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start for Cardinal Men's Basketball
Fresh off a season in which the William
Jewell Basketball Cardinals were named
the number one seed in the postseason
NAIA Division II National Tournament,
the Cardinals remain a national favorite
as evidenced by the number 2 ranking
in the NAIA national poll. So far,
the Cardinals have upheld these lofty
expectations by posting a 10-3 mark.
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The Cardinals began the season with wins against
perennial national tournament participant
Concordia University of Seward, NE and against
Bethel College of Newton, KS in the Hampton
Inn Classic held at Jewell on the 4th and
5th of November. Senior Ronald Robinson, named
Most Valuable Player, had 25 points and 12
rebounds in the Concordia game. Senior Drew
Matthews was named to the 5-man All-Star team
and had 25 points, 12 rebounds against Concordia
and 20 points and 8 rebounds against Bethel.
The Cardinals followed up these home wins
with a 72-52 win on the road against Ottawa
University. During this contest, Drew Mathews
surpassed the 1,000 point mark in his career
and is currently 34th on the all-time scoring
list for men's basketball.
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After
a 78-74 setback in a closely contested
game on the road at College of the
Ozarks, the Cardinals improved their
record to 10-3 and 4-1 in the Heart
of America Athletic Conference by
defeating Benedictine, Missouri Valley,
NAIA Division I Park University, NCAA
Division II Rockhurst University,
archrival Mid-America Nazarene, and
Central Methodist University. The
only other blemishes on the Cardinals
record is a 74-61 loss to NCAA Division
II Emporia State University on December
3 and a 69-54 loss at Evangel on December
16.
The Cardinals' five seniors (pictured)
are pacing the way for early
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success.
They are led by Drew Mathews (who shot 10-10
from the field and 7-7 from the free-throw
line against Benedictine), Ronald Robinson
(averaging 18 points per game and 6 rebounds
per game), Cam Cooper (who broke the record
for most 3's in a career against Missouri
Valley), Kyle Lower who is averaging 6 assists
a game and Cody Ptacek who has been the
sixth man averaging over 20 minutes a game.
Visit the William Jewell College Athletics
web site to view schedules and contest results
for all Cardinal athletics teams. We look
forward to seeing you root the Cardinals
on to victory at a future athletic contest!
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