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@UVaWiseCavs/@UVaWiseMBBUVaWiseCavs 2015-16 UVA-WISE UVaWiseCavs/UVaWiseAthletics CAVALIER MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES /Highland/Highland Cavalier Cavalier Athletics Athletics /UVaWiseAthletics@UVaWiseCavs UVA-WISE NO. 24 WHEELING JESUIT CAVALIERS CARDINALS (3-12, 1-8 MEC) (15-1, 8-1 MEC) LOCATION: Wise, Va. LOCATION: Wheeling, W.Va. CONFERENCE: Mountain East CONFERENCE: Mountain East HEAD COACH: Blake Mellinger (3rd season) HEAD COACH: Danny Sancomb (9th season) TM vs. 2015-16 SCHEDULE #WISEVSWJU #THEBROADCAST Date Opponent Time (EST)/Result UVa-Wise men’s basketball continues its three- VIDEO - Cavalier Vision: http://bit.ly/1OiJ4h2 Nov. 13 #vs. Elizabeth City State L, 73-69 game homestand Monday night by welcoming STATS: http://bit.ly/1MtB8uO Nov. 14 #vs. Chowan University L, 86-81 24th-ranked Wheeling Jesuit University to Wise AUDIO: http://bit.ly/1OiJ4h2 for a 7:30 p.m. tip. Nov. 21 *UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON L, 79-64 (Steve Curran, Play-by-Play; Luke Bolanos, Color) Nov. 23 *at West Virginia State L, 85-65 Nov. 28 at No. 17 Lincoln Memorial University L, 114-69 #GOCAVSGO Nov. 30 MONTREAT COLLEGE (N.C.) W, 104-76 STORYLINES – VS. WHEELING JESUIT Dec. 3 *WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN L, 84-62 The Cavaliers take on the Cardinals who are ranked No. 24 in the nation according to the according to the National Dec. 5 *GLENVILLE STATE L, 84-79 Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) NCAA Division II rankings and No. 16 according to the NCAA Division II Dec. 13 at High Point University (Exhibition) L,111-74 Media Poll, sponsored by D2SIDA. Monday’s contest will be the Cavs second straight against a nationally ranked opponent and fifth this season, having already faced then 17th-ranked Lincoln Memorial University (Nov. 28), No. Dec. 17 AVERETT UNIVERSITY L, 90-83 14 King University (Dec. 20), No. 7 Fairmont State (Jan. 4) and No. 1 West Liberty (Jan. 16). UVa-Wise is 1-3 in those Dec. 20 No. 14 KING UNIVERSITY W, 100-87 games, the Cavs lone win coming at home against then 14th-ranked King (100-87). The Cavs are 1-4 against Wheeling Jan. 4 *at No. 7 Fairmont State L, 110-48 Jesuit since becoming NCAA Division II and Mountain East Conference members with UVa-Wise’s only victory coming during the 2013-14 season, an 84-72 win in Wheeling, West Virginia. The two teams played in the first round of the Jan. 6 *at Shepherd L, 99-94 2014 MEC Tournament which was a 105-82 home victory for the Cardinals. Wheeling Jesuit enters tomorrow’s game Jan. 10 *at Urbana University W, 85-82 on a 10-game win streak while holding an 8-1 mark in conference play. The Cardinals lone loss this season came on Jan. 12 *at Notre Dame College (Ohio) L, 100-83 the road at now third-ranked Fairmont State (94-91) back on Dec. 3. Saturday evening the Cardinals were 85-82 win- Jan. 16 * No. 1 WEST LIBERTY L, 99-69 ners in an overtime affair at Concord University. Wheeling Jesuit is led by first-team All-MEC senior guard Eric Siefert, who is averaging 15.5 points per game and 3.3 assists per game. Siefert is just one of five Cardinals who is averaging Jan. 18 * No. 24 WHEELING JESUIT UNIVERSITY 7:30 p.m. double-figure scoring, the others are senior guard Justin Fritts (14.4 ppg), junior forward Kyle Ritz (13.9 ppg), sopho- Jan. 21 *CONCORD UNIVERSITY 7:30 p.m. more forward Haywood Highsmith (13.3 ppg) and sophomore forward Pat Moseh (12.1 ppg). Highsmith also leads Jan. 26 *at University of Charleston 7:30 p.m. the team in rebounding at 9.7 per game. TM Jan. 28 *SHEPHERD 7:30 p.m. ABOUT UVA-WISE UVa-Wise is coming off of a 30-point 99-69 loss Saturday evening against the top-ranked Hilltoppers of West Liberty. Jan. 30 *FAIRMONT STATE 4 p.m. MEC leader West Liberty used its full-court press to disrupt the Cavs’ offense, especially in the second half where the Feb. 4 *at Glenville State 7:30 p.m. Hilltoppers outscored the Cavs 63-40. UVa-Wise was forced into committing 13 second-half turnovers and 23 for the Feb. 6 *at West Virginia Wesleyan 4 p.m. game, which led to 24 Hilltopper points. Senior forward Matt Day continued his stellar play Saturday by scoring 20 Feb. 11 *at Wheeling Jesuit University 7:30 p.m. points and grabbing a game-high 10 rebounds, while sophomore guard Philip Owens II dished out a game-high seven assists and recorded 12 points against the Hilltoppers. Following tomorrow night’s tilt the Cavs will wrap up Feb. 13 *at West Liberty 4 p.m. their homestand by taking on Concord University Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. inside