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WILLIAM JEWELL MEN’S BASKETBALL CARDINAL BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES • GAME 6 • Truman State Paul Worstell • Sports Information Director • [email protected] • 816-415-5959 JaeLynn Ellison • Asst. Sports Information Director • [email protected] • jewellcardinals.com 2015-16 SCHEDULE WILLIAM JEWELL vs. QUINCY Saturday, December 5, 2015 4:00 p.m. Date Opponent Location Time/Results Mabee Center 11/13 Baker Liberty, Mo. W 88-75 Liberty, Mo. 11/19 Pittsburg State Pittsburg, Kan. L 100-97 11/21 Missouri Southern Liberty, Mo. L 80-73 State Listen Live: jewellcardinals.com/watch 11/28 Wayne State Liberty, Mo. W 90-87 Record: 2-3 Record: 4-3 College Streak: L1 Streak: L1 12/03 Quincy University Quincy, Ill. L 89-60 Rank: NR Live Video: Rank: NR 12/05 Truman State Liberty, Mo. 4:00 p.m. jewellcardinals.com/watch 12/12 Newman Liberty, Mo. 3:00 p.m. 12/15 Ottawa University Liberty, Mo. 7:30 p.m. 12/19 Avila University Liberty, Mo. 1:00 p.m. 1/02 Graceland Univ. Liberty, Mo. 3:00 p.m. PROJECTED STARTERS 01/07 Bellarmine Liberty, Mo. 7:30 p.m. 01/09 Southern Indiana Liberty, Mo. 3:00 p.m. 01/14 McKendree Lebanon, Ill. 7:30 p.m. 01/16 Illinois Springfield Springfield, Ill. 3:00 p.m. 01/18 Rockhurst Liberty, Mo. 7:30 p.m. 01/21 Missouri S&T Liberty, Mo. 7:30 p.m. 01/23 Drury University Liberty, Mo. 3:00 p.m. 01/28 Missouri-St. Louis St. Louis, Mo. 7:30 p.m. 01/30 Maryville University St. Louis, Mo. 3:00 p.m. 0 10 32 23 44 Daruis Tomlin Matt Lassen Patrick Whelan Austin Regier Javier De La 02/04 Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, Wis. 7:30 p.m. 5’10 • G • SR 6’5 • G • JR 6’4 • G • SO 6’6 • F • JR Blanca 02/06 Lewis University Romeoville, Ill. 3:00 p.m. Jackson, Tenn. Marion, Iowa Manchester, Independence, Mo. 6’7 • F • JR England 02/11 Saint Joseph’s Liberty, Mo. 7:30 p.m. El Castillo, Spain (IN) 02/13 Indianapolis Indianapolis, Ind. 3:00 p.m. 02/18 Truman State Kirksville, Mo. 7:30 p.m. TODAY’S MATCHUP: Today the Cardinals host Truman State to open up 02/20 Quincy University Liberty, Mo. 3:00 p.m. Great Lakes Valley Conference home play. Jewell is currently 2-3 overall while 02/25 Rockhurst Kansas City, Mo. 7:30 p.m. Truman comes into the game 4-3 overall. Both teams are 0-1 in GLVC play. Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament 02/28-3/6 TBA TBA TBA LAST TIME OUT: Von Washington and Evan McGaughey scored 18 and 16 points respec- tively to carry Quincy University to an 89-60 Great Lakes Valley Conference opening victory over the William Jewell Cardinals tonight at Pepsi Arena in Quincy, Ill. FOLLOW THE CARDINALS The loss drops Jewell to 2-3 overall and 0-1 in league play, while the Hawks improve to 4-3 and 1-0. Washinton and McGaughey were two of three Hawks in double figures, leading an offensive at- tack that shot 51.7 percent including 48 percent from 3-point land @WJCCARDINALS @WJCCARDINALS Quincy ran out to an early 7-2 lead and the closest the Cards ever got was three when Quincy led 9-6. Jewell struggled all night from the field only shooting 34.4 percent on the night. The Hawks also hit 15 3 pointers to only six for Jewell which is a reversal of roles over previous games for William Jewell. The Cardinals were also plagued by 17 turnovers, and were out rebounded 41-35. Jewell sophomore center Emil Ostafiiciuc was the only Cardinal in double figures scoring 10. William Jewell William Jewell Easton Koch and Clark Minnifield chipped in with 8 points each. Athletics Sports Network Senior Leadership Regier Enjoying Career-Highs Location Liberty, Missouri Senior guard Darius Tomlin now Junior Austin Regier is enjoying Enrollment 1,000 leads the Cardinals in scoring with a career year this season. He is Nickname Cardinals 17.4 a game. He is sixth in the currently averaging 8.2 rebounds a Colors Red/Black GLVC in scoring and is fourth in game which is double of what he Facility Mabee Center Affiliation NCAA Division II the league in steals averaging two averaged the last two seasons. He Conference GLVC per game. He is shooting .522 per- also is scoring 9.4 points a game President Dr. David Sallee cent from the field and .435 from and his previous career high was Athletic Director Dr. Darlene Bailey 3-point land in the early season. 