WARRENSBURG, MO. - The Missouri Western men were held to a season-low point total in an 83-46 loss at Central Missouri on Wednesday.  

The Griffons (8-11, 4-7 MIAA) shot just 28.8% (17-59 FG) and committed 18 turnovers in their seventh straight loss of the 2021-22 season. Their last win came against the same Mules team on December 11th, a 79-65 victory in the MWSU Fieldhouse.  

47 days later, the Griffons are still searching.  Without starters Reese Glover (personal reasons) and Alex John (injury) for the second straight game, Western struggled out of the gate, unable to find any offensive rhythm. The Mules (9-8, 6-7 MIAA) shot 51.6% from the field and led by double figures for 26 of the game's final 40 minutes. 

"It was ugly tonight," Senior captain Caleb Bennett said.

"It's sickening to come out and lose by (almost) 40 and I take a lot of that responsibility. I've gotta be better.  For anybody that doesn't believe in us right now- that's alright. We lost 7 straight games last season and still made it to the NCAA Tournament.  I believe anything is possible.  We just need to get out of our heads.  I think we have some time to turn this thing around as long as we get our heads straight and continue to believe in this program."

The Griffons return home on Saturday to face Lincoln. The Blue Tigers entered this week with a 1-13 overall record and were defeated by Western 78-76 on December 9th in Jefferson City.