the Prior Center. Feb. 18 *NOTRE DAME COLLEGE (Ohio) 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 *URBANA UNIVERSITY 4 p.m. #PROBABLE STARTERS Feb. 25 *WEST VIRGINIA STATE 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 *at Concord University 4 p.m. March 3-6 MEC Tournament/Charleston, W.Va. TBD # - 2015 Earl Lloyd Conference Challenge at West Virginia State * - Mountain East Conference Game Home Games in ALL CAPS #3 RICARDO HILL JR. #1 PHILIP OWENS II #05 GERVELLE KIDD #11 DIMITRI SOUSA #33 MATT DAY R-SOPHOMORE / G / 5-10 SOPHOMORE / G / 6-0 JUNIOR / F / 6-6 SOPHOMORE / F / 6-6 SENIOR / F / 6-7 PPG 3.2 PPG 11.2 PPG 7.9 PPG 12.8 PPG 20.3 RPG 2.9 RPG 1.9 RPG 4.2 RPG 5.0 RPG 10.8 APG 2.8 APG 3.7 APG 1.9 APG 1.5 APG 2.1 FG% .265 FG% .372 FG% .386 FG% .460 FG% .433 FT% .682 FT% .763 FT% .826 FT% .839 FT% .757 3PT% .318 3PT% .324 3PT% .415 3PT% .250 3PT% .392 www.UvaWiseCavs.com #GoCavsGo UVaWiseCavs 2015-16 UVA-WISE /UVaWiseAthletics CAVALIER MEN’S BASKETBALL/Highland Cavalier Ath- @UVaWiseCavs Quick Facts General Information Team Information Institution: The University of Virginia’s College at Wise 2014-15 Record: 2-26 (1-21 MEC) Location: Wise, Va. Home Record: 0-13 Founded: 1954 Away Record: 1-13 Enrollment: 2,010 Neutral: 1-0 Mascot: Highland Cavaliers Starters Returning: 2 (Matt Day, Philip Owens II) Colors: Red (PMS 200C) and Gray (PMS 431C) Starters Lost: 3 Arena: David J. Prior Convocation Center Letter Winners Returning: 3 (Matt Day, Corey Dick, Philip Owens II) Capacity: 3,700 Letter Winners Lost: 5 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Coaching Staff Conference: Mountain East Head Coach: Blake Mellinger (3rd Season) Chancellor: Donna Henry, Ph.D Assistant Coach: Nathan Edick (2nd Season) Athletic Director: Danny Sterling Assistant Coach: Drew Absher (2nd Season) Media Relations Information Athletic Training Men’s Basketball Contact: Luke Bolanos TMAthletic Trainer: Erin Asbury E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (276) 328-0266 Office: (276) 328-0182 Newspapers Cell: (276) 870-4755 The Coalfield Progress: Kevin Mays Fax: (276) 376-1023 Coalfied Progress Phone: (276) 679-1101 Athletic Website: www.uvawisecavs.com Bristol Herald Courier: Tim Hayes Radio: The Wolf 92.1 FM and 1430 AM WDIC Herald Courier Phone: (276) 669-2181 Radio Play-by-Play: Steve Curran Kingsport Times News: George Thwaites Interviews: All interviews with UVa-Wise coaches and players must be arranged through the media relations office. Times News Phone: (423) 392-1323 Contact athletic media relations assistant director Luke Bolanos at (276) 376-0182 or by e-mail at mlb5vm@uvawise. edu for interviews. The UVa-Wise locker room and training room are closed to the media at all times. Phone numbers Television Stations of student-athletes will not be released to the media. WYMT-TV: Hazard, Ky. Practices: All UVa-Wise practices are open to the media, however, you must let the athletic media relations office WJHL: Johnson City, Tenn. know prior to attending. Please contact the athletic media relations office for an updated schedule. The best time to reach Head Coach Blake Mellinger is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday WCYB: Bristol, Va. through Friday. Credentials: Credentials are required for all UVa-Wise men’s bas- ketball games. For credentials, please contact the athletic media relations office by e-mail at [email protected] at least 48 hours prior to a game. Media parking is available in the lower parking lot of the Prior Center. www.UvaWiseCavs.com #GoCavsGo 2015-16 UVA-WISE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM #THEROSTER Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 0 Lashain Matthews (Luh-Shane) G 5-9 165 R-Fr. Staunton, VA / Robert E. Lee H.S. 1 Philip Owens II G 6-0 185 So. Virginia Beach, VA / Bishop Sullivan Catholic H.S. 3 Ricardo Hill Jr. G 5-10 175 R-So. Cincinnati, OH / University of Akron 4 Desmon Shaver (Des-mun) G 6-2 185 Jr. Charlottesville, VA / CCBC Catonsville 5 Gervelle Kidd (Ger-vell) F 6-6 200 Jr. Martinsville, VA / East Mississippi Community College 10 Camryn Fort G 6-5 185 R-Fr. Fayetteville, NC / Genesis Academy 11 Dimitri Sousa (So-zuh) F 6-6 215 So. São Paulo, Brazil / Massanutten Military Academy 12 Darren Belardo (Buh-lar-doh) G 6-0 180 Fr. Virginia Beach, VA / Bishop Sullivan Catholic H.S. 14 Corey Dick F 6-3 220 Jr. Whitsett, NC / Eastern Guilford H.S. 22 Zach McDaniel F 6-7 200 Fr. Bowling Green, KY / Hargrave Military Academy 23 Demarcus Edwards G 6-3 190 So. Mount Vernon, VA / Wentworth Military Academy & College 33 Matt Day F 6-7 225 Sr.