CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – The Campbellsville University men's basketball team earned their second-straight win to start the 2020-21 season as they earned a 77-48 win over Simmons College of Kentucky.
Every Tiger that touched the floor on Friday night scored a basket from the field as CU had four players in double figures led once again by senior guard
Taiveyhon Mason, who dropped 15 points.
Taj Price and
Sam Weining both scored in double figures for the second-straight game as Price added 12 points with Weining scoring 11.
Price was a rebound away from a double-double as he grabbed nine boards while also adding two blocks and two assists.
Jacob King was the fourth player in double figures for Campbellsville as he also scored 11 points on 3-for-6 shooting, all three makes coming from behind the three-point line.
Behind Mason, Weining, and King in the starting lineup,
Ross Ryan and
Jay'von Jackson were both a basket away from double figures as Ryan finished with nine points and six rebounds and Jackson scored eight points.
Jackson had a rough shooting night, going 3-for-12 from the field and 0-for-5 from distance but that didn't stop the junior from giving his effort and energy on the other end of the floor. Jackson grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds, five defensive and six offensive, dished out a team-high five assists while playing stellar on-ball defensive on his way to three steals.
Sophomore guard
Devaunte Robinson made his 2020-21 debut after an injury scare during the preseason as he ended up with seven points, three rebounds and an assist. Juniors
Devontae Hayes and
Nolan Barrow rounded out the scoring night for CU as they each added a basket from the field in the second half of play.
Campbellsville will get right back on the floor to face No. 24 ranked Union College Saturday afternoon for a 4 p.m. ET tip off in the Powell Athletic Center. Union dropped their game to open the Lou Cunningham Classic as they fell to No. 15 University of the Cumberlands.
