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Ashland University
Eagles
AU played just once last week, an 84-81 win over fourth-ranked Findlay at Kates Gymnasium. The Eagles shot 89.7 percent (26-of-29) at the free throw line and had just eight turnovers. Redshirt freshman center Kale Richardson (Carroll, OH/Bloom-Carroll) scored a career-high 28 points in the win. Richardson was 10-for-10 at the free throw line. The AU center scored 24 points in the first half. Over the first 20 minutes, AU shot 53.6 percent (15-of-28) from the floor. The Eagles led at halftime, 40-39. The last time AU had a win of this magnitude was during the 1998-99 season when the Eagles upended third-ranked Wayne State at Kates Gynasium, 82-68. The victory snapped a 12-game losing streak against the Oilers…this week, the Eagles play at Hillsdale and Wayne State. A year ago, AU was 2-0 against Hillsdale and 1-1 against the Warriors. Ashland has won the last four meetings against Hillsdale…the hope of the coaching staff is that the win against Findlay will give the Eagles a boost of confidence in close games. A year ago, Ashland was 0-4 in games decided by three points or less. Against Findlay, Ashland played well down the stretch, hitting its last 11 free throw attempts.
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Ferris
State University
Bulldogs
FSU had its freshmen talent on display Thursday (Nov. 29) evening as the Bulldogs captured a thrilling 68-66 GLIAC triumph over visiting Saginaw Valley State at FSU’s Jim Wink Arena in Big Rapids, Mich... The Bulldogs claimed the league-opening win as freshman guard Darien Gay (Detroit/Henry Ford) nailed a long jumper in transition with only four seconds remaining. Gay, however, was hardly the only Bulldog freshman to step up and make key plays in the victory. Freshman guard DeJuan Wright (Detroit/Henry Ford) recorded a game-high tying 20 points for the Bulldogs while freshman center Justin Keenan (Grand Rapids/Ottawa Hills) added 19 points and a contest-best seven rebounds... Wright led the Bulldogs in scoring during both of their games this past week. His 20 points came on a 10-of-13 (.769) showing from the floor versus SVSU. He then netted a team-high 11 points and had four rebounds along with two assists in Saturday’s (Dec. 1) 86-68 GLIAC setback at Northwood. He was four-of-seven (.571) from the floor versus the Timberwolves.
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University
of Findlay
Oilers
The Oilers, who are ranked fourth in the nation, split a pair of games this week to run their record to 4-1 on the year…Findlay defeated Tiffin at home 97-38 and lost to Ashland on the road 84-81 … In the win over Tiffin, the Oilers held a 72-16 advantage at the half…As a team, Findlay hit a season-high 61.5 percent (32-of-52) of their shots from the field and drained 12-of-21 (57.1%) of their three point attempts…The Oilers also forced the Dragons into 28 turnovers which led to 42 Findlay points and accumulated a season-high 19 steals in the victory…Junior guard Aaron Laflin led a strong effort from the Findlay bench in the contest after scoring a career-high 14 points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field…Laflin was also 6-of-6 from the charity stripe and added three assists and three steals…In the loss to Ashland, the Oilers attempted a school record 40 three pointers but hit on only 13 of them…Lewis led the Oilers with a career-high 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor…Sophomore guard Marcus Parker finished with 15 points and a career-high 11 assists while Sparks and Laflin each tallied 11 points in the loss.
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Gannon
University
Golden Knights
Gannon was perfect in two GLIAC games last week, defeating Northern Michigan (84-62) and Michigan Tech (75-65) … the Golden Knights are 5-0 for the first time since the 2002-03 team won its first eight contests … Saturday’s game against MTU featured five ties and nine lead changes, including eight in the second half … Vince Mosley (Boynton Beach, Fla./Dillard) averaged 20 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists last week … Kyle Goldcamp (Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic) shot 81.3 percent (13-16) in two games and is shooting 75.7 percent (28-37) for the season … GU hit 14 three-pointers while shooting 48.3 percent from three-point range in two games while seeing a great deal of zone defense … Gannon is shooting 53.6 percent as a team through five games … the Golden Knights have forced 107 turnovers in five games … at least four players have reached double figures in scoring every game.
