Women win, men lose to SEU
Texas A&M University- Kingsville (TAMUK) Javelina men’s and women’s basketball hosted their Javelina Goldrush game against St. Edwards University (SEU) Thursday.
The Javelina Women’s played St. Edwards Hilltoppers and won, 75- 55. Javelina men’s played St. Edwards Hilltoppers and lost, 74- 78.
“The Javelina Gold Rush games we’re electrifying. The crowd was getting into it and the athletes on both the women’s and men’s teams from both sides were playing at a very high level. This was my first college basketball game as a TAMUK student, and I hope to attend another game soon,” a student in attendance, Clay Smith, said.
The game started off with the first points of the night scored by Mia Rivers. They scored 22 points inside the paint. The Javelinas took advantage on defense and converted 12 points off turnovers and the bench alone put up 34 points total. Some notable scorers were Mia Cherry and Rivers. Their season record is 14- 6 and 7-2 in conference.
“I thought we were pretty solid,” coach Michael Madrid told Javelina Athletics. “The way we’re able to share the ball, it’s a matter of who can contribute. We’ve got a lot of depth and a lot of really good players, and it’s a matter of who’s playing well that particular night and tonight we were fortunate that a lot of them were playing well.”
The men’s game opened with a 3-pointer scored by number Derek Luna, beating the shot clock. The Javelinas ended the first half down 41-31 but came back in the second half.
The highlight of the game was a rim rocking dunk by number Dayante McClellan, which put the crowd on their feet and electrified everybody in attendance. Some notable scorers were Jordan Wilson and C.J. Smith.
Ultimately, the Javelinas fell short of a win with the final score at 78-74. Their season record is 10-7 and conference is 1-5.
“We are going to get into the gym, look at some film and put a strategy together for [our] next game which will be a big game for us to get back on track. We will look to correct the small errors we are making that are costing us in the end of games,” said Javelina men’s basketball player Jordan Wilson.
