points to round out the double figure scorers and Congleton also grabbed a team-high 8 rebounds. Other Mountaineers contributing to the victory were Ardell Wheeler with 8 points and 4 rebounds, Kevin Burrus tallied 2 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and Brad McIntosh had 2 points.
The Mountaineers guarantee themselves a winning season with Saturday’s victory over Brescia University and enter the KIAC Tournament as the #4 seed. Berea College will host its first round game at Seabury Arena Tuesday, February 22nd as they take on the #5 seeded Eagles of Alice Lloyd College. Game time is still to be announced.
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