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Grand
Valley State University
Lakers
Grand Valley State is ranked No. 2 in Division II…The Lakers are ranked first in the GLIAC in scoring defense (55.1 ppg) and field goal percentage defense (.376)…They are also tied for first in the GLIAC in 3-point field goal percentage (.449)…The Lakers are second in the GLIAC in rebounding margin (+6.5) and blocked shots (4.25 bpg)…Senior center Callistus Eziukwu (Muskegon, Mich.) ranks third in the GLIAC in rebounding (8.6 rpg) and field goal percentage (.647)…Senior L.J. Kilgore (Grand Rapids, Mich./Creston) is perfect in his 12 attempts from the free throw line this season…Senior Jason Jamerson (Muncie, Ind./Burris) ranks second in the conference with 3.00 3-pointers made per game and Eziukwu ranks second with 2.75 blocked shots per game.
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Hillsdale
College
Chargers
The GLIAC schedule gets underway this week for the Chargers as they host Ashland and Saginaw Valley State, Thursday and Saturday, respectively…The Chargers have won two in a row after Friday’s 99-72 non-league win over Marygrove… Junior Tony Gugino had his best shooting game of his career,going 9-for-10 with 22 points in 20 minutes to lead Hillsdale in scoring…Junior Travis Worst dished out five of his career-high six assists in the game’s fist 10 minutes…Six players scored in double figures in the game for Hillsdale, also a season-high…Senior Tim Homan is just15 points away from becoming the 30th member of the 1,000-point club in Hillsdale College men’s basketball history…He entered the season with 920 points, and he’s scored 65 in the Chargers’ first five games…He would becomethe first men’s player to cross the 1,000-point barrier since Cory Coe did it back in the 2005-06 season… Hillsdale hit a season-high 13 3-point field goals in Friday’s win over Marygrove.
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Lake
Superior State University
Lakers
Junior guard Tim VanOudheusden (Grand Rapids, Mich.) scored a career-high 24 points against No. 2-ranked Grand Valley State. For the week, he averaged 18.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. He shot 55 percent from the field. For the season, VanOudheusden is averaging 12.3 points per game…LSSU shot a season-low 37.5 percent from the field during its 72-64 loss at Northwood on Nov. 28… Sophomore guard Scott Perkins (Perrysburg, Ohio) totaled a career-high 4 steals against GVSU. He is currently ranked ninth in the GLIAC in average steals per game at 1.83 …Junior forward/center Ryan Kuhl (Rochester, Mich.) is ranked sixth in the GLIAC in average blocked shots per game (1.17). He had a career-high four blocked shots against Northwood.
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Mercyhurst
College
Lakers
The Lakers opened their final season in the GLIAC with a 1-1 week that saw a 63-55 win over Northern Michigan and a 69-62 loss Michigan Tech. The loss in the opener marked the fourth-straight year that the Lakers have dropped their conference opener. Since joining the league in 1995-96, the Lakers are 5-8 in GLIAC openers. While it the week may not have seemed historical, it was as Mercyhurst’s win over Northern Michigan on Saturday was the 500th in the 37-year history of the program. Since it’s inception in 1971, Mercyhurst basketball has a winning percentage of .516. With two second half free throws against Michigan Tech on Thursday, senior Terry Smith became the 15th player in Mercyhurst history to score 1,000 career points. He is just two points shy of passing Danny Drown for 14th on the list. He followed his 11 point outing with a 20-point game against Northern Michigan, giving him 1,020 on his career. It was his third 20-point game of 2007.
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Michigan
Technological University
Huskies
Michigan Tech owns a 3-3 record after splitting its two GLIAC games last week … Head coach Kevin Luke gained his 250th career win in last Thursday’s (Nov. 29) 69-62 triumph at Mercyhurst. The 14th-year skipper owns a 250-134 career record (65.1 percent) … Senior Tim Strom registered 30 points and 18 rebounds in two games last week. The 6-7 forward had 14 points and nine rebounds vs. Mercyhurst and 16 points and nine boards at Gannon. Strom leads the team in both scoring (18.0) and rebounding (6.2). He needs 108 more points for 1,000 in his career … Senior Kevin Maloney finished last week 7-of-9 from the field with all those shots coming from behind the 3-point arc. The 5-11 guard is shooting 52.4 percent from 3-point range this season … Michigan Tech will play its seventh straight road game this season Saturday (Dec. 8) at Northern Michigan. The Huskies first home game won’t come until Dec. 11 vs. Wisconsin-Stout.
