KENOSHA, Wis. – The Concordia University Chicago (CUC) men's basketball team took a trip up to Wisconsin to face Division II opponent University of Wisconsin-Parkside in an exhibition match. The Cougars battled hard but ultimately fell to the Rangers, 93-67. CUC is now 2-2, 1-0 NACC.
 
Inside the Box Score

• Jacob Collicott (Lafayette, Ind.) led the team with 19 points, going 5-for-7 from beyond the arc.
• Joel Watts (Homewood, Ill.) and Aaron Brown (Joliet, Ill.) each recorded a team-high four rebounds.
• The Cougars shot 45.8% from the field.

How it Happened
First Half
Sean Beckman (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) and Collicott gave the Cougars a slight edge over the Rangers to begin the game, 4-3. For the next five minutes however, CUC would go on a drought, giving up 11 unanswered points to the Rangers. Liam Cameron (Ventura, Calif.) ended the Rangers' run, with Cougars on the backfoot, 14-6, with 14:15 on the clock. The teams traded points, but strong shooting from beyond the arc from UW-Parkside help the Rangers to slowly keep building upon their lead to as much as 16 points. With 4:47 on the clock, Collicott banked a three-pointer and on the next possession, Watts sank one from beyond the arc to cut into the Rangers' lead, 37-24. Two layups by Kenton Pryor (Hazel Crest, Ill.)  and back-to-back threes from Collicott brought the gap back to single digits, but a last second layup put the Rangers up 45-34 at the break.
 
Second Half
The Rangers put up four points before Beckman was able to put the Cougars on the board in the second half. Parkside continued to extend its lead, going on an 11-4 run to lead by 20 points, 60-40, with 14:44 left in the game. Collicott answered with one from behind the arc, but the Rangers came back down the court and sank a three of their own. Tallis Lowery (Fairview Heights, Ill.) and Watts put up buckets for the Cougars to keep the deficit around 20, but the Rangers continued to find ways to pull further away from the CUC, leading 80-52, with 7:08 on the clock. Honore Yangoua (Williamstown, Ky.) recorded a three-pointer of his own, but Parkside powered forward with eight unanswered points from the Cougars, for a game-high difference of 33 points, 88-55, with 5:28 remaining. In the final minutes, Concordia found its groove and went on a 12-5 run to end the game. Melvin Holder-Maldonado (Waukegan, Ill.) started the run with a successful and-one and scored seven of the Cougars final 12 points. Unfortunately, the gap was too much for CUC to overcome, and the team fell 93-67 to the Rangers.
 
Up Next
The Cougars next game will be Saturday November 30 at 4:00 pm. Concordia hosts Elmhurst in a non-conference matchup. Coverage can be found at cucougars.com/coverage.