Greyhounds Can't Overcome Slow Start

The ASU Mid-South Greyhounds traveled to Quincy, Illinois to partake in John Wood's Classic over the weekend. On Friday, the Greyhounds had yet another nationally ranked opponent on their schedule. This time, it would be the Eagles of Kirkwood, the #6 team in NJCAA D2. They would end up dropping it 82-60. "The slow start hurt us, but once we finally settled down it was a one possession game for the rest of the half. We have to stop shooting ourselves in the foot. We are showing spurts of what we can become, we just have to put it together for a full 40 minute game. I have to do a better job of controlling my emotions because these guys feed off me. I have to stay more even killed, and not getting too high or too low. I think that will help them feel more relaxed and just be willing to play more." head coach Cody Hastings had to say after the game.

Within the first 3 minutes of play, the Eagles jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead. The Greyhounds finally settled in and would eventually cut the lead to 8 on multiple occassions, but that would be as close as they would get. The second half was much like the first couple minutes of the game, as the Eagles would continue to seperate themselves from the Greyhounds. Although, ASU Mid-South would hit 10 3's, Kirkwood would up those 10 and hit 12 of their own. 

Another big factor was the 16 turnovers the Eagles caused the Greyhounds to commit, compared to the Eagles only committing 6 allowing the Eagles to outscore the Greyhounds 23-3 in points off turnovers. The Greyhounds will look to bounce back tomorrow, November 9 as they play the host John Wood Community College. Tip-off is set for 3:00.