GREELEY, Col. – The University of the Incarnate Word men's basketball team came up short on the road against Northern Colorado on Friday, losing 83-61. The Bears relied on their outside shooting to secure the win, knocking down 14 three-pointers on the night. 
 
"Northern Colorado shot the ball very well and that put a lot of pressure on our defense," Cardinals coach Carson Cunningham said. "They deserve credit for that. Our guys showed toughness by making a couple of nice second-half runs, but they ultimately responded. This was a tough two-game road trip. We need to learn from it and keep battling."

NOTABLES 

• Sophomore point guard Morgan Taylor led the Cardinals in scoring with 16 points on the night, to go along with two rebounds and two assists.
• Freshman guard Drew Lutz continued his high-scoring start to the season, adding 15 points in Friday's game after scoring 16 in the season opener against Missouri.
• Junior forward Augustine Ene put together an efficient offensive performance, scoring 10 points on 4-5 shooting, including 2-3 from the three-point line. 
• The Cardinals converted on 75 percent of their free-throw attempts (12/16).
• Freshman forward Derek Van Vlerah recorded a career-high two steals.
• UIW came out strong in the first half, shooting 44.4 percent from the field, 50 percent from three and 100 percent from the charity stripe to open the game.
• There were six lead changes in the first half before the Bears pulled away

UP NEXT
The Cardinals return to San Antonio for their home opener against Texas Lutheran at 7 p.m. (CT) Tuesday, November 12.

STAY TUNED 
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