WashU’s Hayden Doyle makes a move for the basket during Friday’s NCAA Division III Sweet 16 game against Trine. (Photo courtesy: WashU Athletics)
| NCAA Men’s Basketball | 1 | 2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| WashU (20-8) | 28 | 37 | 65 |
| Trine (26-4) | 38 | 48 | 86 |
Steven Millbrook
Staff Writer
ANGOLA, IN — The fun and thrilling 2023-24 Washington University men’s basketball season came to an end Friday night, when the Bears lost in the NCAA Division III Sweet 16, on the road to No. 13-ranked Trine University.
WashU scored the first four points of the game to take an early lead. Trine responded by scoring the next seven points to take the lead themselves, then never relinquished the lead again.
The host Thunder went on a 16-2 run to take its first 10 point lead and made that edge stand up to lead 38-28 at halftime.
In the second half, Trine pushed its lead to as many as 25 points midway through before eventually winning the game by 21 points.
Junior guards Hayden Doyle and Kyle Beedon led WashU’s offense on Friday. Doyle finished with 21 points, six rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Beedon added 14 points and four rebounds, while sophomore Yogi Oliff posted 11 points, 10 rebounds, and a game-high five assists.
The Bears ended their season with a 20-8 record, the program’s ninth trip to the Sweet 16, and its first regional championship since 2020.
Trine will play Wisconsin-Platteville for the sectional championship on Saturday, with the winner advancing to the Division III Final Four next weekend in Fort Wayne, Ind.
WashU 65
| ## | Player | GS | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | ORB-DRB | REB | PF | A | TO | BLK | STL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Doyle, Hayden | * | 36 | 8-14 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 1-5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 24 | Beedon, Kyle | * | 27 | 5-13 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Oliff, Yogi | * | 28 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 6-4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 34 | Kapral, Calvin | * | 20 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Grudzinski, Will | * | 19 | 0-7 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Lawton, Emmett | 11 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 25 | Chiphe, Jabari | 16 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 15 | Davis, Jake | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 01 | Coffy, Jonathan | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 02 | Miller, Beza | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Cohen, Ryan | 14 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 05 | Vogel, Lucas | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 03 | Van Eekeren, Tyler | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Nwokolo, Chidera | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | Gale, George | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TM | TEAM | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | – | 200 | 24-65 | 8-30 | 9-15 | 16-22 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 65 |
Trine 86
| ## | Player | GS | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | ORB-DRB | REB | PF | A | TO | BLK | STL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Smylie,Aidan | * | 31 | 8-12 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 1-8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 11 | Garland,Cortez | * | 34 | 6-12 | 3-3 | 7-8 | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 01 | Garland,Fred | * | 33 | 7-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 04 | Moore,Drew | * | 23 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 42 | Megnanglo,Emmanuel | * | 29 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Tucker,Nate | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 03 | Pahl,Grant | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 23 | Cox,Brent | 11 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 02 | Awls,Cameron | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 20 | Cusack,Jayce | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | McKenzie,Logan | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Preston,Ryan | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Lumbrezer,Evan | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TM | TEAM | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | – | 200 | 30-55 | 10-15 | 16-19 | 4-27 | 31 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 86 |