Fulton, MO – The Hannibal-LaGrange University Men's Basketball Team played conference opponent William Woods University Saturday afternoon. Hannibal-LaGrange battled hard before ultimately falling to the Owls by a score of 63-48. The Trojan's next game will be next Saturday, at home, at 3 PM against Williams Baptist.

GAME VITALS

• Score: William Woods def. Hannibal-LaGrange 63-48
• Records: Hannibal-LaGrange (5-4, 1-1) | William Woods University (6-4, 2-1)
• Location: Anderson Arena | William Woods University | Fulton, Missouri

STAT TRACKER

• Jacob Staton led all scorers with 12 points. Staton also added four rebounds, and one assist.
• Jayden Durst scored 10 points, pulled in two rebounds, and blocked one shot throughout the game.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• William Woods started off on fire with a 16-0 run in the first 4:56 of the game.
• The Trojans clawed their way back, cutting the lead to two points with just under five minutes to play in the first half.
• HLGU shot 12-26 from the field (46.2%) in the first half, WWU shot 15-36 (41.7%).
• The Owls started the second half on another big run, 10-0 over the first 4:49 of the half.
• The Trojans fought to come back but it ultimately was not enough, as they lost by a score of 63-48.
• In the second half, Hannibal-LaGrange went 0-8 on three-point attempts, William Woods went 2-7.
• HLGU was out-rebounded by WWU 50-26.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH DURST

• "Today we had multiple guys step up and compete.  It was a tough loss, but we never quit."