Kuyper College

The Kuyper College Men's Basketball team lost on Saturday afternoon to the University of Michigan-Dearborn. The final score was 74-67. This game capped off a 4-game week for the Cougars. Kuyper ends the week with an 0-4 record, and they will look to get on the winning track this week. 

Kuyper and Dearborn played a competitive, back-and-forth game on Saturday, but the Cougars were unable to secure the victory down the stretch. Kuyper went into the halftime break with a 5-point lead, as they led 28-23. Kuyper was able to limit UM-Dearborn to just 20% from the field (8-40) and 13.6% from three (3-22) in the first half. Despite the defensive performance, Kuyper only had a 5-point lead at the break because the Cougars struggled on offense in a similar manner. Unfortunately for the Cougars, Dearborn's offense was much better in the second half, and Kuyper's was not. 

Kuyper finished the game shooting 44% from the field and just 18.2% from three. Dearborn outscored the Cougars 51-39 in the second half, leading to a 7-point win for Dearborn. 

Freshman Sam Dillard led the way for the Cougars with 23 points and 5 rebounds. Dillard was efficient from the field, as he shot 8-13 on the day. Jacob May logged his first career double-double in a Kuyper uniform with 14 points and 11 rebounds. May also was efficient from the field, as he shot 6-7 on the day. Herman Brown added 9 points and 5 rebounds to the Cougars' effort.

With the loss, Kuyper moves to 0-4 on the year. They will travel to Siena Heights University on Tuesday for a 7:30pm tip-off.