Men's Basketball Set for Final Home Game of the Season
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Moravian College men's basketball (12-12, 7-6 Landmark) welcomes Landmark Conference rival The University of Scranton to Johnston Hall for the final game of the season on Saturday, February 18th.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Moravian College men's basketball (12-12, 7-6 Landmark) welcomes Landmark Conference rival The University of Scranton to Johnston Hall for the final game of the season on Saturday, February 18th.
Final Home Game: The Greyhounds will honor three seniors who will play their final game in Johnston Hall. Jeff Cullinan, Marcus Hardy and Mark Koelbel will be recognized before the game.
The Charity Stripe: Moravian holds the second best free throw percentage in the Landmark Conference at .706 (344-for-487).
Defense: The Greyhounds are forcing 1.30 more turnovers per game than their opponents which ranks them second in the conference. Moravian is holding its opponents to a .317 three-point field goal percentage which ranks them first in the conference. They are averaging 3.26 blocks per game (4th in Landmark Conference).
Leading Scorer: Junior guard D.J. Strayhorn leads the Greyhounds with 19.2 points per game while classmate guard Garrett Johnson isn't far behind him at 13.6 points per game. Strayhorn is third in the conference in points per game while Johnson is seventh.
Scranton: The Royals (17-7, 10-3 Landmark) relies on defense to win their games, ranking first in the Landmark Conference, only giving up 64 points per game. They also rank first in the conference with a .456 (582-for-1,276) field goal percentage. Junior guard Travis Farrell is putting up 13.5 points (6th in conference) and 5.2 rebounds (8th in conference) per game. He also leads the Landmark Conference with 2.26 steals per contest.
Landmark Conference: The University of Scranton (17-7, 10-3) sits in first place and has clinched a playoff spot. Juniata College (17-7, 9-4) holds down second place and has clinched a playoff spot. Susquehanna University (14-9, 8-5) is in third place and has clinched a playoff spot. Moravian College (12-12, 7-6) has clinched the final playoff spot while sitting in fourth place. The Catholic University of America (16-8, 6-7), USMMA (11-13, 6-7), Drew University (7-17, 5-8) and Goucher College (4-9, 1-12) have been eliminated from postseason play.
Next Week: The Greyhounds will play on Wednesday, February 22nd in the Landmark Conference semifinals. Moravian will either be the number three or four seed of the tournament, depending on the outcome of this weekend's conference games.
