MERCYHURST (12–13, 7–5 NEC) vs LE MOYNE (12–13, 7–5 NEC)
Thursday, February 11 – 7:00 p.m. EST
Ted Grant Court at the Donald J. Savage '51 Basketball Arena, Syracuse, N.Y.
TV: NECFrontRow

Mercyhurst will start continue their road trip stint at Le Moyne on Thursday. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. EST. at the  Ted Grant Court at the Donald J. Savage '51 Basketball Arena. The Lakers will meet the Dolphins after most recently facing FDU where they fell in a tight contest 52-55. The Lakers have met the Dolphins once this season and won 74-60. Live coverage will be available on NECFrontRow.

Last Time Out
Mercyhurst most recently met NEC foe FDU for the second time this season where they fell 52-55 after leading by two points going into the lockerroom concluding the first half.

Bernie Blunt III led the Lakers on the offensive end of the court scoring a team-high 26 points. Blunt shot 10-18 from the field and also grabbed four rebounds and one assist.

Jake Lemelman, Mykolas Ivanauskas, and Kaden Fuhrmann scored six points each for the Lakers, while Qadir Martin grabbed four rebounds.


Laker Leaders 
Blunt III is third in the NEC in points per game overall averaging 16.5. He is eighth in FG% shooting 42.2%, second in free throw% shooting 84.1%, and is seventh in 3-PT field goals per game averaging 2.0 per game. 

Lemelman is seventh overall in the NEC in FG% shooting 43.7% and eighth in assists averaging 3.0 per game.

Martin is first in the NEC in blocks averaging 2.5 per game and is sixth in rebounds averaging 6.4 per game. In just NEC play he sits at second overall in FG% shooting 59.2%.

Jackson Jr. has also gotten his name on the NEC leaderboard sitting at 10th in assists averaging 2.9 per game. Ivanauskas also sits on the rebounding leaderboard at 12th averaging 5.5 per game.

The Matchup: Le Moyne
The Dolphins are coached by Nate Champion who is in his seventh season. He returned to his alma mater, Le Moyne, in 2019. The Lakers and Dolphins have met five times in program history and one time this season. The Lakers are 3-2 overall against the Dolphins and found their first win of NEC play against the Dolphins at home  on January 4, 2026.

Le Moyne is 12-13 overall and 7-5 in the NEC. The last time out, they hosted Saint Francis where they won 86-84 in an exciting final 15 seconds. The Dolphins have faced every NEC opponent this season at least once. The only team they have swept so far is Saint Francis. Their most notable conference win came at home when they served LIU their only conference loss of the season so far where they won at home 83-77.

The Dolphins are led in scoring by Trent Mosquera and Shilo Jackson. Mosquera averages 14.3 points per game and shoots 43.1% from the field, while Jackson averages 14.9 points per game and shoots 66.5% from the field. Mosquera also sits at the top of the leaderboard in threes for the Dolphins, shooting 36.5% from beyond the arc.

Mosquera and Jackson also lead the Dolphins on the defensive end of the court, both leading the team in rebounds. Jackson sits on top averaging 5.6 rebounds per game, while Mosquera sits just behind him averaging 4.9 per game.

Jakai Sanders leads the team in assists, averaging 4.4 per game. 

Shilo leads the team in blocks averaging 1.7 per game.

Mosquera leads the team in steals averaging 1.5 per game.