Spring Hill Badger men suffer 73-58 loss to Miles

MOBILE, Alabama – The Spring Hill College (SHC) men's basketball team suffered a 73-58 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) West Division loss to the Miles College Golden Bears on Monday night at the Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center.

The Golden Bears (5-4; 3-0 SIAC West) bolted out to a 38-25 lead at halftime and held as much as a 20-point advantage at 51-31 with 13:05 left to go in the game. SHC twice cut the lead down to 12 points with 9 and 4 minutes remaining on the clock, but could get no closer.

SHC was paced by redshirt freshman guard Sawyer Glick with 20 points and an 8-for-16 effort from the field. Senior guard Jarrett Calhoun pitched in for 11 points and junior center Dejan Stefanovic hauled in nine rebounds. The Badgers shot 42.1% (24-57) overall and 31.8% (7-22) from 3-point land, but suffered 16 turnovers against 11 steals that the Bears turned into 13 points.

Miles had four players reach double digits in scoring led by Josh Samuels and Shaquille Cook with 15 points each as Maiscei Grier and Joshua Johnson each added 11 points. Johnson earned a double-double by also handing out 10 assists. Miles edged out a 33-32 advantage in rebounds and lost 13 turnovers to four Badger steals that resulted in 15 points for SHC on the other end.

The Badgers (1-7; 0-2 SIAC West) next host non-conference foe the Alice Lloyd College Eagles (4-5) in the Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.


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