KWC's maturity leading to early success
Dec. 23—The Kentucky Wesleyan College men's basketball team is off to its best 10-game start in seven seasons, and the Panthers are hoping their experience and maturity can help continue the momentum once they return from the holiday break.
KWC is 8-2 for the first time since 2016-17, when the Panthers went on to win the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championship and, as a result, earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament. KWC, which is also 3-0 in conference play, has won eight games in a row since dropping a pair of contests in the G-MAC/GLIAC/GLVC Crossover.
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