(New Orleans) Dillard's Terry Church scored a game-high 30 points, but it was not as the Bleu Devils lost to the Tougaloo Bulldogs 77-61 on Saturday night on the Battlefield in Dent Hall.

The Bulldogs' Juan Gray scored 17 points in the first eleven minutes of the game to fuel Tougaloo to a 37-31 halftime lead. The Bulldogs started the second half with a 17-6 run to take a commanding seventeen point lead and coast to the victory. 

Church was 9-of-15 from the field and 10-for-11 from the free-throw line in the loss. He also had two three-pointers. Troy Bertrand came off the bench and chipped in with 10 points and 5 rebounds for the Bleu Devils.

The Bleu Devils will travel to Mobile, Alabama to face Spring Hill College on Monday, February 13th at 7:30p.m.

(Jackson, MS) The Dillard Bleu Devils hung with the GCAC Conference leading Tougaloo Bulldogs for a half, but they were unable to sustain the same intensity in the second half and lost 69-44 in Jackson, MS on Saturday night.

Troy Bertrand was the lone Bleu Devil to score in double figures, finishing with 14 points and 7 rebounds off the bench.

The Bleu Devils (1-8, 1-18) trailed 31-24 at the half, using solid team defense to stay within striking distance of the Bulldogs.

Tougaloo (8-1, 17-5) came out in the second half with intense defensive pressure, capitalizing off the Bleu Devils' mistakes to cruise to the victory.

The Bleu Devils will battle the Talladega Tornadoes on Monday, February 6th at 7:30p.m in Talladega, Alabama.

(New Orleans) The Dillard Bleu Devils lost to the Xavier Gold Rush 64-37 on Saturday night at the Barn on the campus of Xavier University.

The Dillard Bleu Devils looked overwhelmed from the opening tip against the Gold Rush, trailing 12-0 before scoring their first point of the game on a free-throw by Terry Church with just over thirteen minutes remaining in the first half. The Bleu Devils continued to battle and trailed by only nine at 17-8 following a three-pointer by Troy Bertrand. Bleu Devil, Lance Theard, brought Dillard even closer following his own three-pointer at 17-13, prompting the Gold Nuggets to called timeout. Following the timeout, Xavier went on a 15-2 run to go into halftime up on the Bleu Devils 32-15.

The Gold Rush came out in the second half and essentially put the game away against the Bleu Devils. Xavier hit four consecutive three-pointers to go up 51-24 and coast to the victory from that point. 

Lorenzo Mitchell came off the bench to lead the Bleu Devils with 10 points, all in the second half. 

Dillard will now focus on their next conference opponent, Southern University at New Orleans. The Bleu Devils will battle the Knights on Tuesday, January 31st at 7:30p.m. at the Castle on the campus of Southern University at New Orleans.