MANSFIELD – The Mountaineer men play host to the Bloomsburg Huskies in PSAC East action Wednesday, February 15 at Decker Gymnasium. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. with live stats and ESPN radio with Shane Wilber available at GoMounties.com.
Mansfield (8-14, 5-12 PSAC) snapped a three-game losing streak with a 79-57 victory over Cheyney Saturday afternoon. However with four games remaining in the season the Mounties are eliminated from playoff contention being five games back of 4
th place West Chester. It marks the first time since the 2007-08 season that Mansfield has not earned a PSAC playoff berth.
Mansfield ranks 7
th in the conference in scoring offense averaging 75.2 points per game while giving up an average of 76.6 ppg (12
th PSAC). The Mountaineers lead the league in steals at 9.1 spg and is 2
nd in assist/turnover ratio at 1.1.
Joe Bell, who earned his sixth PSAC Freshman of the Week honor on Monday, ranks 13
th in the PSAC in scoring with 15.5 ppg and 11
th in rebounding with 6.8 rpg. Bell leads the conference in field goal percentage at 55.8%.
Junior
Chuck Harper ranks second on the team and 21
st in the conference in scoring at 13.5 ppg and is 3
rd in the PSAC in field goal percentage with 51%. Senior point guard
Josh Dupuy ranks 2
nd in the conference in assists (5.3 apg), 3
rd in assist/turnover ratio (2.1) and 5
th in steals (1.6 spg) while sophomore
Kyle Bradley is 2
nd in assist/turnover ratio (2.1) and 4
th in steals (2.0 spg).
PSAC East leading Bloomsburg (16-7, 12-6 PSAC) narrowly came away with a 75-72 victory over the Mounties in their last meeting at Nelson Field House. Harper scored a game-high 17 points while Bell Bradley and
Cory Henneghan all scored in double-figures.
The Huskies rank 10
th in the PSAC in scoring offense with 73.2 ppg, but give up only 68.1 ppg (5
th PSAC). Bloomsburg is a solid team on the boards, holding a +4.0 rebounding margin over opponents this season.
Sophomore Dontahe Jordan ranks 10
th in the conference in scoring at 15.9 ppg and 13
th in rebounding at 6.6 rpg. Senior Larry Webster is 7
th in rebounding at 7.9 rpg and 3
rd in blocked shots at 1.7 bpg.
Junior Nnamdi Joku leads the PSAC in 3-point field goal percentage, connecting on 54% of his shots.
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