Covering UMHB Athletics and the stories behind the score
PHILADELPHIA — Eli Beard, a two-time D3hoops.com All-Region honoree with UMHB men’s basketball, is heading to the Division I ranks for his final year in college, set to play the upcoming season at Drexel University in Philadelphia. The news was announced by Drexel in a post on X on Thursday afternoon.
MARSHALL, Texas — Eli Beard had no intention of letting The Cru come up short on Friday afternoon, not after suffering back-to-back losses by a combined three points less than week prior.
BELTON — The first seven minutes played out at a frenetic pace, Howard Payne’s up-tempo, run-and-gun, fourth-in-the-nation offense clashing with Mary Hardin-Baylor’s speed and athleticism.
BELTON — There were chances to win it in the end, which, for a UMHB team whose struggles have been very noticeable in recent weeks, was all anyone could really ask for. Especially considering the opponent on the opposite bench came to Belton with an unblemished 7-0 ASC record in tow.
BELTON — On four occasions over his two seasons at UMHB, Eli Beard has turned in a 30-point performance. The first two came last season. The last two have been during the current season, one that has seen Beard average 22.4 points per game for The Cru, who are 12-5. But only one of those […]
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — It seems that Eli Beard’s senior season couldn’t have started much better from an offensive standpoint.
The prolific guard entered Friday night’s road duel at Whitman with five 20-point performances and shooting 48.8% from the field, having contributed significantly to The Cru’s seven-game win streak.
RICHARDSON, Texas- It took some time early on in the season, through difficult losses and disappointing performances on the road, but the UMHB men’s basketball team seems to have found its stride as the homestretch of the regular season unfolds.
Just two days after a disappointing 17-point loss to Howard Payne, the UMHB men’s basketball team avenged a double-digit first-half deficit and emerged with a well-earned 69-64 victory over Sul Ross State on Saturday afternoon.