BEREA, Ky. - Covenant opened conference play with a visit to Berea. A cold night shooting for the Scots hurt them as they were defeated 72-54.

Final: Covenant 54, Berea 72
Records: Covenant (3-10, 0-1 CCS), Berea (6-8, 1-0 CCS)

FIRST HALF:

• David Compere got the Scots on the board with a 3-pointer to take a 3-2 lead. 
• Berea quickly went on a 6-0 run before Luke Crowden responded with a triple to cut the lead to 8-6. 
•  A 3-pointer capped off a 7-0 run for the Mountaineers to put them ahead 15-6. 
• The lead Berea reached double-digits at 19-9 after a made jumper with 11:13 remaining. 
• Crowden cut the lead back to single digits at 24-16 after cashing in a 3-pointer. 
• Berea went on another run, this one being eight consecutive points to go up 34-18. 
• Colt Donley had a baseline dunk in the final minute of the half to cut the lead to 34-20 at the intermission. 

SECOND HALF:

• Jesse Kinard put Covenant on the board in the second half with a lay-in as it trailed 37-22. 
• A 10-3 run for Berea pushed its lead to 47-25.
• Jonathan Gernatt scored the next seven points for Covenant, but he was the only guy finding the bottom of the basket as it trailed 57-32 midway through the half. 
• Back-to-back baskets by Pierce Smith cut the Berea lead to 61-40. 
• The Mountaineers continued to press forward with an 11-2 run to go up 72-42 with 2:32 remaining. 
• Michael St. Germain buried two triples in the final few minutes of the game to cut into the Berea lead. 

GAME NOTES: 

• Covenant drops to 11-5 all-time against Berea. 
• Gernatt was the only Covenant player in double-figures with 11 points. 
• The Scots shot 29.4% (20-68) from the field while the Mountaineers were 44.3% (27-61) shooting. 
• Each team struggled to make 3-pointers with Covenant shooting 16.7% (6-36) and Berea shooting 15.8% (3-19).
• Fast break points were in favor of Berea, 19-5. 

UP NEXT: Covenant returns to Barnes P.E. Center on Friday against Huntingdon at 5 p.m. 

CONNECT WITH THE SCOTS