Storylines – vs QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE
The nationally-ranked Royals of Queens University of Charlotte enter into Saturday afternoon's contest with an 11-4 overall mark and a 10-3 South Atlantic Conference record. Head coach Bart Lundy and his squad are coming off of a 95-70 home win against Mars Hill Thursday afternoon. Queens has won two of its three contests this month with its last loss to second-ranked Lincoln Memorial, 77-63. Four players are averaging double-digit points so far this season with Kenny Dye leading the pack with his 12.2 points through 15 games this season. Gavin Rains ranks second in the league with his team-high nine rebounds per game while adding 11.1 ppg. As a team, Queens is registering 77.6 ppg on 46.5 percent shooting from the floor. The team is connecting on roughly 29 field goals per game (second in the SAC) while their 38.1 percent shooting from long range is third in the conference. The Royals are one of the most dominant teams on the boards in the league, ranking second in both offensive (13.5) and defensive (28.9) rebounds per game while their 42.4 boards per contest sit atop the league rankings.
About UVA WISE
UVA Wise looks to rebound on the road following Wednesday night's 97-70 loss to Carson-Newman inside the David J. Prior Convocation Center. The Cavs were led in scoring Wednesday by sophomore
Izeah Parker's 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting while adding four assists. Junior
Kaeleb Carter dished out a career-high seven assists and added nine points and four boards in the loss. Currently, UVA Wise is averaging 78.4 points per game (third in the SAC) on 44.4 percent shooting from the field (sixth in the SAC). The team's nearly nine made three-pointers per game are the third-most in the conference as the Cavs 17.1 made free throws per game sit atop the category. UVA Wise remains one of the more consistent free throw shooting teams with its 77.6 percent shooting at the line, placing the Cavs second among league leaders. Junior
Cameron Whiteside finds himself back as the SAC's leading scorer with his 20.8 ppg while tallying a team-best 7.2 rebounds per game.
