Pride shooting struggles leads to 80-62 loss at Kansas Wesleyan

Salina, Kan. - Looking to leave the two-day tournament at Kansas Wesleyan with a pair of wins, the Clarke University men's basketball team dropped their true road game to KWU on Saturday evening by a final score of 80-62.

Late in the game, the Pride had cut it to a 68-61 Coyotes lead before Kansas Wesleyan finished the game on a 12-1 run to pull away and win by the final 18-point margin.

CU struggled from the field as they shot 29.6 percent from the field and 25 percent from three-point range as Kansas Wesleyan had more success from the field with a 43 percent finish and they shot 29 percent from three-point range. The shooting is what seemed to hinder the Pride as they only turned it over 11 times compared to 17 turnovers to finish the game for KWU.

The leading scorer in the game came from the Coyotes as AJ Range dropped 21 points while adding 10 points for a double-double. Three of the other four starters in the lineup scored in double figures as Cory Kaplan had 12, with both Easton Hunter and Jun Murdock finishing with 11 points apiece.

For Clarke, Keith Johnson led the team in points with 13 on a tough 3-of-13 from the field as Chandler Dean added 11 points with 11 rebounds for a double-double of his own.

Up next for Pride men's basketball will be one more road game before their home opener as they will travel to Mount Pleasant, Iowa to take on Iowa Wesleyan on Wednesday Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. CT.