Men's Basketball: William Woods 79, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 69

The WWU Owls have won five of their last after taking down the Lions in an American Midwest Conference matchup Saturday afternoon at Anderson Arena.

William Woods University (19-10, 13-8 AMC) led 35-28 at halftime.

Senior guard Deon Pettigrew directed the Owls - who shot 41 percent (21-of-51) as a team - with a game-high 18 points. Junior guard DaShaun Stark tallied 15 points, senior forward Trey Mitchell chipped in with 14 and junior forward Brandon Vice added 13.

Vice also brought down a game-high 12 rebounds to give the Owls a 40-33 advantage on the boards.

Marcus Baldwin led Freed-Hardeman (17-11, 12-8) - which shot 41 percent (24-of-59) from the field - with 17 points and Fitzgerald Hopkins put up 13.

On Thursday night, the Owls defeated Williams Baptist (Arkansas) College 81-67 in an AMC game at Anderson Arena.

William Woods - which manhandled the Eagles 82-63 on Jan. 5 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas - led 11-8 with 15 minutes, 4 seconds to go in the first half Saturday. The Owls then went on a 27-8 run to increase their lead to 38-16 with 3:43 left in the half.

William Woods went into halftime with a 40-27 advantage.

Stark paced the Owls - who shot 53 percent (28-of-53) from the field - with a game-high 21 points. Junior guard Jonny Woolf provided 19 points, senior forward Torin Washington finished with 12 and Pettigrew put up 10.

E.J. Rucker led Williams Baptist - which shot just 37 percent (21-of-57) as a team - with 18 points. Shackeel Butters produced 14 points and Dominique Dyes added 11.

William Woods closes out its regular season with an AMC game at No. 3 Columbia College at 3 p.m. next Saturday. The Owls lost to the Cougars 71-64 on Jan. 16 in Fulton.

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