Winfield, Kan. -- The Mid-America Christian Evangels notched a non-conference road win by routing the Southwestern College (Kan.) Moundbuilders 85-65 Thursday night (Nov. 11) in Winfield, Kan.
The Evangels improved to 2-1 on the season, while dropping the Moundbuilders to an identical 2-1 mark.
The Moundbuilders led 20-18 when a three-point play by Camilo Valencia and buckets by Van Craven and Darius Gregory keyed a 7-0 spurt that gave the Evangels a 25-20 lead.
MACU shot a blistering 47 percent in the first half and stretched the lead to 44-31 heading into the locker room.
The Evangels continued to expand the lead in the second half and went ahead by as many as 24 on two occasions.
John Shodipo led the way for MACU with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Brandon Williams added 13 points and notched four steals, while Nathan Pratt chipped in with 12 points, seven rebounds and a team-high four assists.
George Haynes helped the Evangels interior efforts with 11 points and also grabbed seven boards.
Chris Nelson paced the Moundbuilders with a game-high 20 points.
The Evangels wound up shooting 48.1 percent (27-of-56) for the game and limited the Moundbuilders to only 38.7 percent (24-of-62) from the field.
Next up for the Evangels is a non-conference rematch at Oklahoma Wesleyan on Tuesday evening (Nov. 16) at 7:30 p.m.
Oklahoma Wesleyan slipped by the Evangels 81-79 last Tuesday (Nov. 9) at the Gaulke Activity Center.
