DAEMEN COLLEGE QUICK FACTS GAME #3 DAEMEN Wildcats (1-1, 0-0 ECC) vs. (3-1, 2-1 PSAC) Location...... Amherst, N.Y. Founded...... 1947 Enrollment...... 2,000 NOV. 24, 2015 * 7:00 PM * AMHERST, N.Y. * LUMSDEN GYMNASIUM Nickname...... Wildcats LIVE STATS: http://www.sidearmstats.com/daemen/mbball Colors...... Royal Blue, White, Gray & Black Conference...... DAEMEN SCOUTING REPORT Home Venue...... Dimp Wagner Stadium  Daemen returns nine players from last year's team that posted a 21-10 overall record and a 13-7 President...... Dr. Gary A. Olson mark in the East Coast Conference, while capturing the USCAA Division I national championship Athletic Director...... Bridget Niland in the team's final year of non-eligibility for ECC and/or NCAA Division II postseason play  Daemen was picked fourth in the ECC preseason poll released late last month DAEMEN COACHING STAFF  The Wildcats opened their 2015-16 season by going 1-1 at the ECC-CACC Challenge hosted by

Head Coach...... Mike MacDonald Daemen at Lumsden Gymnasium Alma Mater...... Saint Bonaventure '88  Daemen ran to a 109-87 win in the opener versus Wilmington (Del.), getting 29 points from Years at Daemen...... 2nd Torrence Dyck, and 20 from Arif Mehmetaj Record at Daemen...... 21-10  Sophomore guard Nick Petrucelli chipped in a career-high 17 points off the bench, helping Years Overall...... 19th Daemen lead by as many 30 points in the contest Career Record...... 278-237  The second day of the tournament saw Daemen lock up with Holy Family, the No. 5 ranked team Associate Head Coach...... Mike Berkun in the preseason D2SIDA East Region media poll, and the favorite to win the CACC South Alma Mater...... Medaille '10 Division Assistant Coach...... David Johnson  HFU walked away with an 89-86 win in a great early season matchup as Supreme Hannah's Alma Mater...... Daemen '10 game-tying three-point attempt was just off the mark at the buzzer Assistant Coach...... Jake Kroll  Dyck leads Daemen in the early going, averaging 26 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, while Alma Mater...... Buffalo '15 shooting 63-percent from the field (17-for-27)

2015-16 SCHEDULE & RESULTS  Mehmetaj is next, averaging 22 points and 12 boards per game  Additional production is coming from Hannah (19.5 ppg, 4.0 apg) and Ryan Grandits (11 ppg, 7 OCTOBER rpg, 2.5 apg) 30 # BROCK W, 102-95  Daemen has come out of the gates shooting the ball well from three-point range, connecting on 46-percent of their attempts (22-for-48) thus far NOVEMBER 6 # @ Buffalo L, 68-87 MERCYHURST SCOUTING REPORT 13 $ WILMINGTON W, 109-87  Mercyhurst is located in Erie, Pa. and the Lakers are members of the Pennsylvania State Athletic 14 $ HOLY FAMILY L, 86-89 Conference West Division 24 MERCYHURST 7:00 PM  Head coach Gary Manchel, now in his 13th season at the helm, has led the program to 335 DECEMBER victories during his tenure 1 @ Slippery Rock 7:00 PM  Manchel guided the Lakers to a 20-9 campaign last season, culminating in the program's first-ever 12 EDINBORO 2:00 PM NCAA Tournament berth 13 * DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4:00 PM  The Lakers return 11 players from their 2014-15 roster, including second-team All-PSAC selection 18 * @ Dowling 7:00 PM Gerrae Williams, a 6-foot-2 redshirt-senior guard, who led a balanced Laker team by averaging 20 * @ Bridgeport 3:00 PM 10.5 points while knocking down a team-high 45 three-pointers  Also back is senior guards Damon Jones (10 ppg) and Jean Onana (7.6 ppg), and senior forward JANUARY Sean Beins (7.4 ppg) 2 ^ @ Dominican 4:00 PM  The Lakers were picked first in the PSAC