ANGOLA, Ind. – The RV Washington University in St. Louis men's basketball team concluded its season with an 86-65 loss to No. 13 Trine in the Sweet 16 on Friday evening. The Bears end with a 20-8 record after the program's ninth trip to the Sweet 16.
 
Junior Hayden Doyle led the offensive efforts for the Bears with 21 points and six rebounds to go with three assists and two steals. Junior Kyle Beedon had 14 points and four rebounds while sophomore Yogi Oliff recorded a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds as well as a game-high five assists.
 
WashU opened the game with a 4-0 run on jumper from Beedon and Doyle but Trine answered with a 7-0 run to take a 7-4 lead at 17:04. A pair of free throws from Oliff made it a one-point game but the Thunder scored nine-straight points to take a 16-6 lead with 13:44 on the clock.
 
Down nine, first-year Emmett Lawton put in a layup followed by a 3-pointer to cut down Trine's advantage to 18-14 at 12:33.
 
Trine went back up by eight points following a 3-pointer from Fred Garland, but Doyle netted a longball to make it a 26-21 game at 6:16. The Thunder put in back-to-back buckets and Cortez Garland hit a 3-pointer to give the Thunder a 33-23 game with 2:47 remaining in the first half.
 
Ultimately, the Thunder went into halftime with a 38-28 lead over the Bears.
 
Trine came out of the break to hit four-straight points, going up 42-28 just 1:17 into the second half. Oliff followed with an offensive putback to cut it to a 12-point deficit.
 
Doyle hit a pair of free throws at 15:51 to keep the deficit at 12. Following a basketball from Trine, senior Jabari Chiphe put in a layup after an offensive rebound from first-year Ryan Cohen.
 
Trine took its largest lead of the game – 25 points – for the first time at 7:40 after a 3-pointer from Aidan Smylie. First-year Beza Miller and junior Jonathan Coffy netted the final four points of the game for the Bears.
 
The Bears out-rebounded Trine 38-31 but had 17 turnovers to the Thunders' 12. WashU shot 24-for-65 (36.9%) and 8-for-30 (26.7%) from 3-point range.

Season Highlights

• Program's ninth trip to the Sweet 16
• First time winning regional since 2020
• Junior Hayden Doyle eclipsed 1,000 career points
• Coach Juckem named 2023 Most Impactful DIII Head Coaches by Silver Waves Media
• All-UAA
  • Hayden Doyle: First Team
  • Yogi Oliff: Second Team
  • Calvin Kapral: Honorable Mention
• Hayden Doyle: 1/29 UAA Athlete of the Week
• Started season with two ranked wins over #11 Swarthmore and #12 Johns Hopkins
• Won 39^th Annual Lopata Classic
• Defeated #2 Case Western Reserve in OT
• Had wins over ranked teams
  • #2 CWRU
  • #11 Swarthmore
  • #12 Johns Hopkins
  • #12 NYU
  • #23 Emory