SHAWNEE, Okla. - Sophomore Brad Schilder hit five three-pointers on his way to 17 points,but it was not enough as Texas Wesleyan lost to St. Gregory's, 80-65, Monday evening at the W.H. Wood Field House.

     Texas Wesleyan (3-3) opened the game with three treys, to take a 9-0 lead at the 18:42 mark. Freshman Aaron Smith canned two shots from behind the arc and Schilder made the other to open the game.

     St. Gregory's (4-2) went on a 12-2 run to take the lead, 12-11, with 15:30 to play in the first half. Diego Mello led the way with a three-pointer and a jumper in the lane.

     The Cavaliers extended the lead to eight, 41-33 at the half. Eddie Rowe Jr. had 11 points down the stretch for St. Gregory's.

     Schilder led the way for the Rams with eight first-half points.

     In the second half, Texas Wesleyan opened on a 16-10 run led by six points each from Schilder and sophomore Jaison Frazier. The streak cut the Cavalier lead to two points, 51-49, with 12:23 left in the game. That is as close as the Rams would get, as St. Gregory's finished the game on a 29-16 run.

     The Cavliers outrebounded Texas Wesleyan, 49-26, with Rowe leading the way with 11 rebounds.

     "We got beat by a team that wanted to win more than we did," head coach Terry Waldrop said. "Any time you get destroyed like that on the boards it is going to be a long evening."

     Texas Wesleyan shot 42 percent from the field and 44 percent (10-23) from behind the arc. The Rams also shot a dismal 44 percent (7-16) from the free-throw line.

     St. Gregory's shot 44 percent (27-62) from the floor and 33 percent (7-21) from the three-point land. The Cavaliers also shot 79 percent (19-24) from the charity stripe.

     Texas Wesleyan turned the ball over 18 times compared to 13 turnovers by the Cavaliers.

     Schilder finished the evening shooting 6-of-15 from the field and 5-of-9 from behind the arc. The Burleson, Texas, native, also had three assists, a block and a steal in 33 minutes of play.

     "I thought Brad had a good three-game road swing," Waldrop said. "Hopefully we can continue to get consistency from him and other guys we are counting on as we begin conference play."

     Fraizer tallied 15 points and five assists, while junior Joey Gladney had 14 points off of the bench.

     The Rams will be back in action Saturday, when they open conference play in Laredo, against Texas A&M-International. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.