Turnovers, fouls lead TWU to AAC losses to Reinhardt

In the opener, it was 20 turnovers which sunk the Lady Bulldogs to a 53-48 loss.Then, the nightcap saw the Bulldogs commit 28 fouls en route to a 72-68 defeat.Tennessee Wesleyan suffered a sweep at the hands of Reinhardt to open AAC play Wednesday at James L. Robb Gymnasium and both coaches emphasized the importance of discipline moving forward.“We were super undisciplined. Any little sign of pressure... any little sign of adversity, we made things worse,” Wesleyan men’s coach Randy Casey said. “We’re our own worst enemy. And it’s because we’re undisciplined. I’ve got to fix that. I’ll make it happen.”The Bulldogs got out to a great start, leading 8-2, 10-4 and then 17-10. But as the fouls racked up — Reinhardt was in the bonus already at the 14:29 mark of the first half — Wesleyan’s offense dried up. Wesleyan scored four points in five minutes and Reinhardt clawed back to a 21-19 deficit, and Casey called timeout.“Bad shots. Contested shots.

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