Seniors were recognized prior to Saturday's game against Oklahoma Christian.—Kelsey Moser photo
Box Score Goodwell, Okla.—Saturday marked the final college game for six Aggie basketball players as seniors
T. J. Farrell, Z. Jones,
Bill Lee,
Krys Randolph,
Tavien Rosemond, and
Kysahn Sands took the court against Oklahoma Christian University in the last game of the season.
The first half consisted of eight score-ties scores and nine lead changes, but it was the Eagles who went into the locker room with a four point lead halftime (36-32).
Leading scorers after twenty minutes were
Krys Randolph for the Aggies and Nick Tate for the Eagles, each with nine points. Tate also led in rebounds at the half with four, along with fellow Eagle Jordan VanDeKop and OPSU's
Kysahn Sands who brought in four rebounds apiece as well.
OC took their biggest lead of the game in the second half going up by eight points at the 7:22 mark on a long distance shot by Willie Harper. The Aggies fought back and gained a one point advantage on
Krys Randolph's eighth three-pointer of the game with 2:40 left on the clock (76-75). The Eagles reclaimed the lead with a successful layup and held on for the 83-79 win.
Harper led the second half in scoring putting up 22 points for the Ealges, and
Krys Randolph led the Aggies in scoring with 20 points, 15 of which came from three-point range. Topping their teams in rebounds were OC's John Moon and OPSU's
Jeremy Newton, each bringing down four in the second half.
OPSU Coach
Jerry Olson remarked after the game, "I am just really proud of this team and how we continued to fight through the entire season right til the end; they gave their best effort all the time. Our second-half defense just wasn't as good as the first-half."
"I'm proud of our seniors;
Krys Randolph played great. We will need to look at adding more depth for next year."
Senior
Krys Randolph marked the game-high in scoring as well as a career-high with 29 points.
Jeremy Newton added 20 points, and
Tavien Rosemond and
T. J. Farrell led the Aggies in rebounding with five each. Farrell also led his team in assists with six.
OC's Willie Harper took second in scoring with 26 points and John Moon led the game in rebounds with seven. Kendre Talley had a game-high 10 assists for the Eagles.
The Aggies finish the season with an overall record of 2-26 and a Heartland Conference record of 2-16. Conference reports will be released later this week and the Aggies should have several players recognized individually.