(Via CAC Athletics)
Mount Pleasant — Top-seeded Florida College joined No. 2 Washington Adventist University (Maryland), No. 3 Northern New Mexico College and No. 5 Iowa Wesleyan as winners on a busy opening day of the CAC men’s basketball tournament.
Tournament host Iowa Wesleyan started the action with an 85-50 victory against No. 4 Wilberforce University (Ohio). Then, Florida College picked up a 110-55 win against No. 8 Lincoln Christian University (Illinois).
The evening session featured Washington Adventist edging No. 7 Crowley’s Ridge College (Arkansas) 55-51 and Northern New Mexico defeating No. 6 Morris College (South Carolina) 75-53.
The 2022 CAC tournament continues on today, with semifinal games between Florida College and Iowa Wesleyan, starting at 2 p.m., and Washington Adventist faces Northern New Mexico at 6:30 p.m. Today’s winners will earn automatic bids to represent the CAC in the NAIA national tournament.
You can listen to Iowa Wesleyan’s matchup with top-seeded Florida Christian on FM 98.5 and kilj.com.
Nathan Bloechl and Kent Bennett will have the call.