CBC SPORTS: Thirteen In A Row!!

Men’s Basketball

• Conway, Feb. 13 — Looking to extend their winning streak to 12 and stay undefeated in American Midwest Conference (AMC) play, CBC faced a tough road test against the Eagles of Williams Baptist University (WBU) inside the Southerland-Mabee Center. CBC (21-4, 11-0 AMC) did exactly what they needed to do, never allowing WBU (12-10, 4-7 AMC) to lead in a 90-81 win for the Mustangs. Deshawn Corprew led the way with 24 points, including 18 in the first half. Kyle Harding had 20 off the bench, Jonas Carlisle added 15 and Sage Borbon chipped in with 10. CBC posted one of their best shooting performances of the season, going 31-60 from the floor (51.6%), 9-19 from three (47.4%) and 19-23 at the free throw line (82.6%) to beat WBU by at least 9 percentage points in each category.

• Conway, Feb. 16 — Playing for the final time at A.R. Reddin Fieldhouse during the regular season, CBC looked to make history as they faced off with AMC foe University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy (UHSP) in St. Louis. CBC (22-4, 12-0 AMC) made sure the road to the AMC Championship comes through Conway as the Mustangs led by 27 at halftime and cruised to a 96-81 win over UHSP (1-23, 0-12 AMC) for their 13^th straight victory. Tonje Durham led the way in scoring with a huge night, scoring 24 in his final home game. E.J. Anderson and Jonas Carlisle chipped in with 15 and 12, respectively, off the bench, while Tomas Mikyska recorded his first career double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. The Mustangs made a season-high tying 14 threes and went 18-22 at the charity stripe to earn the victory and cement an 11-0 record at home this season.

Women’s Basketball

• Walnut Ridge, Feb. 13 — Playing on the road for the third consecutive game, CBC took on the Eagles of Williams Baptist (WBU) in an AMC clash inside the Southerland-Mabee Center. CBC (5-15, 4-10 AMC) had a lead as late as the third quarter but couldn’t hang on, falling 98-85 to WBU (19-4, 12-2 AMC). Olivia Lambrigtsen scored a career-high 24 points on 10-18 from the field for CBC and was joined in double figures by Rhys Anderson, who had 13, Aliya Grotjohn, who had 12 and Caroline Citty who chipped in with 10. CBC outrebounded WBU 42-39, but couldn’t cash in on turnovers, scoring only 6 points on 13 Eagle miscues compared to 34 for WBU on 19 Lady Mustang miscues.

• Conway, Feb. 16 — Playing in their penultimate home game of the season, CBC hosted the Eutectics of the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy (UHSP) in St. Louis in an AMC contest at A.R. Reddin Fieldhouse. CBC (5-16, 4-11 AMC) led after the first and third quarters, but couldn’t contain UHSP (14-11, 9-6 AMC) in the final stanza, falling 69-62. Olivia Lambrigtsen guided CBC with 21 points, while Rhys Anderson chipped in with 14. CBC was able to keep pace with UHSP thanks to second chance points and points in the paint, with 18 and 20 respectively, compared to just 3 and 8 in those categories for the Eutectics.

• Conway, Feb. 17 — Playing for the final time inside A.R. Reddin Fieldhouse this season, CBC took on the Stars of Stephens College in an AMC clash. CBC (5-17, 4-12 AMC) couldn’t stop Stephens (19-6, 14-2 AMC) from three, falling 85-57 to the Stars. Olivia Lambrigtsen had a career-high 26 in the game and was joined in double figures by Caroline Citty, who had 16 in her final game at Reddin. Lambrigtsen and Citty also placed themselves into the record books at the free throw line, where Lambrigtsen made 10 and Citty hit 7.

Baseball

• Benton, Feb. 13 — Shifting their series from Burns Park to Benton High School, CBC hosted the Panthers of Philander Smith in their first “home” game of the season. CBC (5-1) won both games of the doubleheader over PSU (0-5) by identical 8-2 scores, finishing with 8 hits in both games.

• Waxahachie, Texas, Feb. 16 — Heading on the road for the third straight weekend, CBC took on the Lions of Southwestern Assemblies of God (SAGU) at Lions Field. CBC (5-3) was swept in the doubleheader, dropping game one 23-6 and falling 11-2 in game two to SAGU (8-4).

• Waxahachie, Texas, Feb. 17 — Looking to salvage a game from the weekend, CBC took on the Lions of SAGU at the SAGU Athletic Complex. CBC (5-4) trailed the whole day and couldn’t complete the comeback, falling 8-4 to SAGU (9-4).

• St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 19 — For the third consecutive week, a CBC has earned AMC player of the week recognition. This time, Jackson Pope was the recipient for the first time in his career. Pope made two appearances this week for the Mustangs. In 8 total innings against Philander Smith and Southwestern Assemblies of God, he allowed only 1 earned run and struck out 13 total, 4 against PSU and 9 against SAGU.

Softball

• Conway, Feb. 16 — Playing at City of Colleges Park for the first time this season, CBC hosted the Crusaders of Dallas Christian College in a doubleheader. CBC (6-2) swept both ends run, ruling the Crusaders (3-7) in game one (9-0) before coming back to win game two (9-5).

• Texarkana, Texas, Feb. 17 — CBC was at Bramlett Field for a doubleheader with the Eagles of Texas A&M-Texarkana (TAMUT). CBC (7-3) split the doubleheader, losing game one to TAMUT (3-4) 10-8 before winning game two 7-5.

• St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 19 — For the third consecutive week, CBC earned the softball player of the week. Abi West earned the honor this week, following Lauren Anderson in Week 1 and Jordyn Frederic last week. West had a great week in four games for the Mustangs, who went 3-1 in those four games. She went 4-13 with a triple, 2 home runs and 5 RBIs. She homered in both ends of the Dallas Christian doubleheader on Feb. 16, then tripled in the second game of the doubleheader against Texas A&M-Texarkana Saturday.

Wrestling

• St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 17 — David Corretjer made history for CBC as they competed in the AMC/Sooner Athletic Conference Championship inside the Carl & Delores Petty Student Recreation Center. Corretjer became the first Mustang wrestler to be named Wrestler of the Year for his performance all season as he led CBC to a sixth-place finish in the championship. Corretjer finished third in the 125-pound weight class, while also being named the AMC’s all-conference selection at 125 pounds. He won two matches on the day, one by medical forfeit and one by a 15-0 tech fall. Alejandro Mas and Isaiah Hendrix both competed at 149 pounds, with Mas finishing third (true second) in the class, going 3-1 with all three wins coming via fall, while Hendrix went 0-2. Inson Guerrier finished fourth at 157 pounds, going 2-2 in his matches with wins by a 13-5 major decision and a fall. Kyle Bahl also competed at 157 pounds and went 0-2, while Raymond Murray placed fifth at 165 pounds, going 0-2 in his matches.