Austin College Snaps Trinity Men's Win Streak

Sherman, Texas - The Austin College Kangaroos snapped the Trinity Tigers men's basketball team's four-game winning streak with a 71-60 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference victory Friday night at Hughey Gymnasium.

Trinity stands in fourth place in the SCAC West Division, with a 7-7 conference mark. Four teams from each of two divisions qualify for the SCAC Tournament Feb. 26-28 at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss. Trinity, 10-12 overall, is 1 ½ games ahead of fifth-place Millsaps.

The Tigers have two conference games remaining, including a Saturday night tilt with Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colo. Tip-off is at 8 p.m. Mountain Time. Austin College, which beat Trinity 69-59 on Jan. 2 in San Antonio, is in first place in the division with a 10-3 mark (17-5 overall).

Tiger sophomore guard Ryan Beall of Santa Barbara, Calif. (Dos Pueblos), led the team with 12 points, shooting 4-6 from the field and 4-4 from the free throw line. Beall was the game's leader in assists, with five, and tied for the Tigers' rebounding lead, also with five. Sophomore forward Gil Melchior of Luxembourg also produced five rebounds, while scoring three points.

Junior forward Luke Caldarera of Houston (Katy Taylor), added 11 points and three steals. Caldarera, who shot 5-9 from the field, is now just three points from reaching 900 in his career.

The Kangaroos held a 40-35 advantage at halftime. Austin College led by as much as 21 points, 65-44, with 7:40 left in the game. Trinity senior forward Bryant Wilson of Dallas (Jesuit College Prep)  started the comeback with a layup at 7:29. The Tigers outscored the ‘Roos 17-3, and closed to within seven points (61-68, 48 seconds), on a jumper by junior forward Sam Dworkin of Portland, Ore. (Lincoln). Austin College closed out the game with a steal and layup.

Austin College's Kola Alade led the game with 15 points.

Trinity shot 39 percent from the field, and Austin College hit 46 percent. The Kangaroos led 40-34 in rebounding.