Men's Basketball Falls at Muskingum 66-48

Freshman Matt Kiger (Williamstown, WV/Williamstown) led the team in scoring with 13 points off the bench and Ben Hodkinson (Tippeconoe/Harrison Central) had 10 points for a Purple Raider squad that sinks to 11-13 overall and 9-8 in the OAC.

Nick Hershberger had 17 points to lead Muskingum in the win which leaves them at 8-16 overall and 3-14 in the OAC.

The Muskies jumped out to an early 10-4 lead on a three pointer by Cory Bourquin.

After falling behind with the score 27-15, the Raiders put together a 9-2 run on a pair of Kiger free throws leaving the score at 29-24 heading into halftime.

Missed shots would be the theme for Mount Union in the second half as they were outscored 37-24 while posting a 25.8% field goal percentage and allowed Muskingum to cruise to the 66-48 final.

The Purple Raiders will be on the road to take on OAC rival Capital this Saturday at 2 pm in Columbus.  A win against Capital can lock up the No. 4 seed in the OAC tournament for the Raiders.