GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Men's Basketball returns to action on Saturday, November 30 with a conference matchup against Defiance. The Golden Eagles will celebrate Thanksgiving with a home matchup as they look to extend their conference win streak to three.
 
Opponent: Defiance
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. (Mol Arena)
Date: Saturday, November 30
Time: 3:00 p.m. EST
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Last Week Recap
Conference season started for every WHAC team last week and the Golden Eagles opened 2-0 after two big victories. Men's Basketball hosted #RV Rochester Christian and came away with a close 85-81 victory thanks to a career high 26 points from Blake Stewart. They would then travel to Madonna on Saturday for a tough road matchup and came away with a 79-67 victory behind Connor Dykema's career high 15 points. It is the perfect start to the conference season for men's basketball.
 
Early Season Leaders
Through the first seven games of the year, men's basketball is averaging 76.9 points per-game while shooting 45.6% from the field and holding opponents to 75.1 points on 42.4% shooting. Luke Rowlinson leads the scoring with 16.6 points per-game with Blake Stewart (10.7) and Tanner Wiegerink (10.1) as the other two in double figures. Jack Joldersma leads the rebounders with 5.5 per-game and Eli Steffen leads the passing with 20 assists.
 
Scouting Defiance
Defiance comes into the matchup against the Golden Eagles with an overall record of 3-5 (1-2) on the year. The first year WHAC team won their first conference game last week with a come from behind victory over UNOH 86-80 behind Connor Bush's 33 points. The Yellow Jackets are averaging 65.6 points per-game on 40.3% shooting from the field. They are currently led by Connor Bush and Jalen Brown as they are scoring 15.6 and 15.4 points per-game.
 
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