Logan Corta, USU Eastern – Social Media Specialist

Photo courtesy of Jeff Barrett

USU Eastern didn’t open SWAC play the way they were hoping for as they dropped one to CSI 80-60. The score was arguably not vindictive of the hard-fought match between the two teams. Though Eastern trailed for most of the game, an impressive dunk by Gbenga Olubi spurred a 6-point run that had Eagle fans’ hopes high. Unfortunately, CSI was able to rally and dash those hopes.

In the loss, Kevin Bethel had 5 assists and 5 rebounds, and his guard counterpart, Jael Vaughn, had 14 points and 4 steals. Gbenga Olubi had 12 points, 2 steals, 1 assist, and 4 rebounds to help his team. Dyson Lighthall chipped in shooting an impressive 5/9 from the field to finish with 10 points to go with his 6 rebounds.

USU Eastern will return home to take on Salt Lake Community college on Saturday, December 10 at 3:00 p.m.