SALINA, Kan. – The Tabor College Bluejay men will be back on the road tonight, taking on the Kansas Wesleyan University Coyotes in another KCAC matchup. The Bluejays will look to capitalize on their big win over Friends University on Wednesday night, while the Coyotes look to extend their 5 game win streak after upsetting Southwestern College.
The Bluejays average 72.3 points per game while shooting 42.9% from the field as a team.
Thatcher McClure currently leads Tabor in scoring with 15.2 points per game, while shooting 47.1% from the field and 34.0% from three point range.
Jack Voth is second on the team in scoring, averaging 14.2 points per game and shooting 48.3% from the field and 40.8% from three, while
Kalep Crane is averaging 13.0 points per game and shooting 41.0% from the field. McClure also leads the team on the glass, averaging 7.3 boards per game. Crane leads the team in steals with 1.2 per game and
Jake Proctor leads the team in assists with 2.2 per game.
The Coyotes are averaging 80.5 points per game. Jun Mudock leads the team in scoring with 18.0 points per game while shooting 46.7% from the field and 37.7% from three. Murdock also leads the Coyotes in assists with 4.7 per game and steals, with 2.2 per game. Alex Littlejohn leads Kansas Wesleyan in rebounds, with 11.7 per game.
The Coaches:
Anthony Monson is in his eighth season as the Head Men's Basketball Coach of the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes and certainly knows Tabor very well. The 2006 Tabor graduate played two seasons for the Bluejays and spent one season as a Student Assistant Coach before becoming a full time Assistant Coach for the Bluejays after graduating.
Matt Warren is in his second season at the helm of the Bluejays. Before coming to Hillsboro, Warren served as a longtime Assistant Coach at Warner University in Lake Wales, Florida, where he coached and helped develop his current top Assistant Coach,
Adam Giger. The Bluejays are 0-2 against Kansas Wesleyan under Warren, but look to improve on that record starting tonight.
The game will tip off at 7pm and will be broadcast live on the
KCAC Network and
live stats will be available for fans to stay up to date throughout the game. The Tabor College Sports Information Department has also put together
game notes for the contest.
Tabor College is a Christ-centered institution located in Hillsboro, Kansas. The Bluejays are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and compete in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).
