St. Joseph, Mo. - The SBU Bearcats lost a heart breaker to Missouri Western, 88-96, in St. Joseph on Monday night.  The Bearcats had 5 score in double figures in the loss.

SBU was lead in scoring by sophomore forward Jacob French.  French scored a season high 19 points, and grabbed 9 rebounds in the loss.  "Jake stepped in there and played extremely well for us," head coach Jeff Guiot stated after the game.

Ryan Dougherty had a solid all around ballgame, scoring 15 points, pulling down 5 rebounds, and dishing out 5 assists.  Tomas Brock had his second consecutive double digit night, scoring 12 points, and Stephen Cotten scored 11 points and had 5 rebounds.  Lane Barlow received his second straight start, and responded well by scoring 10 points.

As a team SBU was able to force 17 turnovers and dished out 19 assists.  The Bearcats shot 41.4% from the field, 30.6% from beyond the arc, and 90.5% from the stripe.

"This team is capable," coach Guiot commented after the game.  "We have to keep battling and staying in there."  SBU travels to Hays, Kansas on Wednesday February 16, 2011 to take on nationally ranked Fort Hays State.  Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.