West Division preseason poll released in late October 3 ^ vs. Felician 2:00 PM  MU opened the 2015-16 season by downing Division III Houghton, 88-58 on November 13 7 * ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 8:00 PM  The Lakers were busy last week with three PSAC contests, taking two of three 9 * MERCY 4:00 PM  They opened the week by downing Indiana (Pa.), the 2014-15 national runners-up, 64-57 on 12 * @ Roberts Wesleyan 8:00 PM November 18 15 * @ LIU Post 7:30 PM  After a 74-68 loss to Shippensburg last Saturday, the Lakers rebounded by defeating Kutztown, 17 * @ NYIT 3:00 PM 22 * MOLLOY 8:00 PM 71-70 in overtime on Sunday 24 * QUEENS 3:00 PM  Beins has led the way thus far, coming off the bench to average 15.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per 29 * @ District Of Columbia 7:00 PM game while Jones is chipping in 15 points per game  MU is one of the stingier teams around, allowing just 64.8 points per game thus far FEBRUARY  At the last release of national statistics rankings (November 19), the Lakers were ranked seventh 5 * DOWLING 7:00 PM in the country in points per game allowed 7 * BRIDGEPORT 3:00 PM  Tuesday's game in Amherst marks the Lakers' first road tilt of the season 11 * @ St. Thomas Aquinas 8:00 PM 13 * @ Mercy 2:30 PM THE SERIES 16 * ROBERTS WESLEYAN 8:00 PM  Tuesday's game will mark the 17th all-time meeting between Daemen and Mercyhurst 19 * LIU POST 8:00 PM  The Lakers have prevailed in 15 of the previous 16 meetings, but only six of the previous 16 21 * NYIT 3:00 PM meetings have come after Daemen gained membership in the NAIA (1986-87) 26 * @ Molloy 7:30 PM  During the 2013-14 season, the teams met for the first time since 1996-97 and the Wildcats 28 * @ Queens 3:30 PM posted their first-ever victory over Mercyhurst (69-63) at Lumsden Gymnasium HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS  Mercyhurst exacted some revenge last season, scoring a 90-84 overtime win in Erie # Exhibition Game * East Coast Conference Game DID YOU KNOW? $ ECC-CACC Challenge  Since the start of the 2010 -11 season, Daemen is 57-11 in games played at Lumsden Gymnasium ^ James Clancy Memorial Tournament  Their 89-86 loss to Holy Family on November 14 was just the Wildcats' fourth home loss in the last five seasons, and four of those have been decided by three points or less SCAN THE CODE

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Current Streak...... Lost 1 No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown Current Home Streak...... Lost 1 3 Supreme Hannah Sr.. G 6-0 Rochester, N.Y. Current Road Streak...... Won 3 4 Torrence Dyck Sr. G/F 6-5 Rochester, N.Y. Last Win...... 109-87 vs. Wilmington (11/13/15) 5 Jay Sarkis Fr. G 6-1 Rochester, N.Y. Last Loss...... 89-86 vs. Holy Family (11/14/15) 10 Jaleo Wilkes Jr. G 5-10 Niagara Falls, N.Y. Last OT Game...... 82-76 win vs. Molloy (1/30/15) 11 Jesse Lalka Jr. G/F 6-2 Tonawanda, N.Y. 15 Xavier Long So. F 6-2 Brooklyn, N.Y. Overall...... 1-1 21 Arif Mehmetaj Jr. F 6-7 Jamaica, N.Y. Home...... 1-1 22 Dmarco Barnes R-Fr. G 5-10 Baldwin, N.Y. Away...... 0-0 23 Darrius Dow Jr. G 5-10 Bronx, N.Y. Neutral...... 0-0 24 Nick Petrucelli So. G 6-3 Hicksville, N.Y. 25 Deion Hamilton R-Fr. G/F 6-4 Rochester, N.Y. East Coast Conference...... 0-0 32 Darius Garvin Fr. G 6-1 Elmira, N.Y. Home...... 0-0 33 Giambattista Davis Fr. G/F 6-4 Buffalo, N.Y. Away...... 0-0 41 Alex Borges Jr. F/C 6-6 Erie, Pa. 44 Ryan Grandits Gr. F 6-5 Kenmore, N.Y. In November...... 1 -1 RS Devante Hagins Fr. G 6-4 Rochester, N.Y. In December...... 0-0 RS Jeff Redband Fr. F 6-7 Batavia, N.Y. In January...... 