Selfridge Ends Extras with a Walk-Off
Contributing Writer
Preston Palm
Game Recap
Softball
Date Publuished:
July 7, 2025
Photography:
Laura Barrios Bardi
Full Article:
**Author**: Preston Palm, Contributing Writer The Drovers ended the season with an overall record of 17-12, winning roughly 59% of their games this season. Conference play was competitive, but USAO managed to win 63% of their conference games with a record of 14-8. The Drovers showed flashes of potential but ultimately USAO could not pull together a win to keep their season alive. Three Drovers earned All-Conference honors for the year: - **Stats**: 14.5 PPG, 7 RPG, 3+ APG - **Shooting**: 45.3% FG, 32.1% 3PT, 73.5% FT - **Historic Achievement**: Recorded first triple-double by a Drover in over 10 years (January 7th) - **Stats**: 20.5 PPG (3rd highest in SAC) - **Shooting**: 52.8% FG, 41.3% 3PT - **Stats**: 15.2 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 2.2 APG - **Defense**: 37 blocks, 36 steals - **Milestones**: 17th player to reach 1000-point milestone, all-time leading rebounder - **Cade Allen**: 9.1 PPG, 41% FG, 35.9% 3PT - **Logan Dolan**: 6.1 PPG, 80% FT - **Cejay Mann**: 9.3 PPG, 43.2% FG, 33.3% 3PT - **Dallen Forsythe**: 3.1 PPG, 76.9% 3PT With their season at an end, the Drovers will prepare for the 2023-24 season and will be back in action in the fall trimester. - **Final Record**: 17-12 overall (59% win rate), 14-8 SAC (63% win rate) - **Coach**: Francis (8th season) - **100+ Point Games**: 5 total wins - **Win Streak**: 8 games (December) - **Losing Streak**: 6 games (January) - **All-Conference Players**: 3 (Gaither, Cele, Makuntae) - **Historic Achievements**: Gaither's triple-double, Makuntae's career milestones
Game Details:
USAO's men's basketball season came to a close on February 23rd in a close loss against Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU). While the season ended in disappointment, there were a lot of takeaways, positives, and big moments to this season. | The first month of season, October, only featured two games in which USAO went 1-1. There were five games in November where the Drovers went 3-2 and won their last two games of the month, both by one possession, against John Brown University (JBU) and Oklahoma City University (OCU). December couldn't have gone better for USAO as they went undefeated for the month and increased their win streak to eight games. | The new year started off on the wrong foot for the Drovers, with a 95-86 loss to Langston University (LU). The month started to look better with two dominating wins over Central Christian College (CCC) and Oklahoma Panhandle State University (OPSU). However, in the back half of the month, the Drovers dropped six games in a row with four of the games ending in double digit losses. USAO performed well in the month of February going 5-2. Yet, one of those two losses was the most important game of the year as the Drovers fell to SAGU in the SAC tournament quarterfinal, with a score of 100-92. | 1. **October 28th**: vs Calvary Bible College (117-62) | 2. **November 5th**: vs Dallas Christian College (103-82) - Homecoming | 3. **December 10th**: vs Southwestern Christian University (102-84) | 4. **January 12th**: vs Oklahoma Panhandle State University (106-88) | 5. **February 18th**: vs Oklahoma Panhandle State University (107-81) | - **Season End**: SAC Tournament Quarterfinal loss to SAGU (100-92) | - **Notable**: Strong December (undefeated), struggled in January (6-game losing streak)
Key Statistics:
As a team, the Drovers were an offensive machine. USAO recorded five games in which they won with a final score of 100+ points: | - **Achievement**: 14 games with 20+ points | - **Historic Achievement**: Only Drover in history with 1000+ points, 800+ rebounds, and 200+ assists | - **Jaden Harrell**: 5.2 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 3.4 APG (96 assists, 89 rebounds, 37 steals)