ROCHESTER, N.Y. (February 15, 2013) – The Men's Basketball game host Molloy College Saturday afternoon at 4pm in the Voller Athletic Center.
Roberts Wesleyan will look to even the season series against the Lions as Molloy came out 76-65 winners back on Jan. 17.
TICKETS
Tickets are $3 at the door and are valid for the doubleheader with the women's game at 2pm. Roberts Wesleyan College/Northeastern Seminary faculty, staff, and students are free with a valid College ID.
SCOUTING ROBERTS WESLEYAN (7-16/4-11 ECC)
The Redhawks have dropped two-straight after having downed St. Thomas Aquinas College 61-48 at home on Feb. 6.
Freshman forward
Tyrel Dixon has stepped up his play with the side-lined
Devin Grimes. Over the last five games, Dixon is averaging 15.7 points per game and is hauling in 7.5 rebounds per game.
Mike Stone continues to be a presence from long range as the sophomore is shooting 42.9% from three-point range. That percentage puts him second in the East Coast Conference. As a freshman, Stone shot 34.5% from behind the arc.
SCOUTING MOLLOY (14-7/10-3 ECC)
The Lions are coming into Saturday's game having won a close 58-56 contest against Queens College on Wednesday. Molloy won on a John Petrucelli jump shot with just four seconds remaining in the game. Molloy came from behind to win the game as the Lions trailed by 23 points in the first half.
Petrucelli, a junior, has led Molloy this season with 14.5 points per game while senior Jimmy Nolan is also averaging double-digits with an average of 10.9 points per game.
Defensively, the Lions lead the East Coast Conference with an average of 11.6 steals per game. The University of Bridgeport comes in second with 10.6 steals per game.
UP NEXT
The Redhawks will wrap up the regular season with two remaining home games, both of which are on Saturdays.
Next Saturday, Roberts Wesleyan will host Queens College with game time set at 4pm. The team will then close out the season with a game against New York Institute of Technology on Saturday Mar. 2 at 4pm.
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