![]() Kent finished the game with 13 points, with all of his field goals coming from behind the arc. “On the defensive end, we turned it up defensively and that’s what led us to our offensive breakout.” “The past few games, I’ve been in a little funk but just seeing those 3s go in built my confidence even more. Wardle’s decision to bring in Kent forced the Braves to play with a smaller lineup but it gave the sophomore much needed confidence shooting the ball. Kent, who was did not play at all in Wednesday’s conference opener against Northern Iowa, returned to form after two early fouls on senior center Ari Boya and sophomore forward Rienk Mast needed a break on the bench. ![]() With Bradley leading 23-22 with seven minutes left in the first half, senior forward Ja’Shon Henry finished an aggressive layup and Kent swished a 3 on the next possession after making his first deep ball a few possessions earlier. We’re starting to execute a little better believe in the system.”Īfter the Braves and Cougars engaged in a physical dogfight for the first 12 minutes, two triples from sophomore guard Jayson Kent gave Bradley a jolt, which led to a 16-0 run for the Braves. “Shooting more confidently, that’s the biggest thing offensively,” head coach Brian Wardle said. The trend continues a reversal of Bradley’s early season woes of shooting and defending the 3-point shot. Three proved to be a significant number in the outcome, as the Bradley converted 10 3-point looks compared to SIUE’s two and the Braves shot higher than 40% from behind the arc for the third time in four games. Looking to win three games in a row for the first time since mid-January, the Braves made winning look easy again, breezing past the SIUE Cougars 80-55 on Saturday afternoon. Wins haven’t come as easy for the Bradley Braves in 2021 as other seasons in recent memory. ![]() That was pretty obvious considering he has been out since the middle of May with a calf strain and with the Angels on the outside of the postseason again, there is no incentive for bringing Trout at this point.Members of Bradley’s bench high-five each other.
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