MANKATO, Minn. - The Sabercats were out-gunned by the Vikings of Bethany Lutheran College, falling by 30 points on the road. Micah Shepard led the Sabercats with 14 points, and Zach Terpstra added 11 points in the loss.

The Basics

• Result: Sabercats 62-92
• Venue: Bethany Lutheran College
• Attendance: 197
• Sabercats: now 0-2, Vikings: now 1-1

How it Happened

• 1st Half
  • The Sabercats took a small lead stayed close in the opening minutes as the game was tied 15-15 after the opening seven-minute stretch. Six different players for the Sabercats got into the scoring act.
  • From that point on, the Vikings began to pull away, as they replied with a 12-3 run to take a 27-18 lead. The Sabercats did their part to attempt to stay close, but would go into the locker room down 32-43.
  • Shepard led the Sabercats with eight first-half points, and was backed up by seven from Terpstra and five from Rob Sonnenberg. (32-43)
• 2nd Half
  • The Knights built on their halftime momentum in the second half, as they would outscore the Sabercats by 19 points in the half.
  • The closest the Sabercats came was within seven points at the 13:30 mark when Micah Shepard knocked down a jumper to make the score 46-53. 
  • From then on, the Knights pulled away to win 62-92.
  • Shepard and Richard Medina each had six points, the highest of anyone on the team.

From Coach Keith

"Bethany Lutheran had all five returning starters, and their ability to get offensive rebounds gave them 17 extra shots, and you're just not going to win with that kind of rebounding deficit. We just need improvements in a lot of our execution - we need better passing and reading. We had growth tonight, but need more to be competitive. We just need good resilience as we look forward to the Martin Luther game tomorrow."

Up Next

• The Sabercats will drive down the road tomorrow to face the Knights of Martin Luther College at 5:00 PM.
• You can follow the game live at this location courtesy of Martin Luther College Athletic Communications.