Nov. 9, 2007

11.9.07 - OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The Mid-America Christian University Evangels lost their first game of the season Friday, Nov. 9, against the Jarvis Christian College Bulldogs. The Bulldogs defeated the Evangels 77-51.

"We did not play well," Head Coach Willie Holley said. "We struggled getting into an offense and our shooting percentage shows."

The Evangels shot just 30% from the field and 15% from the three-point arc.

The Evangels took the lead in the beginning of the first half, but were unable to prevent a big Bulldog scoring run. Jarvis Christian led MACU 35-24 at halftime.

MACU played catch up the entire second half and continued to struggle offensively. The Bulldogs stretched their lead past twenty points mid-way through the second half and the Evangels could never recover.

The Evangels fell to 2-1 on the season.

Senior Tracy Wilkins led the Evangels in scoring with 11 points and grabbed five rebounds. Senior Stevan Thomas also had a good game with 10 points and eight rebounds.

Senior Donald Thorne had seven rebounds, while junior Tyron Goldsmith had eight points off the bench.

MACU will host Southwestern College Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m.