KWC menâs hoops overcomes 10-point deficit to beat Walsh .. (Source: WFIE) By Aaron Hancock | January 30, 2021 at 11:31 PM CST - Updated January 31 at 1:40 AM
NORTH CANTON, OH (WFIE) - A program with a rich basketball history rarely gets to experience firsts, but the Kentucky Wesleyan College menâs basketball team accomplished another first on Saturday in a 71-62 win over Walsh. The victory marks the first time in school history the Panthers defeated Walsh. The Cavaliers have produced two buzzer beaters at the Sportscenter in recent years as well as defeating Wesleyan in the Great Midwest Conference Championship last season.
KWC menâs basketball goes down to wire with No. 18 Hillsdale .. (Source: WFIE) By Aaron Hancock | January 23, 2021 at 11:43 PM CST - Updated January 24 at 11:19 PM
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - The Kentucky Wesleyan College menâs basketball team battled nationally ranked No. 18 Hillsdale College on Saturday, but ultimately fell 66-63 at The Owensboro Sportscenter. It was a nail-biting 40 minutes of action as neither team led by more than 8 points.
Wesleyan trailed by six at the half before back-to-back threeâs from Wyatt Battaile and Zach Hopewell evened the score at 30 less than five minutes into the second half. In the final 16 minutes of play, the two teams traded the lead 10 times.
Walsh nails buzzer-beating triple to down KWC menâs basketball
Panthers fall to 2-2 on the season .. (Source: WFIE) By Aaron Hancock | January 2, 2021 at 10:56 PM CST - Updated January 4 at 12:15 AM
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - In the final second, the final play for the Walsh University menâs basketball team decided the contest on Saturday afternoon at the historic Sportscenter. The Cavaliersâ Kaleb Martin made his only field goal of the night, a three-point basket from the corner that upset the Kentucky Wesleyan College menâs basketball team 65-64. Martin finished with four points on the day.
The Cavaliers (1-0 GMAC), playing in their first game of the season, started the game with the same enthusiasm showcased in the Great Midwest Championship game a season ago. The Cavs defeated Wesleyan in last yearâs championship and looked to run away early in the 2021 affair.