Mercyhurst LAKERS at IUP CRIMSON HAWKS
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MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY 2015-16 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME #21 Mercyhurst LAKERS (15-5, 12-4 PSAC-West) at IUP CRIMSON HAWKS THE SERIES VS. IUP Mercyhurst trails all-time series 10-19 Home: 8-6 (16-5, 13-3 PSAC-West) Away: 2-13 Neutral: 0-0 Wednesday, February 3 at 7:30 PM Kovalchick Complex 2015-16 SCHEDULE (15-5, 12-4 PSAC-W) Date Opponent Time Indiana, Pa. 11/13/15 Houghton College W 88-58 11/18/15 *Indiana University of Pennsylvania W 64-57 CONTACT INFORMATION 11/21/15 *Shippensburg L 68-74 11/22/15 *Kutztown (OT) W 71-70 Men’s Basketball Contact Joshua Garrett 11/24/15 at Daemen College (N.Y.) W 75-69 Office Phone (814) 824-2525 12/1/15 *Edinboro L 67-77 Mailing Address 501 East 38th Street; Erie, Pa. 16546 12/4/15 *at Bloomsburg W 88-48 E-mail [email protected] 12/5/15 *at East Stroudsburg W 72-67 Athletic Facebook Page HurstAthletics 12/12/15 at Notre Dame College L 66-71 Mercyhurst Twitter Page @HurstAthletics 12/16/15 *at Slippery Rock L 59-60 12/19/15 *Clarion W 82-69 12/20/15 Salem International University W 86-54 Projected Starters 1/3/16 *Mansfield W 92-58 Mercyhurst 1/6/16 *Lock Haven W 79-66 #1 Damon Jones - Guard 1/9/16 *at University of Pitt-Johnstown W 89-37 1/13/16 *at Seton Hill W 67-48 #2 Gerrae Willima - Guard 1/20/16 *Gannon W 48-37 #15 Kayode Ajenifuja - Forward 1/23/16 *at California University of Pennsylvania W 52-42 #33 Andy Hoying - Forward 1/27/16 *Slippery Rock L 54-64 1/30/16 *at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania W 72-47 #55 H’ian Hale - Guard 2/3/16 *at Indiana University of Pennsylvania 7:30 PM 2/6/16 *at Clarion University of Pennsylvania 7:30 PM IUP 2/13/16 *University of Pitt-Johnstown 3:00 PM #1 Anthony Glover - Guard 2/17/16 *Seton Hill 7:30 PM 2/20/16 *California University of Pennsylvania 3:00 PM #3 Brandon Spain - Guard 2/24/16 *at Gannon 7:30 PM #10 Tevin Hanner - Forward 2/27/16 PSAC Tournament-1st Round TBA #22 CJ Rudisill - Forward 3/1/16 PSAC Tournament-Quarterfinals TBA 3/5/16 PSAC Tournament-Semifinall TBA #23 Brandon Norfleet - Guard 3/6/16 PSAC Championship-Finals TBA 2015-16 PENNSYLVANIA STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE STANDINGS PSAC WEST PSAC EAST TEAM PSAC OVERALL TEAM PSAC OVERALL IUP 13-3 16-5 West Chester 13-3 17-3 Mercyhurst 12-4 15-5 Kutztown 12-3 15-4 Edinboro 11-5 12-7 E. Stroudsburg 11-4 15-4 Pitt-Johnstown 9-6 13-7 Bloomsburg 10-5 12-7 Clarion 8-8 11-11 Shippensburg 9-6 12-7 Slippery Rock 6-9 11-10 Lock Haven 6-10 10-10 Seton Hill 6-10 8-12 Mansfield 3-12 5-15 California 4-12 7-15 Millersville 2-13 2-17 Gannon 3-13 4-15 Cheyney 1-13 2-15 *As of 1/31/16 2015-16 Lakers Numerical Roster Breakdown No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Last School 0 Malcolm Walters G 6-2 175 So. Chagrin Falls, Ohio / St. Edward BY CLASS 1 Damon Jones G 6-1 175 Sr. Warrensville, Ohio / St. Peter-Chanel Seniors ............................... 7 2 Gerrae Williams G 6-2 175 R-Sr. Aberdeen, Md. / Aberdeen Juniors ................................ 