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Opponent: Bethel College
MCC Conference Game
Tue, Feb 7 - 7:00 PM, Mishawaka, IN
As of Jan 31, Bethel had an overall record of 14-10; the team is 4-6 at Home and 10-4 on the road. The team was not rated in the NAIA D2 Coaches Poll of 1/30/12.
Bethel's average Statistical System Rating ranked #36 among all 131 NAIA D2 teams as of 1/29/12, and
the RPI calculations of 1/29/12 ranked the team #28 among the 126 post-season eligible teams.
In MCC Conference games, Bethel is #6 in the MCC standings with a 6-7 record. The Pilots will be at Home, where they are 1-5 in MCC games this season.
Of the 16-member squad, four are upperclassmen and two are seniors.
There are four freshmen.
The average height of players on the Bethel roster is 6' 3, with six players at 6' 5 or more.
The tallest is Michael Mislan (#25) at 6' 8.
Mislan has appeared in 22 games averaging 3.8 points and 3.7 rebounds.
For the Pilots, Zach Miller (#22) leads in scoring with 13.4 points a game, shooting 42.9% from the field.
Matt Schauss (#20) is next in scoring with 12.2 points a game; Landon Booker (#15) averages 9.9 points a game.
The rebound leader is Patrick Oetting (#41) at 6' 6, getting 4.7 rebounds a game.
Landon Booker is the Pilot assist leader providing 3.2 per game.
Michael Mislan has the best field goal percentage of frequent players, successful 54.4% of the time.
Nick Lewis (#23) has the best three-point percentage, shooting 50.0%.
For the Foresters, Caleb Kennedy (#45) leads in scoring with 19.4 points a game, shooting 52.4% from the field.
Shane Merryman (#55) is next with 13.8 points a game, and T J Short (#32) averages 9.7 points a game.
The rebounding leaders are Caleb Kennedy (6' 6) and Shane Merryman (6' 5), pulling down 8.4 boards a game.
Ryan Boester (#4) is the assist leader for HU providing 3.6 per game.
Shane Merryman has the best field goal percentage of frequent players at 58.3%.
T J Short has the best three-point percentage, making 44.4% from long range.
Huntington won the last game of the series 76-67 Away on Jan 5 (see Last Game link below).
Caleb Kennedy (#45) netted 23 points for Huntington. He also pulled in 19 rebounds.
R. Taylor (#1) was the leading scorer for Mt Vernon with 19 points.
As of Jan 31, Huntington had an overall record of 14-11; HU is 8-7 at Home and 6-4 on the road. The Foresters were rated #42 in the NAIA Coaches Poll of 1/30/12.
In MCC Conference games, the Foresters have a 6-7 record and are #7 in the MCC standings, going 2-5 at Home and 4-2 Away.
Huntington's average Statistical System Rating was #27 among the 131 NAIA D2 teams on 1/29/12, and
HU's RPI calculations of 1/29/12 placed the Foresters at #20 among the 126 post-season eligible teams.
Head Coach Ty Platt is in his 4th season at HU.
Huntington lost the last game of the series 77-84 at Home on Jan 17 (see Last Game link below).
Caleb Kennedy (#45) scored 21 points for the Foresters. He also snagged 8 rebounds.
Z. Miller (#22) was the leading scorer for Bethel with 20 points.
The Pilots Head Coach Mike Lightfoot is in his 25th season at Bethel. The school is located in Mishawaka, IN, with an undergraduate enrollment of about 1,925.
Opponent: Taylor University
MCC Conference Game
Sat, Feb 11 - 3:00 PM, Upland, IN
As of Jan 31, Taylor had an overall record of 16-9; the team is 9-3 at Home and 7-6 on the road. The team was not rated in the NAIA D2 Coaches Poll of 1/30/12.
Taylor's average Statistical System Rating ranked #30 among all 131 NAIA D2 teams as of 1/29/12, and
the RPI calculations of 1/29/12 ranked the team #27 among the 126 post-season eligible teams.
In MCC Conference games, Taylor is #9 in the MCC standings with a 5-8 record. The Trojans will be at Home, where they are 4-3 in MCC games this season.
Of the 13-member squad, seven are upperclassmen and two are seniors.
There are four freshmen.
The average height of players on the Taylor roster is 6' 4, with four players at 6' 5 or more.
The tallest are Jake Burkholder (#33), Nate Kasper (#41) and Ian Dutcher (#54) at 6' 9.
Burkholder has appeared in all games averaging 10.3 points and 6.4 rebounds. Kasper has appeared in 25 games averaging 12.8 points and 5.5 rebounds. Dutcher has appeared in 12 games averaging 1.1 points and 0.8 rebounds.
For the Trojans, Casey Coons (#15) leads in scoring with 20.8 points a game, shooting 44.2% from the field.
Nate Kasper is next in scoring with 12.8 points a game; Jake Burkholder averages 10.3 points a game.
The rebound leader is Jake Burkholder at 6' 9, getting 6.4 rebounds a game.
Kyle Hanaway (#13) is the Trojan assist leader providing 4.9 per game.
Jake Burkholder has the best field goal percentage of frequent players, successful 69.7% of the time.
Josh Riikonen (#35) has the best three-point percentage, shooting 50.0%.
See the above paragraphs for comments about Huntington statistical leaders, rankings and records.
Huntington won the last game of the series 83-70 at Home on Jan 14 (see Last Game link below).
Ryan Boester (#4) led Huntington with 22 points. Shane Merryman (#55) got 12 rebounds.
C. Coons (#15) was the leading scorer for Taylor with 26 points.
The Trojans Head Coach Paul Patterson is in his 33rd season at Taylor. The school is located in Upland, IN, with an undergraduate enrollment of about 2,440.
(Photos Courtesy of Huntington University)
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