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SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran drilled 12 of its 21 three-point attempts and rolled past Austin College 97-74 Friday night in Memorial Gymnasium.
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The Bulldogs remained a game behind the lead of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. TLU improved to 12-7 overall with its third consecutive win. The Bulldogs are 6-2 in the SCAC.
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Austin fell to 6-13 overall and to 2-6 in the SCAC.
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Bulldog senior
Jordan Kouremetis hit three three-pointers and led TLU in scoring with 21.
Zach Behr made all three of his shots from long range and added 18 points. Behr also grabbed seven rebounds.
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TLU point guard
Sterling Holmes recorded 15 points, five rebounds and five assists, and
Harris Jowell pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds to go with five points.
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The Bulldogs led 51-27 at the half after shooting 51.5 percent from the floor and holding the Kangaroos to 35.7 percent.
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In the second half, TLU increased its percentage to 54.5 and made five of six three-pointers.
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Matt Perry hit three of four three-point attempts and finished with nine points.
Matthew Gillette contributed 13 points and five rebounds off the Bulldog bench.
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Brian Baehl led the Kangaroos with 15 points and eight rebounds.
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TLU hosts Centenary College (La.) at 6 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Gymnasium. The dedication ceremony for Jim Shuler Court will take place right before the Bulldogs and Gents tip-off.
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TLU will have live video and live stats on
tlubulldogs.com for both games of the TLU-Centenary doubleheader.
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