November 18, 2022 | by Ashley Nerat

LEAD

WATERTOWN, Wis. -- Maranatha continues to search for their first win after falling to Emmaus Bible College 68-80 at home last night. 

Despite the loss, the men put in a solid effort to stay close throughout the game. Caleb Moultrie, Malachi Herbster, Noah Jensen, and Jataz Gray all finished with double-digit scores. Gray led the pack with 17-points.

OVERVIEW

• Result: Maranatha 68-80 Emmaus
• Venue: Maranatha Baptist University - Gymnasium
• Location: Watertown, Wis.
• Event: NCCAA North Region
• Attendance: 281
• Records: MBU (0-5), EBC (2-1)

STORY

It was a tough loss for the Sabercats to swallow tonight as they went down to an NCCAA North Region rival on their home court. The men have yet to receive their first win this season, but this loss was nothing to be ashamed of.

It was Maranatha that actually jumped to a lead in the first half. And for close to 10 minutes, they were able to stay on top. But Emmaus had a hot hand and once they took the lead the Sabercats were unable to take it back. Going into halftime, the Eagles had pulled away to give themselves a decent cushioned lead of 40-26.

But the Sabercats came out of the locker room strong and with the help of Noah Jenson and Jataz Gray, Maranatha was able to cut the deficit to just 3-points with 11-minutes to go. Taz had one of his best halves of the season so far, shooting 80% from the field. In just the second half, he sank 8 jumpers and added in a 3-pointer for good measure. 

At the end of the night, Maranatha was just not able to push their way back on top. For every shot we made the Eagles seemed to have an answer. Emmaus shot just under 50% from the field on the night. 

TIME FOR TAZ
IT'S TAZ TIME
TIME FOR TAZ
IT'S TAZ TIME
TIME FOR TAZ
IT'S TAZ TIME

�� Our man has 8 pts in under two minutes!

— Maranatha Athletics (@MBUSabercats) November 18, 2022

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Maranatha Starters: 0- Woodward, 15- Davis, 21- Moultrie, 24- Herbster, 34- Jensen

STATS

• Box Score
• MBU: shot 38.6 percent from the field
• EBC: shot 48.4 percent from the field
• Gray: 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL, 1 AST
• Jensen: 13 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL, 2 AST
• Moultrie: 12 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL, 1 AST
• Herbster: 10 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL, 1 AST
• Davis: 7 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 2 STL, 1 AST
• Woodward: 7 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 4 AST
• Akonofua: 2 PTS
• Last time: Maranatha beat Emmaus 78-62 on Feb. 10, 2022
• Series: Maranatha leads the all-time series against Emmaus 36-6

OPPONENTS

• Emmaus competes in the Midwest Christian College Conference
• Emmaus also competes with Maranatha in the NCCAA DII North region
• Emmaus finished the '21-'22 season with a record of 13-19

NEXT

The Sabercats travels to Beloit, Wisconsin to take on Beloit College tomorrow at 7 p.m. Follow at mbusabercats.com/schedule.