Game Notes

Date: November 12, 2019
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Bolivar, Mo. 

Bolivar, Mo. - Southwest Baptist (1-1, 0-0 GLVC) returns to Bolivar for their home opener after going 1-1 at the Trevecca Classic in Nashville, Tennessee. The Bearcats will play host to Ozark Christian College on Tuesday, November 12 with tip-off set for 7:30 PM.

SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
At the Trevecca Classic last weekend, SBU defeated Trevecca Nazarene on Friday, 64-45. Damian Prgomet finished with a double-double, scoring 17 points and snagging 11 rebounds. Kent Thomas also added 10 points, and Joe Miller had 11 rebounds. On Saturday, the Bearcats fell to Lake Superior State by a score of 77-85. Four Bearcats scored double digits, Quinn Nelson (15), Damian Prgomet (13), Godfrey Rolle (13), and Brady Smith (11). Damian Prgomet totaled 7 blocks between the two games.

The Bearcats come into the 2019-20 season following an appearance in the MIAA Tournament last season. Finishing with a 13-15 (7-12 MIAA) regular season record, the Bearcats received the #10 seed in the conference tournament. In the first round, SBU edged out #7 Lindenwood 76-75, becoming the first #10 seed to win a game in the MIAA Tournament and picking up their first conference tournament win since 2006. Washburn put an end to SBU's run in the second round with a 77-58 final score. The Bearcats are now full-time member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference which consists of 16 teams. Lindenwood is also making the move from the MIAA to the GLVC. Three starters return for SBU, Godfrey Rolle, Damian Prgomet, and Quinn Nelson. In addition to those three starters, Tyler Williams and Lucas Brueggemann also return from last year's roster. This year's roster consists of 16 total players, 11 of those being new faces. The breakdown of the roster is 2 seniors, 5 juniors, 4 sophomores, and 5 freshmen. 

SCOUTING THE AMBASSADORS
The Ozark Christian College Ambassadors come into Tuesday's game with an 0-2 record. On November 4, OCC fell to Ecclessia College by a score of 93-82. A few days later, the Ambassadors were defeated by Dordt College, 94-72. Their roster consists of 3 seniors, 5 juniors, 3 sophomores, and 5 freshmen.

THE COACHES
SBU head coach Clark Sheehy begins his sixth season on the SBU bench after compiling a 62-83 (32-66 MIAA) record while at SBU. Coach Sheehy holds a career coaching record of 244-189 across fourteen seasons while coaching six different All-Americans and over 22 athletes that have moved on to play professional basketball.

Chris Lahm returns as the head coach for Ozark Chrisitna. Last season, Lahm led OCC to a 9-13 (5-1 MCCC) record last season. Their best streak of the year came in January when they won 3 straight.

ALL-TIME SERIES
The Bearcats have played against Ozark Christian 6 times, with SBU winning all six contests. Last season, SBU defeated OCC by a score of 102-38. The scoring was heavily distributed, as just two players had double digit points.