Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer
Connors State College

Cowboys to Play for Region 2 Championship on Saturday Afternoon

It will be Championship Saturday for both the Connors State Cowboys and Cowgirls as they battle for the title in this year’s National Junior College Athletic Association Region II tournament at Muskogee’s Rougher Village arena.

Cowboys to Play for Region 2 Championship on Saturday Afternoon
Box Score
March 15, 2024

Muskogee, OK- It will be Championship Saturday for both the Connors State Cowboys and Cowgirls as they battle for the title in this year's National Junior College Athletic Association Region II tournament at Muskogee's Rougher Village arena.

Sophomore standout Bradyn Hubbard showed why he was named the Region II Player of the Year as he powered his way to two old-fashioned three-point plays in the final four minutes to help push the Cowboys to an 82-73 win over Eastern in a game that was much closer than the score might indicate.

Connors battled foul trouble with big man Buddy Hammer on the bench with four fouls much of the second half and it was a night where the long-range shots just weren't falling for the Cowboys. As a result, Eastern took a 56-53 lead with 14 minutes to play. The Cowboys kept battling, finally tying the score at 68-all with six minutes left.

Point guard Donyae May canned a 3-pointer at the four-minute mark to put the Cowboys back on top at 72-70 and then Hubbard put together that six-point splurge to put Connors on top 78-70 and all the separation they would need.

"The first half got away from us a little bit, but I thought we played better defense in the second half," said head coach Bill Muse. "We didn't make shots or rebound like we did on Thursday and had foul trouble, but we were tough down the stretch."

Hubbard led all scorers with 34 points, taking up a legacy of top performers for the Cowboys according to Muse.

"Every year we've gone to the national tournament it's always been our top player that has carried us and Bradyn did that again tonight and will have to continue to do that."

Besides Hubbard, Tony Green and May also scored in double figures with 13 and 16 points respectively.