The Eastern Wyoming College Blazers dropped two games to Colorado teams at a tournament over the weekend.
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COLORADO SPRINGS – The Eastern Wyoming College (EWC) Lancers basketball team came up short in two games at a tournament hosted by Trinidad State College in Colorado Springs from November 22-23.
On Friday, EWC fell to Trinidad State College, 77-64. The Lancers dropped Saturday’s game against Otero College, 82-63.
“The Lancers showed moments of excellence as they forced 20-plus turnovers each game and aggressively attacked the basket,” coach Bill Engel said. “On offense, the Lancers got to the free throw line 21 times against (Trinidad State) and 30 times against Otero. Unfortunately, we shot the ball poorly from the line and the field but our guys are growing and getting better. We look forward to the challenges ahead and the opportunity to build a championship program.”
Trinidad State
Trinidad State outscored EWC in the first half, 54-29. The Lancers battled back in the second half to score 35 points while holding Trinidad State to 23 points, although EWC ultimately came up short in matching Trinidad State in scoring at the end of regulation.
Freshman Jouk Mayan led the Lancers in scoring with 17 points. Sophomore Khayree Rashed tallied 12 points, freshman Alain Nziza nine, sophomore Bilal Cisse eight, freshman Jaironn Speights five and four apiece by freshmen Jumarion Weh and LaThario Miller. Freshman Javier Gonzalez contributed three points while freshman Eli Igiranez and sophomore Vukasin Spasojevic each netted a free throw.
Weh delivered two assists and grabbed four steals. Rashed led on the boards with eight rebounds. Rashed, Mayan and Spasojevic each totaled one block.
Otero College
A point-for-point first half between EWC and Otero College ended with Otero ahead by two possessions, 45-41. Otero widened its lead in the second half that with 37 points to 22 by EWC.
Spasojevic set the pace for the Lancers offensively with 10 points. Mayan, Cisse and Igiranez each posted eight points. Rashed and Miller both contributed seven points with six by Speights, four from Weh four and three by Gonzalez.
The Lancers shared the ball well against Otero College with 10 assists, including five from Gonzalez, three by Mayan and two from Speights. Gonazlez led on defense with three steals and one block.
On the boards, Spasojevic pulled down seven rebounds and Rashed six.
