Methodist men's basketball news

Whether pushed by his mom, his grandmother, or his coaches, teammates and opponents, Davion Ayabarreno has taken the challenge to hear and has channeled that into stardom for Methodist.

Ohio Wesleyan got 52 points from its two Preseason All-Americans and knocked off No. 12 Denison to create a three-way tie for first in the NCAC while Methodist won a thriller to take first place in the USA South. Plus the HCAC remains tight as ever, as explained in tonight's recap.

A couple of teams completed big comebacks Wednesday night, but St. John Fisher wasn't one of them. Neither was UW-Whitewater, as top-ranked Augustana pulled away from the 2013 champs.

Senior Bryan Hockaday eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career, but Messiah pulled away in the second half to knock off the Monarch men's basketball team, 73-54, on Tuesday afternoon at the Riddle Center.

Matt Vadas scored 28 points for Connecticut College, and the visiting Camels thwarted a late Methodist rally in holding on for a 75-72 win in men's basketball action at the Riddle Center on Monday afternoon.

Brandon Monk scored a career-high 25 points, and hit the game-winning three pointer as time expired to lift the Methodist men's basketball team to an 85-82 win over N.C. Wesleyan on Wednesday evening at the Riddle Center.

The first year under Mark Bollinger will end up being a memorable one at Piedmont, but not in a good way.