Men’s Basketball Treks To Southern Conn. State Wednesday

Men’s Basketball Treks To Southern Conn. State Wednesday

BRONXVILLE, N.Y. – The Concordia College (N.Y.) men's basketball team travels to Southern Conn. State on Wednesday, Dec. 19 for the Clippers final game of the calendar year. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.

Match Information: Southern Conn. State
Date: 
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 | 2:30 p.m.
Location: 
New Haven, Conn. | James Moore Field House
All-Time Series: Southern Conn. State leads 5-3
Last Time: Concordia, 80-78 (Nov. 21, 2017)
Media Coverage: 
Live Stats | Live Video

About the Clippers
Concordia (4-6) travels to Southern Conn. State after an 85-72 setback at Stonehill College on Sunday, Dec. 16. The Clippers average 76.9 points on a .435 field goal percentage with 38.1 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 5.5 steals and 2.8 blocks.

The Clippers have two student-athletes ranked in the top-10 of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) in scoring with senior guard Cedrick McFadden (Washington, D.C.) and senior forward Stephen Milhaven (Port Washington, N.Y.) sitting fifth and ninth with averages 18.6 and 17.6, respectively, while Milhaven pulls down 8.4 rebounds per game that ranks fifth in the league. McFadden dishes out a team-leading 4.5 assists, sixth-best average in the conference, while sophomore forward Alex White Jr. (Middleton, Conn.) sparks the defense with the third-best blocks per game rate in the league at 1.6 with senior guard Michael Demello (White Plains, N.Y.) recording a team-best 1.0 steals.  Sophomore guard Baron Goodridge (Bronx, N.Y.) also averages double-digit points, chipping in 10.4.

About the Owls
Southern Conn. State (6-5) returns to its homecourt after an undefeated road swing, besting American International College and Pace University in Northeast-10 play 72-61 and 86-82 before most recently outlasting Jefferson 69-68 on Saturday, Dec. 15. The Owls average 78.9 points on a .475 clio with 35.0 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 4.3 steals and 2.5 blocks.

Isaiah McLeod leads five Owls that average double-digit points with 20.9, with Kealen Ives orchestrating the offense behind a team-high 6.2 assists to go with a team-best 1.2 steals and 14.2 points. Luke Beesley pulls down a team-leading 9.6 boards on top of 10.0 points and a team-high 1.2 blocks.

Up Next
The men's basketball team returns to CACC play on Wednesday, Jan. 2 at Bloomfield College in a 7:30 p.m. contest.

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