he MACC basketball teams split on the final day of the Orscheln Classic, with the women falling to Southwestern Illinois, 80-69, and the men beating Wabash Valley, 71-58. The Lady Hounds were down 11 at halftime before cutting the margin to five late in the third quarter.
J.B. Connoley with the call on nemopressbox.com. Moberly would not get any closer. The Lady Hounds’ Daija Cohen led all scorers with 20. Alexie Nicolas had 13. Kathlynn Samuel had 12. The Lady Hounds are 0-2, and play Itawamba at the Three Rivers Classic Friday. SWIC is 2-0.
The Moberly men trailed by six early, before coming back to take a 35-26 lead at halftime, and never trailing in the second half. Bobo Ivery had 24 to lead all scorers, and Caleb Estes added 19.
Moberly is 2-0, and plays Highland Friday in the Midwest JUCO Challenge at Southeastern Iowa. Wabash Valley falls to 1-1.
Find both games on our archive page, and our postgame interviews with both coaches below.
In earlier games Saturday , the John A. Logan women beat Independence (IA) 63-55, and the Southeastern (IA) men beat Southeast (NE) 73-63.
Lady Hounds Coach Chevis Thompson:
Greyhounds Coach Pat Smith:
