OLATHE, Kan. - A slow start by the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes put KWU in a deficit that it could not recover from as MidAmerica Nazarene defeated the Coyotes 80-50 on Tuesday at the Cook Center and Bell Family Arena.
The Coyotes fell behind 16-2 to start the game as MNU went on a 16-0 run after KWU scored the first points of the night.
The margin later climbed to as many as 27 points, including the halftime margin of 44-17.
KWU fared better in the second half shooting 44 percent and only trailed 36-33 in the half.
Wesleyan (0-3) shot just 25.9 percent in the first half (7 of 27) and finished the game 18 of 52 for 34.6 percent.
Brandon Redic led the Coyotes with 11 points, while Kavon Phillips had 10. KWU did outrebound MNU 38-36 in the game led by seven from Phillips.