Men's Basketball | 2/9/2018 11:30:00 PM
GREENVILLE, Pa. -- The Mercyhurst men's basketball team will visit Seton Hill on Saturday for a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference contest. Tip-off is slated for 3 p.m.
The Lakers are coming off an 83-76 win over Slippery Rock on Wednesday. Seton Hill lost that same day to Edinboro, 78-70. The Lakers are 4-2 in their last six games while SHU is 2-5 in its last seven.
The two teams met earlier this season at Mercyhurst as the host Lakers won, 69-63, on Jan. 10.
Patrick Smith recorded a double-double, compiling 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Lorenzo Collier added 13 points,
Derrick Ellis Jr. had 12 points and three steals, and
Malcolm Walters totaled 11 points, five assists and three steals. Seton Hill's Trevor Blondin led all scorers with 26 points.
The Lakers (11-10, 8-9) are led by
Lorenzo Collier and Walters, who are averaging 15.4 and 14.3 points per game, respectively.
Smith has six double-doubles in 2017-18 and averages 8.5 points and 8.5 rebounds.
Derrick Ellis Jr. leads MU in assists with 3.4 per game.
The Lakers currently rank second in the PSAC in defense, allowing only 64.5 points per game -- a figure that rates ninth in NCAA Division II.
Mercyhurst currently sits in sixth place in the PSAC West division -- three games ahead of seventh-place California (Pa.). Meanwhile, SHU (8-15, 5-13) is eighth in the division and needs to win its last four league contests to qualify for the conference tournament. The top six teams in both the PSAC East and West divisions qualify for the PSAC Tournament.
