LINDSBORG, Kan. – Wednesday marks the middle of an extended conference road trip for the Bluejay men as they make the short trip north to Lindsborg to take on Bethany in the second meeting between the two teams this season. Tabor enters Wednesday's contest coming off a close loss on the road at Kansas Wesleyan on Saturday and looks to get back on the right track and move up in the conference standings.
 
LAST TIME OUT

• Fell in a 94-90 nailbiter at Kansas Wesleyan on Saturday
• Marque Wilkerson led the team in scoring with 23 points in the loss
• Niieihii Blackbear (20), Jackson Baer (15), Khalil Allen (10), and Kam Kaniper (10) also finished in double figures
• Wilkerson led the team on the boards with nine total rebounds (two offensive, seven defensive)
• Kaniper cleaned the glass with two blocks, while swiping three steals
• The Bluejays shot 55.6% (35-63) from the field, 35.3% (6-17) from beyond the arc, and 82.4% (14-17) from the charity stripe

 
LAST TIME AGAINST THE SWEDES

• Last met on January 7^th in Hillsboro
• Bethany pulled away with a seven-point win, 97-90
• Keddric Mays II led Bethany with 24 points off the bench, while Marque Wilkerson led Tabor with 22 points

 
SCOUTING THE SWEDES

• Currently tied with Tabor for 12^th in the KCAC standings
• 7-16 on the season, 3-15 in conference play
• Fell 78-51 to Southwestern at home on Saturday
• Keddric Mays II currently leads the team in scoring, averaging 17.1 points per game
• David Mitchell scored a team-high 19 points in Saturday's loss

 
SERIES HISTORY VS BETHANY

• Dates back to 1949 with 125 total meetings
• Bethany won the first meeting in 1949, 56-48
• Tabor currently owns a 76-49 lead in the all-time series
• The Bluejays' largest margin of victory came in 2003 with a 40-point win, 97-57
• Bethany has won six of the last 10 meetings between the two teams

 
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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).