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DAEMEN COLLEGE QUICK FACTS GAME #3 DAEMEN Wildcats (1-1, 0-0 ECC) vs. MERCYHURST Lakers (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.................East Coast 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) # Daemen has come out of the gates shooting the ball well from three-point range, connecting on 30 BROCK W, 102-95 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 Mercyhurst exacted some revenge last season, scoring a 90-84 overtime win in Erie HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS # 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 FOR A FULL GAME PREVIEW daemenwildcats.com Daemen College Athletics @ DaemenAthletics Daemen Sports Info DAEMEN RECORD BREAKDOWN 2015-16 DAEMEN MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER 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.