break!!!!!

Hillcat basketball is about to tipoff the second semester. We are all almost back from our Christmas vacations and got some much needed rest. The Hillcat men ended the first semester very strong, finishing 11-0 and 4-0 in conference ranked #5 in the country! We are very proud of our achievements so far this season but now it's time to get down and get back to business. This is going to be a very tough schedule ahead of us and we are preparing ourselves to put our best foot forward and come out strong.

Last week the Hillcat men played against the University of Houston. We played a very tough game. We went into the half up by three points. We came out in the second half and played very hard but we got down and just couldnt fight our way back into the game. Justynn Hammond played a very good game and finished with the game high 22 points.

We start practice tomorrow evening and have our first game back at St. Gregs on the Dec. 31 and then we have a home game Jan. 2 against OBU! We would like to see all of our fans at the game to support your Hillcats.

rsu men vs lubbock

this was a non-stop heart pounding game from the tip. this was probably our hardest test this year so far. lubbock came out prepared and ready to play on yesterday afternoon. just about the whole first half both teams kept trading baskets and there wasnt many defensive stops at all in the first half. the hillcat men went into halftime trailing lubbock 45-40. we kept our heads and stayed together because we knew what we had to do as a team. we knew where we fail short in the first half and what we slacked on and prepared mentally to do what we needed to do in the second half. the start of the second half wasnt how we expected it to be. instead of fighting back we saw ourself digging an even bigger hole and was down by 11 points halfway through the second half. through adversity true character presents itself!!!!! and thats just what happened! the hillcat men's true character presented itself and we dug deep and came together more than ever and we fought our way back into the game and tied the score with less than 5 minutes left. we played very tough defense and had very encouraging help from our bench and our fans. and at the end of the game the hillcat men came out on top winning the game 85-79. lubbock scored 79 points, the most points that have been scored on the hillcat men all season. next game is next saturday vs. john brown and we would like to see even more fans come out and show the hillcat emn some love as we continue a historic season! we love all our fans and we thank you for showing your support.

rsu vs. lubbock - hillcat women

the hillcat women suffered a hurtful lost on yesterday vs the lubbock women. the hillcat women started off on a roll jumping out to a 17-3 lead in the first half but ended up going into halftime down on the score board. they came out playing hard in the second half but ended up falling just a little short as the game clock ran out. the hillcat women played a very hard game but was uable to finish the game out on top. we are very proud of our hillcat women and would like to thank everyone who came out and showed support and to those who watched and listened over the internet.

game time

the hillcat men and women have a game this monday against ecclesia college. we all would really like if you all show your support the best way u can and we always appreciate our fans supporting us.

thanksgiving clinic

black friday was the hillcat thanksgiving clinic! coach barkley, coach love, kenny, jeremy, mo, and myself attended to help the kids improve on their basketball skills. we had a total of 18 kids that came out. it was truly a blessing and we all had a really good time with the little ones. the thanksgiving clinic went from 9am-12pm. it feels really good to be able to give back to the community and to the kids. to actually see that people really appreciate the things we do on the court and want to be like us. so each and everytime theres an oppurtunity to help we all try our best to reach our hands out and help where we can. being able to see the kids learn and really appreciate the help they are getting is the best reward i could receive.

conference game

1st conference game of the year is in the bag. RSU hillcat men and women came out with a win against john brown @ john brown. both team played extremely hard and the women game went down to the wire. with leass than a minute left the score was tied at 50 but the hillcat women came down and hit a 3 and then forceda turnover which led to an easy lay-up at the other end which gave them a 55-50 lead with less than 10 seconds to go and they came out with the win

the hillcat men had an outstanding game against the golden eagles of john brown. the first few minutes of the game we traded baskets but after that the hillcats started to pull away. john brown shot very well from behind the arc but we were able to match their 3's with some 3's of our own. kendrell, donald, and justin were lighting it up from behind the arc and as a collective unit we played excellent team ball on both ends of the floor. this was by far the best game of the year for us so far. we stuck with the game plan and executed in the best possible way. our defense stepped up with the intensity, our offense ran our stuff how we designed it, our transition was really good, the hillcat bench brought and enormous amount energy to the game, and most of all we played together and unselfish. And that is what win gmaes.

i would like to thank all the hillcat fans who came to the game and who listened on the internet. we greatly appreciate all the support you show us and we will continue to come out and play hard night after night.

hillcats

hillcat basketball has been looking good the past week. homecoming week was a really good success and we had a good show out for the homecoming game. the same dunk contest and the 3-point shootout was very entertaining. the men won our game homecoming night and the ladies lost a tight one. the ladies came back with something to prove last night when they smashed baker university by 22. the women have another game on friday and then both teams play out first conference game against john brown on tuesday @ john brown. wish us luck and thank you all for the support.