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Northern
Michigan University
Wildcats
The NMU men’s basketball team was swept in Erie, Pa. by Gannon and Mercyhurst… This week the Wildcats will open the home portion of the schedule with a mid-week game against Finlandia and a GLIAC clash with Michigan Tech on Saturday…Three players had over 10 points against the Golden Knights with Jerard Ajami leading the way with 23 points, Jake Suardini had 12 and Tyler Kazmierkoski 12…The same three were in double-figures against Mercyhurst with Suardini leading the way with 14 points, Kazmierkoski and Ajami each had 12…Suardini ended the Mercyhurst game with a double-double as he added 10 rebounds…The three players are averaging double-figures for the season, Suardini has a team-high 15.4 ppg, Ajami is next at 11.8 ppg and Kazmierkoski 11.4 ppg.
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Northwood
University
Timberwolves
Northwood opened GLIAC play with a pair of victories, defeating Lake Superior and Ferris State … three-point shooting was a key for the Timberwolves, as Northwood made 17-34 attempts for the week (.500) while holding opponents to 12-41 from beyond the arc (.293) … junior guard Antonio Harrison (Southfield, Mich.) had a big week for the Timberwolves, averaging 24.5 points per game … he shot 71.4 percent from the floor and 77.8 percent from 3-point range … Harrison netted 35 points against Lake Superior, going 9-10 from the floor and 6-6 from 3-point range … his 35 points are the most for any player in the GLIAC this season … Harrison then finished with 14 points, five assists and three steals against Ferris State … two other Timberwolves averaged more than 16 points per game for the week, as Mark Barnes (Saginaw, Mich.) averaged 18.0 points and Aaron Simpson (Detroit, Mich./U of D Jesuit) netted 16.0 points per game … Barnes also averaged 9.5 rebounds per contest while Simpson had 4.5 assists per game.
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Saginaw
Valley State University
Cardinals
SVSU is now 3-2 on the season. The Cardinals have lost two consecutive games in overtime, allowing 68 points in both contests. The Cardinals are averaging 83 points a game in their three victories this season, while only allowing 68 points. In the two Cardinals loses, they are only averaging 65.5 points per contest, and allowing 68 points in those same games. SVSU is shooting .489 from the floor and .367 from beyond the arc. SVSU is only allowing opponents to shot .426 from the floor through the first five games this season. Saginaw Valley travels to Grand Valley on Thursday where the Cardinals clipped the then #4 Lakers last season on a last second bucket. It was the Cardinals first victory there since the 93-94 season. SVSU will travel to Hillsdale on Saturday to take on the Chargers. The Cardinals dropped two to the Chargers last season and are looking for their first victory at Hillsdale since the 1998-99 season.
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Wayne State University
Warriors
Wayne State will take its seven-game home court winning streak into its GLIAC opening weekend at the Matthaei … the Warriors host Northwood on Thursday and Ashland on Saturday after splitting a pair of road non-league games last week … WSU fell at Central State but rebounded for a 90-47 victory on Saturday at Tiffin … senior forward Jason Saddler (Detroit, Mich./Cody) had a career-high 20 points in the loss to the Marauders and added 13 points against the Dragons … 10 of the 11 Warriors that saw action at Tiffin scored led by Lendyn Davis’ (Lansing, Mich./Sexton) career-high 21 points … he was six-of-nine from the floor including three-of-four from beyond the arc … Davis was also six-of-six from the foul line as WSU made 17 consecutive foul shots over a 25-minute period … senior forward Wynn Sarden (Sterling Hts., Mich./Warren Cousino) had his fourth double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds vs. TU.
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