CBC SPORTS: Brister Gets 300th Win!

Wrestling

• Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 20 — For the 10^th time in program history and the 4^th consecutive season, CBC has a wrestler that has earned a bid to the NAIA National Championship. AMC Wrestler of the Year David Corretjer, who is currently #21 at 125 pounds, earned one of 28 at large selections at that weight class. He went 25-6 this season, winning the 918 Open in December and placing 3^rd most recently at the AMC Championships in St. Louis. He joins Ben Freeman & Alejandro Mas (2021), Christian Richer (2022) and Darron Harvey (2023) as national qualifiers in the past four years. The NAIA National Championship begins Feb. 29 at Hartman Arena in Park City, Kan.

Baseball

• Texarkana, Texas, Feb. 20 — Playing their fourth straight game in the state of Texas, CBC was at Dobson Field for a midweek contest against the Eagles of Texas A&M-Texarkana. CBC (5-5) only mustered 4 hits and 1 run, dropping the contest 11-1 to TAMUT (4-8).

• Marshall, Texas, Feb. 23 — Playing in Texas for the third straight series, CBC took on the Wildcats of Wiley University at Airport Park in a doubleheader. CBC (7-5) swept the first two games, taking game one 3-2 before winning game two 9-6 over Wiley (2-10).

CBC Head Baseball Coach Dr. Aaron Brister reached milestones in each game of the doubleheader. He earned his 450^th win as a head coach with the victory in game one and earned his 300^th win at the helm of CBC with the win in game two.

• Marshall, Texas, Feb. 24 — Looking to keep the momentum from the previous day’s doubleheader sweep, CBC was back at Airport Park looking for a sweep of the Wiley University Wildcats. CBC (9-5) completed the sweep, winning game one 8-2 before taking the finale 12-5.

Women’s Basketball

• Fulton, Mo., Feb. 22 — Knowing they are locked into the number eight seed in the AMC tournament, CBC began their regular-season ending road trip to Missouri for a conference tilt against the William Woods University (WWU) Owls at Anderson Arena. CBC (6-17, 5-12 AMC) led the entire way, jumping out to a 12-point first quarter lead before winning 50-41 over WWU (13-13, 7-10 AMC). Olivia Lambrigtsen was the lone Lady Mustang in double figures scoring with 20. CBC’s first quarter and defense were the story of the game as the Lady Mustangs held WWU to 9 made field goals and 18% shooting from the floor. CBC also dominated on the glass, outrebounding WWU 47-39 and outscoring them in the paint 22-10.

• St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 24 — Looking to continue their streak after winning on the road Thursday night, CBC took on the Missouri Baptist University (MBU) Spartans in an AMC clash inside the Petty Student Resources Center. CBC (7-17, 6-12 AMC) led for the majority of the game, carrying a 6-point lead into halftime before defeating MBU (11-16, 9-9 AMC) 70-62. Olivia Lambrigtsen led three Lady Mustangs in double figures with 22 points while Caroline Citty chipped in with 13 and Aliya Grotjohn added 11. Turnovers were the key to the game as CBC forced MBU into 27 miscues, which they turned into 26 points, while MBU only saw CBC turn the ball over 13 times for 7 points.

Men’s Basketball

• Fulton, Mo., Feb. 22 — Having wrapped up the AMC regular season title and the #1 seed in next week’s AMC Tournament, CBC was on the road at Anderson Arena for an AMC tilt against the William Woods Owls. CBC (22-5, 12-1 AMC) never led, losing for the first time in 2024 by an 84-68 margin to WWU (17-8, 9-4 AMC). Sage Borbon and Deshawn Corprew finished in double figures for the Mustangs with 23 and 13, respectively. CBC made more three-pointers (7) and free throws (25) than Woods (6 & 14), but struggled shooting the basketball, making just 33% of their shots compared to 53% for the Owls.

• St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 24 — Looking to bounce back from their first AMC loss of the season, CBC was inside the Petty Student Recreation Center for a matchup with the Spartans of Missouri Baptist. CBC (22-6, 12-2 AMC) struggled shooting and dropped the finale 84-75 to MBU (19-9, 10-4 AMC). Kyle Harding led five Mustangs in double figures scoring with 17, while Devin Foster and Sage Borbon both had 13, Jonas Carlisle added 12 and Deshawn Corprew had a double-double of 11 points and 13 rebounds. CBC shot just 38% from the field, 31% from three and 46% at the free throw line while also dropping the battle on the glass 51-45 and committing 15 turnovers to forcing just 10.

Softball

• Conway, Feb. 23 — Playing at home for the second consecutive Friday, CBC hosted the Valor of Evangel University (EV) at City of Colleges Park. CBC (7-5) nearly came back in game one before losing a lead to nearly come back in game two against EU (4-0), losing 5-4 and 9-8 in 10 innings.

• Marshall, Texas, Feb. 26 — Playing a pair of NCAA Division III opponents, CBC was at Taylor Field for games against the Yellowjackets of LeTourneau University (LETU) and the Tigers of East Texas Baptist University (ETBU), who are currently ranked #16 in Division III. CBC (7-7) was unable to muster much offense, falling to LETU (1-4) 7-3 before dropping the second contest 7-0 to ETBU (3-0).