0-0 RS Aleks Miljenovic Jr. F 6-5 Belgrade, Serbia In Febru ary...... 0-0 Head Coach: Mike MacDonald (St. Bonaventure '88), 2nd season Lead At Halftime...... 1-0 Associate Head Coach: Mike Berkun (Medaille '10) Tied At Halftime...... 0-0 Assistant Coaches: David Johnson (Daemen '10), Jake Kroll (Buffalo '15) Trail At Halftime...... 0-1 2015-16 MERCYHURST MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER Leading With 5:00 Remaining...... 1-0 Tied With 5:00 Remaining...... 0-0 No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown Trailing with 5:00 Remaining...... 02 -1 0 Malcolm Walters So. G 6-2 Chagrin Falls, Ohio 1 Damon Jones Sr. G 6-1 Warrensville, Ohio Daemen Scores Less Than 60 Points...... 0 -0 2 Gerrae Williams R-Sr. G 6-2 Aberdeen, Md. Daemen Scores 60+ Points...... 1 -1 3 Sean Broderick So. G 6-3 Perth, Australia Daemen Scores 70+ Points...... 1 -1 4 Kordell Holness-Lightbody Fr. G 6-3 Montreal, Que. Daemen Scores 80+ Points...... 1 -1 5 Dajuan Dent Jr. F 6-7 Piscataway, N.J. Daemen Scores 90+ Points...... 1 -0 11 Kevin Marsh Jr. F 6-6 Dublin, Ohio 12 Richie Hobson R-Jr. G 5-10 Amityville, N.Y. Opponent Scores Less Than 60 Points...... 0 -0 13 Justin Senou Jr. G 6-3 Rockville, Md. Opponent Scores 60+ Points...... 1 -1 14 Dwight Whitlock Fr. G 6-3 Harrisburg, Pa. Opponent Scores 70+ Points...... 1 -1 15 Kayode Ajenifuja Sr. F 6-5 Beltsville, Md. Opponent Scores 80+ Points...... 1 -1 20 Durrell McDonald Sr. G 6-2 Henderson, Nev. Opponent Scores 90+ Points...... 0 -0 21 Nohah Vickers So. G 5-10 Cambria Heights, N.Y. 23 Jean Onana Sr. G 6-2 Yaounde, Cameroon Outrebound Its Opponent...... 0 -1 25 Sean Beins Sr. F 6-9 Kensington, Md. Get Outrebounded...... 1 -0 33 Andy Hoying Sr. F 6-5 Jackson Center, Ohio 34 Connor Polce Fr. C 6-8 Gibsonia, Pa. Shoot Under 40%...... 0 -0 55 H'ian Hale Jr. G 5-9 Kalamazoo, Mich. Shoot 40% Or Better...... 12 -1 Shoot 50% Or Better...... 1-0 Head Coach: Gary Manchel Assistant Coaches: A.J. Bender, Jon Ouegnin Shoot More Free Throws...... 1-1 Shoot Less Free Throws...... 0-0 BY THE NUMBERS 2015-16 ECC STANDINGS

Shoot Equal Number Of Free Throws...... 0-0 DAEMEN STATS MERCYHURST Shoot At Least 70% On Free Throws...... 1-1 OVERALL 1-1 3-1 CONFERENCE Shoot At Least 80% On Free Throws...... 1-1 RECORD CONF. SCHOOL W-L PCT. W-L PCT. 0-0 2-1 RECORD St. Thomas Game Is Decided By 3 Points Or Less...... 0-1 NON-CONF. 0-0 .000 4-1 .800 1-1 1-0 Game Is Decided By 9 Points Or Less...... 0-0 RECORD Aquinas POINTS LIU Post 0-0 .000 3-1 .750 Game Is Decided By 10+ Points...... 1-0 97.5 72.8 PER GAME Dowling 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 Overtime Games...... 0-0 POINTS 88.0 64.8 ALLOWED/GAME DAEMEN 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 FIELD Vs. NCAA Division II Opponents...... 1-1 .515 .466 Mercy 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 Vs. NCAA Division II East Region...... 1-1 GOAL % OPPONENT Bridgeport 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 .449 .415 Vs. Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference...... 1-1 FIELD GOAL % Queens 0-0 .000 1-3 .250 Vs. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference...... 0-0 3-POINT .458 .329 NYIT 0-0 .000 1-4 .200 FIELD GOAL % OPPONENT 3-PT Roberts ,344 .372 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 FIELD GOAL % Wesleyan FREE .804 .693 Dist. of THROW % 0-0 .000 0-4 .000 FT MADE 18.5 13.0 Columbia PER GAME REBOUNDS Molloy 0-0 .000 0-4 .000 41.0 33.8 @DaemenMBB PER GAME REBOUND +2.0 +1.3 #DCWildcatNation MARGIN #WNYsD2Team ASSIST/TO 1.3 1.2 #LiveBreatheDaemen RATIO #beFIERCE