5.3 points per game during his Sports Information Paul Worstell Asst. Sports Information JaeLynn Ellison Freshman campaign. Athletic Phone 816-415-7634 Website jewellcardinals.com Head Coach Larry Holley Alma Mater William Jewell College Career Record 870-516 Efficient Easton 2014-15 Record 13-14 Conference/Finish 9-9/Fourth West Sophomore Easton Koch is do- GLVC Home Opener ing his part by taking care of the Saturday marks the home opener CARDINAL QUICK FACTS QUICK CARDINAL basketball in the early season. day in the Great Lakes Valley Con- Koch currently leads the GLVC ference for men’s and women’s Location in assist to turnover ratio. In five Kirksville, Mo. basketball. The Cardinals are 2-2 Enrollment 6000 games he has 15 assists to only six Nickname Bulldogs All-Time in GLVC Openers. turnovers. Colors Purple and White Facility Pershing Arena Affiliation NCAA DIvision II Conference GLVC President Dr. Troy Paino Hitting The Boards Athletic Director Jerry Wollmering Regier and Javier De La Blanca Sports Information Kevin White Ci Ci’s Three’s are in the GLVC league leaders in Asst. Sports Information Tyler Madson The Cardinals have drained 46 rebounds. Regier is fifth in the Athletic Phone (660) 785-4236 3-pointers in their first four games conference while De La Blanca sits Website trumanbulldogs.com Head Coach and are shooting .377. The Cards at 14. De La Blanca is coming off Truman State Chris Foster Alma Mater Northern Iowa have outshot the opposition this his strongest game as a Cardinal in Career Record 24-13 year 46-40 in 3-pointers. the win over Wayne State with 22 2014-15 Record 20-10 points and 7 rebounds. Conference Record 11-7 WJC TSU SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS The Truman State men’s basketball team dropped their GLVC opener on Thursday 78-72 Points/Game 81.6 80.0 THE NUMBERS BY to Rockhurst. Rebounds 32.8 32.9 Connor Erickson led all Bulldogs with 18 points on 8-of-16 shooting (1-2 FT) and added four rebounds in 24 minutes, while Cory Myers finished with 14 points and team-highs in Assists 11.4 13.4 rebounds (7) and assists (5). Jake Velky scored all 11 of his points in the first half, and Cole Myers chipped in nine points and swiped a game-high three RU turnovers. Steals 7.0 8.3 Chris Foster begins his second season as the Truman men’s basketball program head coach Turnovers 13.4 10.3 in 2015-16, marking his third season overall as part of the Bulldogs. Field Goal Pct. .460 .459 Foster led the Bulldogs to a 20-win season in his first year as the program’s head coach, culminating with a trip to the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament quarterfinals. He is 3 Field Goal Pct. .377 .311 the 12th coach in program history, having spent one season as the associate head coach under Matt Woodley, who resigned in August 2014 to accept a position in the NBA Developmental Free Throw Pct. .701 .731 League. Opponent Foster will be starting his third season on the Bulldog sideline after serving as the men’s Field Goal Pct. .498 .466 basketball video coordinator at the University of Northern Iowa. He re-joined the UNI staff Opponent in December 2011 following time as a varsity head coach and instructor at both North County Scoring Average 86.2 72.7 High School and Jefferson High School in the St. Louis area. DIVISION II POLL Team Record Points Prev WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE 1 Augustana (SD) (9) 31-3 387 2 MEN’S BASKETBALL 2 Tarbelton State (2) 31-4 374 7 The Cardinals are 47-61 overall since officially joining NCAA 3 West Liberty (2) 28-4 369 5 Division II in the fall 2011. As an NAIA member, Holley guided eleven Jewell squads to HAAC Regular Season Conference 4 Bellarmine (1) 31-4 357 3 Titles, and fourteen teams to the NAIA National Tournament 5 Lincoln Memorial 30-3 300 6 with four of them reaching the Final Four (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997) and three reaching the Elite Eight (1988, 1992, 2004). 6 Mount Olive 31-4 266 9 7 Indiana (Pa.) (1) 31-7 244 25 8 Indianapolis 25-6 240 15 A win for the Cardinals would mean getting back to 9 Minn. St.-Moorhead 35-4 227 4 the .500 mark overall and in GLVC play. 10 Colorado Mines 23-5 215 13 11 Calif. Baptist 26-7 189 21 12 Ala.-Huntsville 23-9 185 NR A loss for the Cardinals would mean opening GLVC 13 UNC Pembroke 26-6 152 17 play 0-2. 14 N'west Mo. St. 25-7 141 NR 15 Western Wash. 20-11 131 NR 16 Drury 21-9 126 NR 17 Chico St. 22-8 121 NR 18 Metro State 26-6 119 11 CARDINALS ON THE AIR 19 S.