By MEGAN MAHARRY
Sports Writer
The Ranger men basketball team took to the road last weekend to start their second half of conference play against Ouachita Baptist University and Henderson State University. The men dropped both games.
On Thursday the men faced Ouachita Baptist and came away with a tough 76-68 loss. The men lead the Tigers by five at halftime, but were overcome by fouls which allowed the Tigers to take the lead and the win.
Junior Treyvon Andres lead the squad with 16 points and had two blocks against the Tigers. His block puts his team at a total of 37 on the season and ranking him second in the Great American Conference. He also had two three-pointers in the game.
Senior Cody Halverson had 14 points, and had four three-point buckets on the night. Senior Cedric Collinge had eight points and two blocks.
The men had a day to prepare for Saturday’s game against Henderson State. Unfortunately, the men suffered another loss of 65-63. The men trailed by 11 during the second half before bringing the score to a tie in the final seconds.
Henderson knocked down a jumper with only 4.8 seconds left, claiming the victory for the Reddies. Henderson shot for 44 percent and was 81 percent from the free throw line, and leads the GAC in free throw shooting. The Rangers were only 39 percent in shooting.
The Rangers had a lead three times during the game, but the strong defense of Henderson kept the Rangers from pulling away.
Junior A’keem Oglesby was 5-of-6 from the three-point arch and totaled a season high 19 points. Senior Greg Minor Jr. had 13 points and two steals.
The Ranger men face two more GAC opponents from Arkansas at home on Thursday and Saturday.
