ERIE, Pa.- The Mercyhurst men's basketball team hosts Edinboro on Wednesday, January 15, at the Mercyhurst Athletic Center. The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division game is slated for a 7:30 p.m. start.
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Live stats will be available at
http://www.sidearmstats.com/hurst/mbball/. A live AmericaONE broadcast will be available at
http://www.americaonesports.com/partner_members.asp?id=16.
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The Lakers are 7-7 overall and 3-1 in the PSAC Western Division. They dropped a 53-50 decision to #6 Indiana (Pa.) on January 11.
Callon Dailey scored a career-high 20 points on 8-12 field goal shooting, while the Mercyhurst defense allowed a season-low 53 points.
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Edinboro has a 7-7 mark and an 0-4 PSAC record. It lost, 64-54, to Slippery Rock on January 11. Jonny Marsh scored 14 points to lead the Fighting Scots, who shot 33.3 percent from the floor in the defeat. Bryan Theriot added 12 points and eight rebounds.
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Jonathan Ouegnin has been Mercyhurst's top player this season. The senior guard leads the team in scoring (10.6), rebounding (5.5), and assists (3.3) per game. He is shooting 56.4 percent from the field. Dailey is averaging 9.4 points, while
Jean Onana is putting up 9.3 points a game.
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Theriot is posting 19.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, while Marsh is averaging 17.7 points and 3.9 assists a contest. Henri Wade-Chatman is chipping in with 11.5 points per game.
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As a team, the Lakers rank sixth nationally in scoring defense. They allow 61.3 points per game. Opponents are shooting 41.3 percent from the floor against Mercyhurst, which ranks 60
th in the country.
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Edinboro is scoring 77.3 points per game, third in the PSAC. It ranks 19
th nationally and second in the conference with 5.4 blocked shots per game.
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