SWEDES WIN STREAK HAULTED; FALL TO MOUNDBUILDERS

Winfield, Kan. – The Bethany College Men's Basketball Team took the road to Winfield, Kansas to face the 20^th ranked Southwestern College Moundbuilders in a meaningful KCAC matchup. The Swedes came in on a two-game win streak against ranked opponents.

To open the game, Solomon Clayton would get things started with a layup on the first possession followed by a made jump shot by Malcolm Clayton to give the Swedes a 4-0 lead. The Moundbuilders would start to get it going as they would quickly tie things up 6-6. Dylan Smith would break the tie with a midrange jumper, but Southwestern would answer back with a 14-0 run to take a 20-8 lead. From there, Bethany would keep cutting the Moundbuilders' lead to single digits, but Southwestern would answer right back to push it back to double-digits. The Swedes would find themselves down 47-34 at halftime.

In the second half, Bethany would score the first 5 points by way of a Justin Brookens three-pointer and a Dylan Smith fast break layup. Southwestern would find its groove soon after as they would score 12 in a row to push the lead up to 20. The Moundbuilders wouldn't look back as they would take this one 89-63.

Justin Brookens would be the lone Swede to crack double-digit scoring with 25 points. Solomon Clayton would grab a team-high 8 rebounds. As for defense, Dylan Smith would tally 5 steals and Solomon Clayton would record 3 blocks to add to his school record.

As a team, Bethany would force 15 Southwestern turnovers that lead to 16 points.

Up Next…

The Swedes will have senior night against the McPherson College Bulldogs on February 15^th. This will be the final game of the regular season for Bethany as they have a bye on Saturday. The Swedes are locked in at the 5-seed for the KCAC playoffs and will wait to see if they play at Bethel or Southwestern in the first round.

~#RockarStockar~