SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Louisiana Christian University men’s basketball team added another signature win to its 2024-25 ledger Thursday night, toppling 20th-ranked Our Lake of the Lake 75-69 on the Saints’ homecourt.
Earlier this season, coach Reni Mason’s Wildcats surprised 14th-ranked LSU Shreveport for the first Top 25 win by LCU in 10 tries.
Thursday’s victory completed a Red River Athletic Conference doubleheader sweep for LCU as the women were also winners. Both teams play at Texas A&M-San Antonio on Saturday.
For the Wildcat men, it was their third straight victory. They held the high-flying Saints to their second-fewest points to-date (69), 18 points lower than their season average, primarily by eliminating the perimeter shooting, allowing the least three-pointers (3) and lowest long-ball percentage (23.1%) in a league contest this season in addition to forcing 20+ turnovers for the third time.
Led by Bryce Weinmunson’s 16 points and 14 by Devin Carter, LCU improved to 6-9 overall and 5-6 in Red River Athletic Conference play, while Our Lady of the Lake fell to 13-4 and 9-4.
Jon’Quarius McGhee came off the bench to add a season-best 14 points. Chukwuemeke Nwaoshai has established a rhythm in the paint, hauling in double-digit rebounds in each of his past three appearances and his sixth overall after tallying a team-most 11 on top of blocking a campaign/game-high three shots.
Carter, the nation’s 3-point per game leader, nailed three more from distance.
LCU WOMEN 57, OUR LADY OF THE LAKE 52: Rebounding dominance was the key for the visitors as they collected more than 60 rebounds for the first time in seven years and had a plus 22 (63-41) advantage on the glass.
Defensively, the ladies from “The Hill” held OLLU to the second-lowest scoring output of the season, stayed out of foul trouble with a year-to-date low of just nine, and logged double-figure steals for the second time.
Louisiana Christian (4-9, 4-7 Red River) got another Princis Goff double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Dakayla Howard snagged a career-high 10 rebounds and Deja Tanks collected 11 in just 15 minutes of action.
Our Lady of the Lake dipped to 6-10 overall, 4-9 in the RRAC.