COMPLETE GAME NOTES
STORYLINE – VS. CATAWBA
The Catawba Indians, lead by veteran head coach Rob Perron, will look to extend their two-win streak to three as they took down Limestone in double-overtime on Wednesday, Dec. 8 and snagged another overtime win against Lenoir-Rhyne on Saturday, Dec. 11. After two thrilling wins, the Indians have gotten to rest for a week and will face UVA Wise in Salisbury on Saturday, Dec. 18. With their hard-fought wins from last week, they climbed in the South Atlantic Conference standings, going from 12th to 9th. From their past 10 games freshman Caleb Robinson has had a triumphant run, earning South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week honors on Monday, Dec.13 due to his monstrous 42 points in the team's win against Limestone.
CATAWBA PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Trevion Lamar: Averages 14.8 ppg and ranks 10th in the league in total assists on the season.
Caleb Robinson: Averages 23.4 ppg, dropped 42 points against Limestone on Dec. 8, 2021.
ABOUT UVA WISE
Head Coach Blake Mellinger and the Cavaliers were not able to keep their momentum against No. 10-ranked Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday night, as the talented Railsplitters came out with a vengeance in the second half and dropped over 50 percent from the field. Cavalier
Tyler Lloyd aided the Cavs in their hard-fought first half as he dropped 22 points — a season and career-high. Looking ahead, the Cavs are hoping to better their percentage from the arc, as they are only shooting 29.5%. From their last matchup, the Cavs shot 42.3% from the field and will look to sharp-shooter
Joel Pettiford to bucket crucial shots in effort to snag a second-win in a row in their Catawba series.