LOUISVILLE, Ky.--- Asbury freshman Cayden Lancaster scored a career-high 15 points off five threes on Thursday night in Louisville, Ky., but the Eagles (8-5) fell to a Simmons College late-game comeback, 68-70.

AU scored 41 points in the first half on eight threes, but only 27 in the second while Simmons scored 20 points in the final nine minutes to take the win. 


"Simmons did a great job pressuring us down the stretch and forcing us into turnovers we don't normally make. That's a really good program that beat a NAIA national championship team to start the season. There was a lot of good that came from the game. We shot the ball really well. We were up as much as 10 in the 2nd half and had young guys step up and show how deep we can be as the year goes on."
Russ Abner | Associate Head Coach


* Cayden Lancaster made five threes for a career-high 15 points, also grabbing three boards
* Caleb Wallis scored 15 points (5-9 FG) with two threes and a perfect 3-3 from the line, also grabbing a board. Wallis is shooting 44% FG - 40% 3PT - 90% so far this season
* Clayton Winter was 4-5 from the field with nine points, 12 rebounds (7th Double-Digit Rebound Game), and four assists
* Ben McNew made three threes and scored 13 points with four rebounds
* Dakota Walden dished five assists with 11 points and four rebounds
* Simmons' Calvin Wilder went 8-13 from the field for 19 points


* Asbury led 41-35 at the break after making eight threes in the first half and shooting 50% from the field (16-32)
* Ben McNew was 5-7 in the first half with all 13 of his points
* Simmons shot 52% in the first half but made only two threes (three in the game)
* AU outrebounded Simmons 15-10 in the first half
* Simmons outscored AU 20-11 in the final 10 minutes
* AU shot 36% in the second half (9-25), including four made threes
* Simmons made 12 free-throws in the second half and outrebounded AU 18-14
* AU led in 2nd chance points 12-8
* Simmons committed three turnovers, AU committed 10
* Simmons has now won the last two matchups against AU, after Asbury won the first two in the series


* Cayden Lancaster scored a career-high 15 points
* AU shot 50% in the first half with eight made threes
* Simmons outrebounded AU 18-14 in the second half
* Simmons made 13 free-throws and shot 46% from the field


Asbury will head into Christmas break and return on December 29th and 30th at the Bluffton Tournament in Bluffton, Oh., opening up against Albion College on Friday, December 29th at 5 pm. 


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