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Ed Mailliard

Men's Basketball Josh Reilly, Director of Athletic Communications

Men's Basketball Heads To Gannon For Another Porreco Pride Matchup

ERIE, Pa. -- The Mercyhurst men's basketball team visit Gannon on Saturday for a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference contest, which will be a regular-season finale for both teams. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. at the Hammermill Center.

Mercyhurst (13-12, 11-10) is fourth in the PSAC West Division and can clinch a home game in the PSAC Tournament First Round with either a win or a Slippery Rock loss.

Gannon won earlier in the season against Mercyhurst, taking a 78-73 decision in overtime. Lorenzo Collier and Stephen Spurlock Jr. scored 16 points each for the Lakers while Malcolm Walters and Dajuan Dent put in 12 and 10 points, respectively. Dent also had eight rebounds.

Gannon had four scorers in double-figures, including Zay Jackson, who had 20 points. Evan Phoenix, who claimed the Porreco Pride Game-Changer award, registered a double-double worth 18 points and 13 rebounds. Also for the Golden Knights, Matthew Dogan compiled 16 points and eight rebounds, Damon Miraud scored 11 points and Jimmy Berger dished five assists.

Durrell McDonald leads the MU offense with 15.4 points per game while Collier averages 12.5. McDonald is also the team's leading rebounder with 4.7 boards per game. H'ian Hale leads the PSAC with 2.3 steals per game while averaging 4.0 assists.

The Knights are led in scoring by Dogan, who averages 17.6 points. Miraud is the team's leading rebounder (9.4) while Berger paces the team in the assists department (6.6).
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Players Mentioned

Dajuan Dent

#5 Dajuan Dent

F
6' 7"
Junior
H

#55 H'ian Hale

G
5' 9"
Senior
Durrell McDonald

#20 Durrell McDonald

G
6' 2"
Senior
Malcolm Walters

#0 Malcolm Walters

G
6' 2"
Junior
Lorenzo Collier

#12 Lorenzo Collier

G
6' 3"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Dajuan Dent

#5 Dajuan Dent

6' 7"
Junior
F
H

#55 H'ian Hale

5' 9"
Senior
G
Durrell McDonald

#20 Durrell McDonald

6' 2"
Senior
G
Malcolm Walters

#0 Malcolm Walters

6' 2"
Junior
G
Lorenzo Collier

#12 Lorenzo Collier

6' 3"
Junior
G