LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University men's basketball team is set host Goldey-Beacom on New Year's Eve at noon.
Tomorrow's (Tuesday, Dec. 31) game will mark the Bald Eagles final non-conference game of the season as LHU closes out the 2013 portion of its schedule.
Game Day Central:
Goldey-Beacom Lightning (4-6) at Lock Haven Bald Eagles (5-4)
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Ten things you need to know:
1. Lock Haven is coming off a 93-62 win over Clarion on Saturday, Dec. 21. Kasheff Festus led LHU to the lopsided win over Clarion with a team-high 17 points.
2. Tomorrow's game with Goldey-Beacom is Lock Haven's fourth and final non-conference matchup of the season. LHU is 2-1 in non-conference games this season.
3. This is the first-ever meeting between the two schools in men's basketball.
4. The Bald Eagles are currently fifth in the PSAC East standings.
5. The Haven needs one more win to match its win total from a year ago.
6. Preseason All-Conference pick
Wali Hepburn leads LHU with 18.6 points per game. It's the fifth-most points per game in the PSAC.
7. Hepburn is one of three Bald Eagles' averaging double-figure scoring. He's joined by
Kasheef Festus (12.3 points per game) and
Bootsie Walker (10 points per game).
8. Festus' team-high 6.6 rebounds per game are 16
th best in the PSAC.
9. Eleven different players have recorded an assist for LHU this season. Hepburn leads the way with 29.
10. The Bald Eagles will feature a new look as 2013 comes to a close as they will benefit from a pair of mid-year transfers – freshman
Ra'eese Hunt (F, 6-7, 200) and junior
Theo West (F, 6-6, 220).
Up next:
Lock Haven hosts a pair of PSAC crossover games this weekend.
Friday, Jan. 3, 2014 vs. Pitt-Johnstown 3 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 4, 2-14 vs. #7 IUP 3 p.m.
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