ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The William Woods University men's basketball team buzzed past the Harris-Stowe State University Hornets Thursday evening for their third straight win. The 88-60 win is their second 20+ win of the season alongside their second conference win. The Owls sit 8-8 on the season with a 2-0 conference mark.
 
The Owls next play on the road at Williams Baptist University on Saturday, Jan. 8, at 3 p.m.
 
By The Numbers
67.74 – The Owls shot 67.74 percent from the field in the second half. Through the 40 minutes, they shot 59.3 percent.
47.1 – The team shot 47.1 percent from the three-point line.
30 – The Owls held a 30-point lead over HSSU twice in the second half of the game.
28 – Makenzie Fessler led the floor with 28 points. He shot 75 percent from the field (12-16), and his 12 field goals ties for fourth in the WWU game day record book.
16 – Nathan Schwartze drained four three-pointers to put up 16 points.
8 – Darius Yohe pulled down a floor-high eight rebounds.
7 – Makenzie Fessler pulled down seven boards with six coming from the defensive end.
6 – Spencer Yoggerst dished in six assists.
5 – Five Owls scored in double figures.
 
Game Highlights
The Owls won the tip and started the game with a three from Nathan Schwartze. A three from Makenzie Fessler gave the Owls a six-point lead, but HSSU cut the game to two points five minutes in, 10-8.
 
The Owls responded with a 9-0 run, kicked off by Andrew Nett's three-pointer and ending with a fast break layup from Fessler. With 13:06 on the clock, the Owls led 19-8.
 
A 7-0 run with five points coming from Fessler gave the Owls a 15-point lead with 6:39 to play in the first half, 30-15.
 
HSSU cut the game to 10, but three points from Darius Yohe and a three from Andrew Nett put the Owls up by 17, their largest lead of the half, with just under two minutes to go. HSSU scored the final points of the half, ending the first 20 minutes of play with the Owls leading 40-26.
 
After a back-and-forth start to the second half, the Owls pounded out 16 unanswered points to take up a 26-point lead with 12:02 to play, 63-37. A fast break layup from Nett with 5:40 on the clock put the Owls up by 30, 78-48.
 
A down-low jumper from Karter Koenig put the Owls up by 30 again with a minute to go, but HSSU scored last, ending the game with a 28-point win, 88-60.