Saints Drop to Panthers in Season Opener

(CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.)-Thomas More University's men's basketball team fell to Drury on Friday evening (November 8), 63-54. The Saints overall record falls to 0-1.

• Senior Wyatt Vieth (Hebron, Ky./St. Henry) drained a 3-point basket to put the Saints on the board 3-2 with 17:05 on the clock. 
• With 11:43 to play in the first half, senior Casey George (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington North) drove to the basket and laid the ball in to tie things up at 9-9.
• Sophomore Cam McClain (Louisville, Ky./Louisville Trinity) hit a 3-point shot to put the Saints within two with 5:21 in the half (14-16).
• Junior Mitchell Rylee (Ft. Mitchell, Ky./Covington Catholic) knocked in two free throws to end the half (24-29).
• Cam McClain led the team with nine points and had one rebound.
• Mitchell Rylee tallied seven rebounds and two assists to lead the Saints in the first half and had four points.
• Wyatt Vieth also recorded two assists to lead the team and had seven points and one rebound.
• The Saints were 32% from the field (8-25), 21.4% (3-14) from the 3-point line, and 85.7% (6-7) from the free throw line in the first half.

• Cam McClain kicked things off in the second half by making a 3-point shot to put the Saints within four with 19:12 to play (28-32).
• Mitchell Rylee made two free throws with 9:12 to play to make it a 39-51 game.
• Wyatt Vieth laid in a layup to make it a five point game with 3:27 to play (54-59).
• The Saints fell 54-63 to the Panthers.
• Cam McClain led the Saints in the second half with 10 points.
• Mitchell Rylee tallied six rebounds and two assists to lead the Saints and had two points.
• The Saints were 45.5% (10-22) from the field, 33.3% (4-12) from the 3-point line, and 62.5% (5-8) from the free throw line in the second half.

• Cam McClain led the Saints with 19 points and had one rebound.
• Mitchell Rylee had a team high of 13 rebounds and four assists and had six points.
• Wyatt Vieth had nine points, four rebounds, and three assists.
• Casey George tallied seven points, nine rebounds, and three assists.
• The Saints were 38.3% (18-47) from the field, 26.9% (7-26) from the 3-point line, and 73.3% (11-15) from the free throw line.

The Saints return to action next Saturday in the Connor Classic against Kent State Tuscarawas at 7:30 pm in the Connor Convocation Center.