COLLEGE SPORTS ROUNDUP: LCU men’s, women’s hoops set for action
For the first time during the regular season, the Lubbock Christian men's basketball team faces off against a top-five opponent when it takes on No. 4/5 West Liberty on Saturday as part of the first game of the South Point Holiday Hoops Classic in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Chaps are coming off a 74-67 triumph over Texas A&M-Kingsville in Lone Star Conference action earlier in the week to improve to 5-3 overall and 3-1 in league play.
In the win over Kingsville, LCU shot 1–for-18 from the three-point line while Rowan Mackenzie ended the night with 26 points — his third 25-plus point outing of the season — to go with seven rebounds. Najeeb Muhammad ended with nine points, a season-best eight assists and four rebounds.
The Chaps are set to trek to Vegas for the second straight season, owning a 2-0 all-time mark at the South Point Holiday Hoops Classic — downing Rollins and Western Washington at the event last year.
West Liberty is 9-0 and coming off a 91-89 win over no. 21 West Virginia State. The Hilltoppers went 29-3 and advanced to the Atlantic Regional Championship last season.
LCU women’s basketball
The Lady Chaps (7-3, 3-1) will take a break from Lone Star Conference action to take part in the Holiday Hoops Classic inside South Point Arena in Las Vegas.
Lubbock Christian is set to take on No. 13 Georgia Southwestern State at 3:15 p.m. Friday.
LCU is set to complete its run of play with a 5:30 p.m. Saturday contest against No. 15 Montana State Billings.
For updates, visit www.lubbockonline.com/sports.
Wayland Baptist men’s basketball
GOODWELL, Okla. — Tedrick Wolfe finished with 26 points to help the No. 22 Pioneers secure a 89-61 road victory over Oklahoma-Panhandle State in Sooner Athletic Conference action Thursday.
WBU (8-3, 4-3) set itself up for success by jumping out to a 33-16 lead early before ballooning the advantage to 26 points following a Reece Spencer three-pointer to 53-27 as both squads headed into their respective locker rooms.
Wayland grew its lead to 39, 81-42, with nine minutes left in the contest.
D’Michael Bellfield chipped in 16 points and seven rebounds while Dylan McDougal tallied 10 points in the victory. Josh Servantez and Jaxon Recer in nine points apiece as RJ Mason and Spencer each added eights points.
Recent NAIA National Player of the Week Rayquan Elliott netted 21 points to pace the Aggies (1-12, 0-7).
Wayland Baptist women’s basketball
GOODWELL, Okla. — Jenna Cooper-Jackson, Kynnan Shields and Kaitlyn Edgemon combined for 63 points to power the Flying Queens to an 84-54 road victory over Oklahoma-Panhandle State in Sooner Athletic Conference action Thursday.
With the triumph, Wayland (9-4, 5-2) was never challenged after taking a 26-15 first-quarter lead.
The Queens led 44-25 at halftime before outscoring the Aggies (1-9, 1-6) 19-10 in the third quarter. WBU's largest lead was 37 points in the fourth quarter.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: COLLEGE SPORTS ROUNDUP: Chaps set to compete in South Point Holiday Hoops Classic in Las Vegas
