Trey Moore scores 25 as Ciougar men top Gillette College on Nov. 2

                [11/2/2012] GILLETTE, Wyo. -- Trey Moore popped in seven 3-pointers and the Western Nebraska Community College men's basketball team started the season off with a bang by dropping Gillette College 98-78 Friday night at Gillette, Wyo.

                Moore, the freshman from Papillion-La Vista, Neb., had a huge contest, finishing with 25 points, six assists, and was 7 of 9 from the 3-point area.

                Also netting double figures was Willie Mangum had 21 points, while Cody Johnson had 14 points and seven rebounds.

                WNCC coach Russ Beck said this all 12 Cougars that saw action scored.

                "This was a great team win," he said. "The bench production was awesome. We need to improve our defense and limit our turnovers. We are taking everything we do one game at a time."

                The Cougars also received nine points from Quante Cooley, five points from Tahir Little, eight points from Chad Calcaterra, five points from Zach Clemens, three points from Rich Williams, five points from Youssoupha Kane, and two points each from Isaiah Castellaw and Doudou Gueye.

                WNCC will be back in action Saturday when they face Sheridan. Beck said Sheridan is a salty ball club.

                "Sheridan is talented and coach [Steve] Smiley does a great job," he said. "We need a better defensive game tomorrow [Saturday] if we want to get the win."