5 3 Sean Broderick G 6-3 180 So. Perth, Australia / Woodvale Secondary Sophomores ....................... 3 4 Kordell Holness-LightbodyG 6-3 185 Fr. Montreal, Quebec / St. Francis Freshmen ........................... 3 5 Dajuan Dent F 6-7 180 Jr. Piscataway, N.J. / Oakland Hills 11 Kevin Marsh F 6-6 215 Jr. Dublin, Ohio / Dublin Coffman BY STATE/COUNTRY 12 Richie Hobson G 5-10 185 R-Jr. Amityville, NY / Amityville Memorial Michigan ............................. 1 13 Justin Senou G 6-3 190 Jr. Rockville, Md. / Richmond Montgomery New Jersey ......................... 1 14 Dwight Whitlock G 6-3 205 Fr. Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin East Maryland ............................ 4 15 Kayode Ajenifuja F 6-5 205 Sr. Beltsville, Md. / High Point New York ........................... 2 20 Durrell McDonald G 6-2 175 Sr. Henderson, Nev. / Green Valley Ohio .................................. 4 21 Nohah Vickers G 5-10 170 So. Cambria Heights, NY / Campus Magnet Pennsylvania ...................... 2 23 Jean Onana G 6-2 180 Sr. Yaounde, Cameroon / Patterson School Australia.............................. 1 25 Sean Beins F 6-9 240 Sr. Kensington, Md. / St. John’s College Cameroon ........................... 1 33 Andy Hoying F 6-5 200 Sr. Jackson Center, Ohio / Jackson Center Quebec............................... 1 34 Connor Polce C 6-8 230 Fr. Gibsonia, Pa. / Pine-Richland Nevada................................1 55 H’ian Hale G 5-9 170 Jr. Kalamazoo, Mich. / Kalamazoo Central BY POSITION Guard................................ 12 Alphabetical Roster Forward .............................. 5 Center..................................1 No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr. Hometown / Last School 15 Kayode Ajenifuja F 6-5 205 Sr. Beltsville, Md. / High Point 25 Sean Beins F 6-9 240 Sr. Kensington, Md. / St. John’s College PRONUNCIATION 3 Sean Broderick G 6-3 180 So. Perth, Australia / Woodvale Secondary Sean Beins ................ Bye-ns 5 Dajuan Dent F 6-7 180 Jr. Piscataway, N.J. / Oakland Hills Jean Onana ............. O-na-na 55 H’ian Hale G 5-9 170 Jr. Kalamazoo, Mich. / Kalamazoo Central H’ian Hale ....................... e-in 12 Richie Hobson G 5-10 185 R-Jr. Amityville, N.Y. / Amityville Memorial Kayode Ajenifuja .... Ky-O-day 33 Andy Hoying F 6-5 200 Sr. Jackson Center, Ohio / Jackson Center .................. Uh-jen-uh-foo-juh 1 Damon Jones G 6-1 175 Sr. Warrensville, Ohio / St. Peter-Chanel Gerrae Williams ............. jur-a Jonathan Ouegnin .when-yun 4 Kordell Holness-LightbodyG 6-3 185 Fr. Montreal, Quebec / St. Francis 11 Kevin Marsh F 6-6 215 Jr. Dublin, Ohio / Dublin Coffman 20 Durrell McDonald G 6-2 175 Sr. Henderson, Nev. / Green Valley 23 Jean Onana G 6-2 180 Sr. Yaounde, Cameroon / Patterson School 34 Connor Polce C 6-8 230 Fr. Gibsonia, Pa. / Pine-Richland 13 Justin Senou G 6-3 190 Jr. Rockville, Md. / Richmond Montgomery 21 Nohah Vickers G 5-10 170 So. Cambria Heights, N.Y. / Campus Magnet 0 Malcolm Walters G 6-2 175 So. Chagrin Falls, Ohio / St. Edward 14 Dwight Whitlock G 6-3 205 Fr. Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin East 2 Gerrae Williams G 6-2 175 R-Sr. Aberdeen, Md. / Aberdeen Head Coach: Gary Manchel Assistant Coaches: A.J. Bender and Jonathan Ouegnin 2015-162013-142013-142013-14 MERCYHURSTMERCYHURST MERCYHURSTMERCYHURST MEN’SMEN’S MEN’SMEN’S BASKETBALLBASKETBALL BASKETBALLBASKETBALL GAMEGAME GAMEGAME NOTESNOTES NOTESNOTES at EastatCalifornia Indiana Stroudsburg (Pa.) at(Pa.)UPJ IUPClarion | ||March March FebruaryMarch| February | February 4 81 | ||7 3:30263 p.m. 3p.m. || 7:307:30p.m. 23 | |PSAC PSAC| p.m. p.m.3| PSACp.m. Tournament Tournament Tournament Contact:Contact:Contact:Contact: Brian BrianBrian Joshua Vail, Vail,Vail, Garrett,Assistant AssistantAssistant Graduate SID SIDSID | ||[email protected] [email protected]@mercyhurst.edu Assistant SID | [email protected] | ||814.824.3338 814.824.3338814.824.3338 | ||(f) (f)(f) 814.824.3094 814.824.3094814.824.3094 GARY MANCHEL American, PSAC Western Division Athlete of the Year, and Capital One The Manchel File Academic All-America after putting 18.6 points and 6.7 rebounds as a senior. Education Mercyhurst had several highlight Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics moments throughout the year. University of Vermont ’85 Jonathan Ouegnin made a fadeaway Master’s Degree in Education three-pointer at the buzzer to lift Slippery Rock ’87 the Lakers to a 70-67 overtime win against California (Pa.) February 2. Playing Experience Gary Manchel, the eighth head The next weekend, Mercyhurst fell University of Vermont, 1982-85 coach in the history of the men’s behind Slippery Rock by 18 points program, enters his 13th season as in the first half before rallying for a Coaching Experience the Laker leader in 2015-16. 60-57 victory. Next, the Lakers took Head Coach: Mercyhurst, Manchel has revitalized the Laker down #11 IUP, 57-48, on February 2003-Present program and continues to build on 16, marking Manchel’s third straight Assistant Coach: Ohio University, his impressive resume that includes campaign with a win over the 2001-03 332 career wins. Crimson Hawks. Mercyhurst closed Head Coach: Mass.-Lowell, In the 2014-15 season, Mercyhurst its home schedule with a record- 1992-01 won 20 games and advanced to setting 44-36 win over #24 Gannon Assistant Coach: Yale, the NCAA Tournament for the first on February 22. The point total is 1987-92 time in school history. The Lakers the lowest in program history in a Graduate Assistant: Slippery Rock, allowed 62.2 points per game, winning effort and the combined 1986-87 second-best in the PSAC. Manchel score is tied for the lowest in was announced as the PSAC Mercyhurst annals. In the victory, Western Division Coach of the Year Ouegnin had a thunderous dunk in Leao was named PSAC Men’s as he led his team to a second place the second half. The play earned Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the finish in the conference. They again national recognition, landing at #3 Year as the student-athlete with the defeated IUP on the road in the on ESPN’s SportsCenter’s Top 10 highest grade point average at the regular season for the second time Plays. Manchel guided the Lakers conference championship. ever. Mercyhurst has now defeated to a fourth straight conference In 2010-11, Mercyhurst posted its the Crimson Hawks in each of the tournament berth.