Jacksonville, Florida-For what has been the case for several contests this season, another meltdown in the second half for Edward Waters sent them to another loss. This time, the loss was to Benedict by a final of 89-70 on Monday evening at the Adams-Jenkins Community Sports & Music Complex.

It was another tale of two halves for Edward Waters (3-14, 2-10 SIAC) as they were in control of the first half leading by as many as 12 points and ultimately taking a 47-42 lead at halftime. The second half was another implosion for the Tigers as they connected on just 19% of their shots. For the contest, Edward Waters shot a combined 35% on 21-60 shooting in the contest, compared to 47% on 32-68 shooting for Benedict (11-7, 9-4 SIAC). Turnovers were a major part in the Tigers' undoing as they committed 21 that turned into 22 Benedict points.

Tavares Oliver led EWU with 20 points and six rebounds, Larry Kuimi had 16 points and four boards, and Cahlib Edwards finished with 13 points and six boards for the Purple & Orange.

Edward Waters will return home on Wednesday evening against Allen University at 7:30pm at the Adams-Jenkins Complex.

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