GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Men's Basketball opens the New Year with a matchup against Lourdes to start the second half of the season. The Golden Eagles are currently tied for second in the WHAC Standings with an overall record of 9-5 (5-1).
 
Opponent: Lourdes
Location: Sylvania, Ohio (Embeid Recreation center)
Date: Saturday, January 4
Time: 3:00 p.m. EST
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Last Week Recap
Men's Basketball faced off against Grace Christian and #10 Bethel in their previous two matchups. The Golden Eagles took care of business against Grace Christian in a 101-66 victory in which four players scored in double-figures. It was a different story against #10 Bethel as their slow start doomed the Golden Eagles, eventually battling back but their early deficit was too much to dig out of as they lost 91-83.
 
Stat Leaders
Through the first 14 games of the year, this is who is leading the team in statistics. Luke Rowlinson leads the way with 15.7 points per-game with Blake Stewart right behind him at 12.8. Toby Woolcock leads the way in rebounds and assists at 6.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists per-game. He also leads the way in steals at 21. Connor Dykema leads the way in blocks with 24, and second in the conference at 1.7 per-game. Kayden Bird leads the WHAC in three-point percentage as he is shooting 56.5% from behind the arc.
 
Scouting Lourdes
Lourdes comes into the matchup against the Golden Eagles with an overall record of 11-4 (5-2) on the year. Their two conference losses on the season came against Indiana Tech and Lawrence Tech, whom are one and two in the WHAC standings at this moment. The Gray Wolves average 82.9 points per-game, holding opponents to 73.7 points per-game. They are shooting 49.9% from the field as the Gray Wolves are led by Shaunn Monroe's 25.8 points per-game as the Gray Wolves also just returned Joey Holifield as he is averaging 18.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per-game in his three games on the year.
 
 
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