Storylines – vs Newberry College
In his second year at the helm, head coach Jason Taylor's team comes to Wise with a 4-2 overall and South Atlantic Conference mark. Newberry is currently on a two-game win streak, with victories at home against Tusculum, 73-66, and Limestone, 85-78. This is the first road game for the Wolves since their win at Wingate, 83-75, on January 5. The team is currently averaging 72.5 points per game (ninth in the SAC) and shooting 40.7 percent (11th in the SAC) from the field and 72.7 percent (fifth in the SAC) from the free throw line. Newberry is collecting 36.2 rebounds per game and committing the fewest turnovers per game in the league (10.8 per game). Three Wolves are scoring in double-figures this year led by junior guard TJ Brown's 19.5 ppg while shooting a team-best 46.9 percent from the floor. Newberry is led in rebounding by QuanDaveon McCollum's 8.8 boards per game. Coach Taylor's team will return home following Saturday's matchup to face top-ranked Queens (NC) on Wednesday.
About UVA Wise
UVA Wise was outlasted Wednesday evening, 92-66, by No. 5 Lincoln Memorial in the two team's second consecutive meeting. Junior guard
Cameron Whiteside led the Cavs with 10 points while eight more Cavaliers found the scoring column. Redshirt sophomore
Joseph Keenan added a career-high eight points on a career-high three three-point field goals as freshman
Bradley Dean posted a season-high seven points on 3-of-4 shooting. Whiteside also dished out a career-high seven assists and posted a team-high four rebounds in the loss. As a team, UVA Wise shot 41.4 percent from the field and 81.8 percent from the charity stripe in Wednesday's game. Whiteside continues to lead the league in scoring with his 22.9 points per game while redshirt junior
Briggs Parris is also averaging double-figures with 10.9 points per game. At the line, the Cavs are shooting 77.5 percent from the field to rank third in the league while Parris' remains perfect at the stripe, going 15-for-15 from the foul line so far this season.
