Tigers achieve NAIA goal

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BRANSON MO NEWS: But it still added up to another trip to Branson, Missouri—site of the national tournament. The trip to Branson was the main goal for the Tigers to start the season.”To get back to Branson with this group—a very different group—is a huge testament and an accomplishment for these guys,” DWU coach Matt Wilber said. “I am really proud of them and frankly to get back there—playing a very thin bench, playing an undersized team—and having to slug out some wins and get enough wins to get an at-large, is a really big accomplishment.”The Tigers, who fell to College of Idaho 98-93 on Wednesday, will bring back a bulk of their scoring load next season, highlighted by Jason Spicer (21.4 points per game), Ty Hoglund (18.4) and Trae Vandeberg (16.3). Nate Davis added 7.8 points per game.DWU’s lone senior—Tate Martin—will leave a big void in both production and how the Tigers will play. Martin finished with 1,257 career points and a program-leading 832 assists.Martin, who did a majority of the ball handling, engineered an offense that scored 90 points per contest. Wilber said Davis, Hoglund and Aaron Ahmadu could all run the point next season.”We …