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Evangel Men Make Cross Town Trip to Missouri State Friday Night

November 24 | 7 PM | Springfield, Mo.

Evangel at Missouri State

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Evangel men's basketball team heads to downtown Springfield to face the Missouri State Bears in the first meeting since 1985 between the two schools.

 

OPENING STORYLINES 

► Evangel returns to Springfield for just the second time this season but takes a trip downtown for a matchup with NCAA Division I Missouri State. The Crusaders and Bears meet for the first time since Dec. 12, 1985, as MSU leads the series 3-0.
 
► Freshman Justin Washington has led Evangel with a double-double at 17.7 ppg and 10 rpg. Washington has scored in double figures in six of the seven games including a season-high 32 points against John Brown on November 11. Washington also ranks 10th in NAIA in rebounds per game and sixth in total rebounds. 
 
► Also ranking among national leads, sophomore Autry Acord ranks 16th in steals and Jalen Norman ranks 12th in total blocks.
 
► In five of the six losses for the Crusaders, only one has been by more than eight points with an 86-64 loss at Missouri Baptist on Nov. 13. 

 

LOOKING AHEAD

Evangel opens conference play Wednesday as the Crusaders head to Lamoni, Iowa to face Graceland. The Crusaders and Yellowjackets split the season series last year.

 

For the latest information on Evangel Athletics, follow the Crusaders on Facebook at Facebook.com/EvangelAthletics or go to www.EvangelAthletics.com. Fans can also receive updates on the team by downloading the Go Evangel Front Row App at EvangelAthletics.com/FrontRow available on Google Play and in the App Store.

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Players Mentioned

Autry Acord

#14 Autry Acord

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6' 1"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Autry Acord

#14 Autry Acord

6' 1"
Sophomore
G