Wednesday, Feb. 22 the LHU men's and women's basketball teams will host local rival Mansfield University for the last regular season game at Thomas Field House.
The women's game is set for a 5:30 p.m. start and the men's game tips at approximately 7:30 p.m.
During Wednesday's game LHU will welcome girls from the local community, grades 1-8, to participate in the annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day Festivities.
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The Bald Eagles will also have a PSECU promotion, and Saturday will also be a "pink-out" game.
The Haven will then hit the road for the final game of the regular season as they will take on Bloomsburg University on Saturday.
On Saturday the men's game will begin at 1 p.m. while the women's game will tip off at 3 p.m.
These last two games will be very crucial for The Haven as both the men's and women's teams are vying for a playoff spot.
Bald Eagles Streaking:
WBB: Lysa Mealing has recorded nine straight double-doubles bringing her season total to 15. She currently is No. 1 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) and No. 1 in the NCAA DII in rebounds per game averaging 12.9.
MBB: Amir Hinton has earned five of the last seven PSAC Freshman of the Week honors and has tallied seven total. He also has just been named the PSAC East Player of the week for his play last week. He currently leads the PSAC and is No. 11 in NCAA DII averaging 23.1 points per game.
WBB: LHU (9-15, 6-14 PSAC)* |
LIVE coverage (live stats, audio & video)
2/22 vs. Mansfield (5-19, 3-17 PSAC), 5:30 p.m.
2/25 at Bloomsburg (9-15, 8-12)*, 3 p.m.
MBB: LHU (12-12, 8-12 PSAC)* |
LIVE coverage (live stats, audio & video)
2/22 vs. Mansfield (10-14, 7-13 PSAC), 7:30 p.m.
2/25 vs. Bloomsburg (14-10, 10-10)*, 1 p.m.
*Records as of February 21
LHU Women's Basketball Notes:
LHU Season/Career Highs
With two regular season games remaining, the LHU women's basketball team still has a shot at a PSAC playoff spot, but the Bald Eagles will need to take care of business when they host Mansfield Wednesday (Feb. 22) and travel to Bloomsburg on Saturday … LHU is currently 9-15 overall and 6-14 in PSAC play … Lock Haven currently sits seventh in the PSAC East standings, one game behind Millersville (7-13) … Leading the way for Lock Haven is senior
Lysa Mealing, who averages a team-best 10.7 points per game and a PSAC-best 12.9 rebounds per game … In the win over West Chester, Mealing scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for her ninth straight double-double, 15
th total on the season.
LHU Men's Basketball Notes:
LHU Season/Career Highs
The LHU men's basketball team went 2-0 last week and still has a shot at securing a PSAC playoff spot … Lock Haven will need wins over Mansfield at home on Wednesday (Feb. 22) and needs to win away at Bloomsburg Saturday … With LHU sitting at 12-12 overall and 8-12 in PSAC play, and the race for the final playoffs spots up for grabs in the PSAC East standings, the Bald Eagles would also benefit greatly from some help by means of losses by several other teams in contention … Leading the way for LHU all season has been
Amir Hinton … The freshman leads LHU in scoring with 23.3 points per game, which is also tops in the PSAC … Hinton is one of two LHU players averaging double-figure scoring as
Ra'eese Hunt is scoring 12.7 per game.
Up next:
After Saturday's game both the men and women will have to see where they stand in the PSAC playoff picture.
