GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A three-game home stand concludes for the No. 1 ranked Golden Eagles this week as they host Northwestern Ohio on Wednesday before heading to Ann Arbor on Saturday to face the Cardinals of Concordia. CU is riding a 17-game winning streak thanks to wins over No. 23 UM-Dearborn and Rochester last week. Both games will be aired live on the CSPN with Bryan Fongers and Luke Shrock on the call for Wednesday's 7:30 tip against the Racers at Mol Arena.
Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. (Mol Arena)
Internet Coverage: Live Video/Audio and Stats
Scouting Northwestern Ohio – Head coach Caleb Williams
The Racers, under first year head coach Caleb Williams, come into the week with an overall record of 9-10 while they are 2-7 in league action. UNOH dropped both games last week to Lourdes and No. 6 Indiana Tech and they have dropped four of their last six games. UNOH does own a pair of wins over nationally ranked teams as they defeated No. 21 Rochester and No. 24 Taylor and they have been led on offense by Sadeeq Bello and Corbin Pierce who are averaging 16.7 and 13.3 points respectively. As a team, the Racers put up 76.6 points per game while allowing 73.3 and they rank No. 7 in the NAIA in 3-pt FG% Defense (.309) and No. 12 in FT% (.762).
Date: Saturday, January 13, 2018
Time: 3 p.m. EST
Location: Ann Arbor, Mich.
Internet Coverage: Live Video/Audio and Stats
Scouting Concordia – Head coach Ricky Yahn
The Cardinals and head coach Ricky Yahn enter the week with a 7-10 overall record while they are 4-6 in league play. Concordia, which has only three remaining home games on the schedule including Saturday's tilt vs. Cornerstone, is 5-5 inside Cardinal Fieldhouse after they defeated Aquinas 72-67 last Saturday. CUAA is led in scoring by Jalen Thompson who is putting up 18.7 points per game and he is joined in double-figures by Connor Phee (17.4), Jared McDaniel (11.8) and Jerald Booker (10.0). As a team, Concordia 72.1 points per game and ranks No. 30 nationally in Blocks per Game (3.2) and No. 39 in Scoring Defense (74.5).
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