MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Mississippi University for Women men's basketball had four players tally in double-figure scoring, propelling it to a 79-66 road win at Huntingdon College. The Owls (6-5) victory over the Hawks (1-8) was the first over their regional rival in program history.
 
The W was hitting on all cylinders versus Huntingdon, building a double –digit lead early in the second half and never looking back. Chief among the feathers in the Owls' cap was having the squad's lowest turnovers in a contest this season, with just eight miscues (only four of which were unforced errors) versus the Hawks.
 
MUW also had its third-best shooting percentage from the floor, at .526 percent (30-57). The W has been victorious all three times it has eclipsed the 50-percent barrier for field goal percentage this season.
 
The Owls proved opportunistic on defense, as well. The W had 24 points off of Hawks' turnovers, converting points on 10 of Huntingdon's 12 gaffs. MUW's low turnover ledger amounted to just eight points for HC.
 
Senior Shon Wright set the tone for the Owls with a double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds. He connected on 5-of-6 from the free throw line versus the Hawks, raising his season average from the charity stripe above 89 percent for the year.
 
Junior post player Thomas Wright made good on 8-of-11 from the field to also book 16 points and giving him double-figure scoring in all 11 games, thus far, in 2022-23. He grabbed nine rebounds and had a team high three assists, as well.
 
Guards Milos Zeradjanin and Andrew Shepherd contributed 14 and 10 points, respectively. Each also had three rebounds, with Zeradjanin also registering two assists and two steals.
 
Tyson Smithey made good on 4-of-5 from the field on his way to eight points, with senior Quintiyus Causey chipping in six. Dariun Doss' four points, three by Chris Evans and two from Nathan Reed rounded out the Owls' scorers.
 
The W will next have a rematch with LaGrange College next Friday (Dec. 16) in Georgia. The Owls lost the first meeting between the teams, 70-67, this season in Columbus on November 27.