The men’s basketball team battled against the University of the Southwest (USW) but lost 88-84 on Saturday. The Saints move to 7-8 overall and 4-5 in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC). The Mustangs now have the same record with the victory.
Lonzo Rand led the Saints with 20 points. Breion Powell grabbed six rebounds for OLLU. Rob Gil tallied eight assists.
The OLLU men’s basketball team downed Huston-Tillotson University (HTU) 80-76 on Dec. 9 in Austin. The Saints earned their first Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) win of the season to move to 1-2 and 4-5 overall. The Rams drop to 2-7 overall and 0-3 in conference.
Head Coach Chris Dial said, “The players overcame quite a bit of adversity in this win and I was really proud of them for showing resilience. We were short-handed with injuries and struggled with rebounds early, but we stepped up the intensity, effort and energy. Xavier Purnell played excellent off the bench tonight, especially in the first half. Paul Minjoth started knocking down big shots and provided us with great rebounding. I’m proud we recorded our first conference win of the season and I’m looking forward to two tough matchups next week.”
Trey Law led the Saints with 16 points. Lonzo Rand finished with six rebounds. Rob Gil tallied nine assists for the Saints.
The OLLU men’s basketball team downed No. 10-ranked Wayland Baptist University (WBU) on Nov. 9 84-73. The Saints improve to 1-3 while the Pioneers drop to 1-3.
Lonzo Rand led the Saints with 22 points. Breion Powell tallied a team-high 11 rebounds. Rob Gil had four assists for the Saints.
