Covington Hits 1,000 as Pilots Defeat Taylor

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Covington Hits 1,000 as Pilots Defeat Taylor

 

MISHAWAKA, Ind. – The Bethel College Pilots’ men’s basketball team got back into the win column on Tuesday evening in the Wiekamp Athletic Center, escaping with a 74-73 win over visiting Taylor. Senior Trey’von Covington led all players with a game-high 19 points to go over 1,000 points for his career. All five Pilot starters scored in double figures in the win.

 

GAME VITALS

  • Game Score: Bethel def. Taylor 74-73
  • Records:Bethel (16-5, 5-4) | Taylor (10-11, 4-5)
  • NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll:Bethel – No. 16 | Taylor – not rated
  • Location: Wiekamp Athletic Center | Bethel College | Mishawaka, Ind.

 

STAT TRACKER

  • Trey’von Covington – 19 pts, 4-8 3-pt, 4 ast
  • Ryan Lutz – 16 pts, 4-7 3-pt, 4 reb
  • Paul Forman – 14 pts, 7 reb, 1 blk
  • Trevion Crews – 10 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast
  • Luke Fisher – 10 pts, 5 reb, 5-8 fg

 

NEWS AND NOTES

  • Trey’von Covington matched his season-high with 4 three-point field goals made, while also going a perfect 5-for-5 from the charity stripe. He finished with 19 points, to climb to 1,006 for his career–59th all-time in program history.
  • The Pilots led by as many as 11 points in the second half. It is the 17thgame this season the Pilots have held a double-digit lead at some point in the contest.
  • The game featured 13 ties and 7 lead changes in a highly-contested matchup.
  • Paul Forman gave the Pilots a one-point lead from the free throw line with 8 seconds remaining and then came up with a huge block in the waning moments to keep Taylor from notching the game-winning bucket.
  • Ryan Lutz has not missed a free throw all season long and has made 22 consecutive tosses from the charity stripe dating back to last season. That currently ranks tied for 9thin program history for most consecutive free throw makes.

 

UP NEXT

  • The Pilots welcome Huntington (Ind.) to the Wiekamp Athletic Center on Saturday at 3:00 pm.

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