GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The William Woods University men's basketball team fell to 5-8 on the season as they lost to Aquinas College on the road Saturday afternoon, 69-56.
The Owls look to tie the program record for consecutive home wins as they host Waldorf University (Iowa) on Monday, Dec. 13, at 1:30 p.m. They currently sit with seven straight home wins extending back to last season.
By The Numbers
17 –
Nathan Schwartze hit five three-pointers to score a team-high 17 points.
15 –
Makenzie Fessler added 15 points to the score.
13 –
Darius Yohe pulled down 13 boards with nine coming from the defensive end as he posted his fifth double-double of the season. He's posted a double-double in five of the last six games.
11 – Yohe scored 11 points after going 5-for-6 from the foul line.
3 –Yohe blocked three shots and grabbed three steals.
Game Highlights
After three minutes of play,
Nathan Schwartze hit a three to put the Owls on the board. He hit a second one less than a minute later to put the Owls back in the lead, and
Spencer Yoggerst scored the next four points to give the Owls a six-point lead 5:28 into the game, 10-4.
Aquinas pushed a 10-0 run over the next four minutes to take over the lead, 14-10.
Darius Yohe went 2-for-2 from the foul line, and
Makenzie Fessler scored four on two jump shots to put the Owls ahead with 8:25 to play, 16-14.
Aquinas closed out the half with a 10-2 run to hold a six-point advantage over the Owls heading into halftime, 26-20.
A three from Schwartze started an Owls' 8-0 run to cut the game to one seven minutes into the second half, 33-32.
Two free throws from Schwartze brought the Owls back within one with 11:18 to play, but Aquinas pushed back a six-point lead over the next minute, 40-34.
A dunk from Yohe cut the game to two points with 7:48 on the clock, but Aquinas pushed a 7-0 run to take up a nine-point lead with just under six minutes to play, 50-41. Aquinas managed to extend their lead to 14 with just under a minute to play, 67-53.
Schwartze's fifth three of the game cut the difference to 11, but Aquinas closed out the game with two good free throws to end the game with a 69-56 final score.
