Cats Look to Bounce Back after Saturday Loss
MCKENZIE, Tenn. – The Bethel Wildcats look to bounce back after Saturday's home loss as they host the Crowley's Ridge Pioneers Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. It is School Day as McKenzie Middle School will be in attendance to watch the Wildcats and participate in a special halftime dance off.
It will be the 7th meeting between the two programs with Bethel holding a 6-0 advantage in the series.
Last Time Out:
Bethel
Turnovers proved to be the undoing of the Wildcats in their 78-68 loss to Cumberland University Saturday afternoon in Crisp Arena.
The Wildcats turned it over a season high 24 times. CU had a 26-15 advantage in points off turnovers.
The Phoenix attempted 20 more field goals than the Wildcats and hit ten more baskets than the Cats. Another difference factor was the CU bench outscored the Wildcat bench 24-17.
Drew Thomas led Bethel with 17 points. Jon Brown was saddled with foul trouble but finished with 18 points and a team high eight rebounds. Jamarius Mayberry scored 14 and had a team high four assists.
Tavon King led the Phoenix with 20 points. Tyler Byrd came off the CU bench and scored 16 huge points. Isaac Stephens hurt the Cats in the paint, finishing with 14 tallies. Cumberland had a 44-24 margin in points in the paint. T J Stargell was in double figures with 13 points.
Bethel dropped to 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the MSC. Cumberland improved to 4-1 and 1-1.
Coach Jeff Britt said he hopes his team can learn a lesson from the loss. "Give Cumberland a lot of credit. They were aggressive and forced us into too many turnovers. You can't win turning the ball over that many times. I hope we can learn our lesson from this and see if we can get better."
CRC:
In a back-and-forth game that had three tie scores and seven lead changes, the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy (Mo.) held on to pull out an 81-68 win over Crowley's Ridge College.
Freshman Braxton Cousins led CRC (0-7) with a career-high 29 points and nine rebounds on the afternoon's loss to UHSP (3-4). Freshman Alex Mero added 14 points and fellow freshman J.D. Smith scored 11 points in the loss.
Cat Scratches:
Brown leads the Cats in scoring averaging 17.5 points per game. Thomas is second in scoring at 14.0 per outing. Kameron Rose is good for 11.0 tallies per game. Jamarius Mayberry averages 10.5 points per contest. The Cats average 76.3 and yield 65.8 points per game.
Pioneer Trails:
Cousins leads CRC in scoring at a 20.0 clip per game. J D Smith is in double digits at 10.9. Alex Mero averages 10.7 per game. The Pioneers average 67.6 and yield 86.6 points per game.
The Walker Watch:
After Saturday's game, Bethel senior guard Jarred Walker has 357 career assists which is 12th in program history. Jarred has 180 steals which is 6th in the Wildcat record book.
Jon Brown adds to Career Total:
After scoring 15 points versus Cumberland, Bethel's Jon Brown has 1, 045 career points.
Cats in Crisp:
The game marks the 149th game the Wildcats will play in Crisp Arena. Bethel is 113-35 in the building.
Coaches:
Jeff Britt is in his 22nd year as the head men's basketball coach at Bethel University and his 33rd year as a college basketball coach. His record as a head coach is 484-330 and includes 11 seasons with 20-plus wins. Britt is 333-157 at Bethel.
Chris Perkins is in his 15th season as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Crowley's Ridge College and his 17th season as a Head Coach overall. Perkins became the All-Time Career Wins Leader in Crowley's Ridge College history on February 20, 2016 with a 94-71 win over Baptist Bible (Mo.) College passing former Head Coach, and current Athletic Director, Paul McFadden. He is a former assistant at Bethel.
Media coverage & Links:
For Complete Game Day Notes visit:
https://www.bethelathletics.com/sports/mbkb/Men-s_Basketball_Game_Notes
Live stats:
https://bethelathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2021-22/boxscores/20211118_sg8k.xml
Live video:
https://bethelathletics.com/WildcatStreaming
Live radio: WEIO, 1009. The Countdown to Tip-off Show begins at 10:30 a.m.
https://streamdb6web.securenetsystems.net/v5/WEIO
Fans are reminded tickets for all basketball games at Crisp Arena must be purchased in advance. This will be the norm the remainder of the season.
Fans can purchase tickets with their credit cards only.
Tickets:
https://bethel.prestosports.com/bethel-box-office
It is suggested fans wear a mask and practice social distancing outside their family group. These suggestions are for the safety of each and to assure our student-athletes can complete their seasons in a healthy environment.
Check out the Game Day program for the game at:
https://bethelathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2021-22/2021-22_Men-s_Basketball_Game_Notes_-_Nov._23.pdf