Benkert plays key role in Belmont winning at UCLA

<p>Junior guard <strong>Michael Benkert</strong> scored eight points and added a steal off the bench for the Belmont men’s basketball team as it won at UCLA, 74-72.</p><p>The former Center Grove player made a 3-pointer and had an assist as the Bruins defeated visiting Western Kentucky, 80-74.</p><p>Adrian guard <strong>Kas Oganowski</strong> made the most of his start against Ohio Wesleyan, scoring eight points to go along with two rebounds and two assists in a 77-69 win.</p><p>Junior guard <strong>Anderson McCoy</strong> had a rebound and assist off the bench for UAB in its 76-49 defeat of Alcorn State.</p><p>Indiana Wesleyan guard <strong>Trevor Harrell</strong> had an assist in a 94-75 win over No. 21 Warner (Florida).</p><p>Eastern Kentucky sophomore <strong>Val Clark</strong> scored six points and had an assist in a 70-41 victory over Brescia. Clark previously recorded a rebound and assist in EKU’s 78-29 loss at West Virginia.</p><p><strong>Lauren Rau,</strong> the starting point guard at Lipscomb, scored 11 points to go along with six assists and three steals in the Bison’s 65-63 home loss to College of Charleston. She tallied 15 points, pulled down three rebounds and had an assist in a 77-45 loss at Georgia.</p><p>Holy Cross (Indiana) senior <strong>Jessica Norris</strong> had six points, four assists and four rebounds in the Saints 71-59 win at Calumet St. Joseph (Indiana).</p><p>Sophomore guard <strong>Allison Utterback</strong> had a rebound off the bench for Lewis in its 65-51 victory at Michigan Tech and another in a 58-50 win at Northern Michigan.</p><p>Purdue freshman guard <strong>Cassidy Hardin</strong> came off the bench to score three points, grab a rebound and make a steal in the Boilermakers 53-41 win over Albany.</p><p>Senior forward <strong>Regan Wentland</strong> collected two points, two rebounds and a steal in Indiana State’s 72-49 loss at Butler.</p><p>Freshman guard <strong>Addie Rund</strong> had two points, a rebound and a steal for Franklin College women’s basketball in its 69-52 loss at Bluffton.</p><p>The 13th-ranked Indiana Tech men’s basketball team lost to Madonna, 82-73, despite 16 points, three rebounds and two assists from senior <strong>Dylan Phair</strong>. He poured in a game-high 23 points in the Warriors 80-78 loss at No. 8 Southeastern.</p><p>Bethel freshman <strong>Jared DeHart</strong> had six points, four rebounds and three assists in an 82-54 victory over Simmons College of Kentucky. He followed with nine points and three boards in a 71-62 win at Lindsey Wilson.</p><p>Taylor freshman guard <strong>Kegan Owen</strong> had two points, two assists and a steal in the Spartans’ 111-67 romp over Lincoln Christian. Owen had three points and a rebound in Taylor’s 90-62 win against East-West University.</p><p>St. Francis starting forward <strong>Jeffrey Reynolds</strong> finished with eight points and four rebounds in the 19th-ranked Cougars’ 71-62 win at No. 8 Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida.</p><p>IUPUI point guard <strong>Holly Hoopingarner</strong> corralled five rebounds to go along with four points, five rebounds and two assists in the Jaguars’ 73-66 home loss to Ohio.</p><p><strong>Brooke Uebersetzig,</strong> a guard for Mount Mary (Wisconsin), finished with seven points, eight assists and four rebounds in her team’s 74-65 defeat of Blackburn.</p><p>Illinois freshman center <strong>Mackenzie Blazek</strong> came off the bench to score six points, grab three boards and block three shots in a 74-57 triumph over visiting SIU-Edwardsville.</p><p>Sophomore <strong>Sidney Crowe</strong> scored a point and grabbed two rebound for St. Francis (Indiana) in its 68-65 victory at Pikeville. She scored six points, grabbed three rebounds and had a steal in a 76-75 upset at fifth-ranked Campbellsville.</p>