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MOUNT VERNON, Ohio - The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team will host Athletes in Action on Monday, October 18, at 7:30 p.m. in an exhibition game as the Cougars make preparations for the 2004-2005 hoops season.

AIA teams are made up of former college and professional players who travel throughout the country and around the world playing college, club, and professional teams and sharing their testimonies. The mission of AIA is to use the platform of sports as a way to spread the Gospel.

"This is a tremendous opportunity for our team and our university,” said MVNU head coach Scott Flemming. "This has become an annual event that we look forward to each year.”

"This is a great challenge for us,” Flemming added. "We play this game for two reasons. First, it is beneficial for us to play such a talented team in a game-like setting before our real season begins. Secondly, I appreciate the Christian ministry that AIA has to my team and to all those who attend the game. They play sports for the right reason.”

Admission to the game will be $1 for MVNU students with IDs, $2 for all other students, and $4 for adults. All proceeds from the event will go directly to AIA to help with their ministry.

MVNU, which went 23-13 last year for its seventh 20-win season in the past eight years, will kick off the 2004-2005 season at the Indiana Wesleyan University Tournament on November 5-6.