Waxahachie, TX – The SAGU Men's Basketball took an 80-57 victory over Central Christian on Saturday afternoon in the Sheaffer Center. As this was SAGU's last regular season home game, the team recognized six of seniors:
Jacob Rainey,
Nathan Bailey,
Joshua Kashila,
Isaiah Boling,
Joel Polius, and
Nykolas Mason.
The Lions never trailed throughout the game, and they held the Tigers to shooting just 30% from the field and 25% from three while forcing 18 turnovers. SAGU was led by senior
Nathan Bailey who had 24 points on 7-16 shooting from the field, 5-11 from three, and 5-5 from the free throw line. Bailey also had a team high 9 rebounds.
Joel Polius had a dominant night in the paint scoring 17 points and pulling in 7 rebounds.
Joshua Kashila and
Keenan Gooden would add 12 points each, and Kashila pulled in 6 rebounds while Gooden pulled in 7. Kashila also finished with a team high 5 assists. As a team the Lions shot 40% from the field, 31% from three, and 73% from the free throw line.
As a leading Christian university, SAGU educates and prepares individuals who want to serve Christ and others. SAGU helps students discover and develop their God-given callings in a Spirit-empowered, learning community. We believe in affordable tuition, made possible in part through the financial support of donors who embrace the mission of SAGU and the importance of affordable, accredited programs to train Christians for leadership in ministry, business, education, and service. Most majors are available in-person in Waxahachie, TX, and online through a wide range of associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.
