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Lawson Kingsley led the Bluejays with 22 points in the win
Men's Basketball - Fri, Feb 12, 2010

HILLSBORO, Kan. - A hot-shooting Tabor College Men's Basketball team exacted some revenge Thursday night in Lindsborg, Kan., where the Bluejays defeated Bethany College, 98-91.


Tabor, which lost to Bethany in early January, snapped the Swedes' six-game winning streak that included wins over KCAC leader Friends University and second place McPherson College.


A quick start got the Bluejays off to an early lead. Bethany battled back and both teams traded blows before Tabor took a 41-39 advantage into the break.


Tabor showed its shooting touch from behind the arc in the second half. The Bluejays knocked down a blistering seven of ten shots from behind the arc to secure their fifth conference road victory of the season.


Six Bluejays reached double figures to pace Tabor's offense, led by freshman Lawson Kingsley (Sedgwick, Kan.) with 22 points, while junior Damon Dechant (Kit Carson, Colo.) and sophomore Cody Arnold (Leon, Kan.) racked up 19 points apiece. Senior Dan Hann (Phoenix, Ariz.), along with freshmen Ryan Chippeaux (Wichita, Kan.) and Michael Janzen (Hesston, Kan.) added10 points apiece.


For the game, the Bluejays shot a sizzling 52 percent from behind the arc as Kingsley and Arnold each knocked down four apiece. Dechant led the way on the glass with seven as Tabor out-rebounded the Swedes by two. Arnold and Janzen led Tabor with four assists apiece, and the Bluejays recorded a season high 22 assists in the contest.


Tabor (6-9 KCAC, 9-15 Overall) will return home to host Southwestern College on Church Spirit Night Saturday Feb. 13, at 7 p.m.