BASKETBALL GAMEDAY: Tritons Return to Conference Play Hosting Lynn

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - After a successful Thanksgiving week for both teams, the Eckerd basketball squads resume Sunshine State Conference play tonight hosting Lynn University in the McArthur Center at 5:30 and 7:30 PM.

Lynn (4-2, 1-1 SSC) at Eckerd (4-2, 1-1 SSC)
WHEN	Wednesday, November 30 | 5:30 PM
WHERE	McArthur Center
WATCH	Live Video | Live Stats
SOCIAL MEDIA	Twitter (@ECTritons) | Instagram (@EckerdTritons)
LAST MEETING	Lynn 72, Eckerd 58 (2/13/16)

ABOUT THE FIGHTING KNIGHTS: Lynn has already shown improvement under second-year head coach Julia Huddleston, an Eckerd alumus.  The team's last four games have all been decided by four points or fewer, with Lynn winning two including a 57-54 conference victory over Palm Beach Atlantic.  Only three players return from last year's team and newcomer Paola Vazquez leads the team in scoring, averaging 14.0 points per game.  Another newcomer, Marta Oledzka, is the SSC's tallest player at 6-foot-6. 

CAREER DAYS: Three Tritons scored new career highs over the weekend at the EC Thanksgiving Classic, led by Kacie Juday who did it twice with back-to-back 19-point performances.  Anna Deegan netted a career-high 18 points on Saturday while freshman Brooke Juday scored 12 points in both games while going 12-of-15 from the floor.

RUN IT UP: On Saturday, Eckerd scored its most points in a game in almost eight years after a 92-52 win over Millersville (Pa.).  The last time that the program broke the 90-point barrier was on January 23, 2008, with 98 points against Saint Leo in the McArthur Center.
 

Lynn (2-3, 0-2 SSC) at Eckerd (4-2, 0-1 SSC)
WHEN	Wednesday, November 30 | 7:30 PM
WHERE	McArthur Center
WATCH	Live Video | Live Stats
SOCIAL MEDIA	Twitter (@ECTritons) | Instagram (@EckerdTritons)
LAST MEETING	Eckerd 64, Lynn 61 (3/5/16)

ABOUT THE FIGHTING KNIGHTS: Lynn snapped a three-game losing streak on Sunday with a 79-69 win over Lee (Tenn.) University, aided by a career-high 31 points from Marquan Botley.  The Knights take more perimeter shots than anyone else in conference, averaging nearly 28 3-point attempts per game although they have only connected at a 27.3 percent rate thus far.  Botley (22.0 points per game) and Jamal Palmer (15.6 ppg) lead the guard-oriented offense.

TO THE WIRE: Four of Eckerd's seven games this season have come down to the last shot with EC going 2-2 in those games.  Mostly recently, Eckerd forced a last-second miss on Saturday in an 83-82 win over Colorado Christian.  EC won both its conference tournament semifinal and championship games last year after opponents missed on last-second game-tying opportunities.

BALANCED ATTACK: Eckerd's triangle offense is again creating a balanced scoring effort with four players averaging in double-figures heading into tonight's game.  Sophomore Drushaun McLaurn leads the team with 13.1 points per game while Kevin Walsh (12.4), Trevon Young (12.0) and Blake Morrow (11.0) also average 10 or more per game.  Young scored a career-best 27 points on Saturday while Morrow netted 23 on Friday.