NEA NAIA Roundup (1/7/21) Williams Baptist splits with Lindenwood-Belleville Crowley s Ridge College men fall to Lincoln College. (Source: SOURCE: KAIT) By Region 8 Newsdesk | January 7, 2021 at 10:42 PM CST - Updated January 7 at 10:42 PM
Williams Baptist, Lyon, & Crowleyâs Ridge all swept basketball doubleheaders on Thursday.
Williams Baptist (Men) 61, William Woods 59
The Eagles defeated the William Woods Owls 61-59 for their first conference win of the 2020-21 season in a game that went down to the wire.
The Eagles had a slow start to the game that saw them facing a 32-26 deficit at halftime. The Eagles were able to make strides at the beginning of the second half, but could never find a way to take the lead. In fact, the Eagles werenât able to take the lead until there was 2:17 left in the game, when Shackeel Butters hit two free throws that gave them a one-point lead.