FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University men's basketball team suffered a 98-81 loss to No. 4 William Penn University Saturday afternoon. With the loss, the Owls drop to 1-3 on the season.
 
The Owls host Culver-Stockton College on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. NOTE – The game is now being played on Wednesday due to WWU Volleyball hosting the quarterfinals of the American Midwest Conference Championship on Tuesday.
 
By The Numbers
38.0 – The Owls shot 38 percent from the field.
34.8 – The Owls shot 34.8 percent from the three-point line.
18 – Ian Hodges scored 18 points, all in the second half. He went 6-for-9 from the field. 
15 – Mike Robinson scored 15.
7 – Darius Yohe pulled down a team-high seven rebounds.
4 – Treshawn Gause dished in four assists.
3 – Yohe blocked three shots.
3 – WPU had three players record double-doubles.
 
Game Flow
WPU struck first after being fouled just eight seconds in, but Andrew Nett evened the score with a three. Treshawn Gause scored five points to put the Owls up by three, 8-5, and the Owls held the lead until 16:18 on the clock. 
 
WPU pushed out an eight-point lead, 20-12, but Mike Robinson hit a three to cut the game to five with 11:57 on the clock, 20-15.
 
Gause scored the next five points to bring the game within three, 22-19. WPU extended their lead to six, but after a foul on a three, Robinson sunk all three to cut the game to one with 6:12 on the clock, 28-27.
 
WPU pushed out a 14-point lead over the next four minutes.
 
Hodges cut the game to eight after scoring four, but WPU hit a three just before the buzzer to take an 11-point lead heading into halftime, 48-37.
 
Hodges scored the first four points of the second half for the Owls, cutting the game to single digits just a minute in, 50-41. WPU pushed their lead back to double digits and the Owls were unable to get within single digits again. 
 
Hodges put the Owls within 10 with 8:50 on the clock following a three, but WPU pushed back out by 20 just three minutes later, 86-66. 
 
The Owls once again cut the game to almost single digits as Hodges went 2-for-2 from the foul line. 
 
WPU ended the game with a 17-point win, 98-81.