Overall Record: 3-3
Scoreboard: Emerson 99, Pine Manor 84 | November 26
Schedule: Tuesday, December 3 vs. Suffolk, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 7 vs. Amherst, 2:00 p.m.
BOSTON, Mass. - The holiday is over and it is back to the court. The Emerson men's basketball team spends the first full week of December at home with a pair of non conference matchups. The week starts out with the Lions hosting its Boston Commons foe, Suffolk, on Tuesday and welcomes No. 3 Amherst for a Saturday matinee.
A LOOK BACK
- In Emerson's lone game before the holiday out at Pine Manor, the Lions picked up a much needed 99-84 win over the Gators
- The Lions had some heavy hitters contributing to the win with sophomore Nate Martin (Washington D.C.) dishing a career high 33 points followed by a season best 21 points from freshman James Beckwith (Palo Alto, Calif.)
LIONS IN THE NEWMAC
- POINTS PER GAME - Martin (19.2) - 4th ; Zach Waterhouse (15.8) - 9th ; Jack O'Connor (15.7) - 10th
- REBOUNDS PER GAME - O'Connor (8.0) - 5th ; Jarred Houston (7.3): T-6th
- FIELD GOAL % - Houston (62.2%) - 4th ; Waterhouse (57.1%) - 6th ; Martin (52.2%) - 10th
- THREE POINT % - Martin (60.0%) - 1st
- FREE THROW % - O'Connor (84.6): 7th
- POINTS - Martin (96) - 10th
- REBOUNDS - O'Connor (48): 7th ; Houston (44) - 8th
- BLOCKS PER GAME - Ben Holding & O'Connor (.7): T-10th
- STEALS PER GAME - Martin (2.0):T- 3rd
- ASSISTS PER GAME - Chad DiCenzo (3.5): T-7th
MARTIN NAMED NEWMAC MEN'S BASKETBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
- Martin made a big enough splash in Emerson's lone game of the week to be crowned Offensive Player of the Week behind a career night of 33 points against Pine Manor last Tuesday.
- The sophomore finished the night shooting 11-of-18 from the floor and connected on all six of his buckets beyond the arc
SCOUTING THE SUFFOLK RAMS
- 2019 Record: 3-2, 0-0 GNAC / Edged out 81-76 at Salve Regina on Saturday
- 2018 Record: 18-8, 9-2 GNAC / Defeated by St. Joseph's (Conn.), 95-84, in GNAC Quarterfinal
- Stat Leaders: PPG - Nate Hale (14.8) & William Rowe (11.2) ; FG % - Andrew Fraioli (66.7)
- Last Meeting: Emerson 72, Suffolk 68 | November 27, 2018 at Suffolk
SCOUTING THE AMHERST MAMMOTHS
- 2019 Record: 3-1, 0-0 NESCAC / Stunned on buzzer beating layup by Westfield State, 68-67, on November 26 ; clash with Babson on December 4 before Saturday's clash
- 2018 Record: 25-5, 7-3 NESCAC / Crowned NESCAC Champions for eighth time in 62-56 victory over Hamilton ; Ousted by Nichols in NCAA DIII Tournament Sweet Sixteen, 62-58
- Stat Leaders: PPG - Fru Che (14.5) & Eric Sellew (12.3) ; FG % - Griffin Gerwig (60.0) ; 3 PT %- Josh Chery (66.7)
- Last Meeting: Amherst 85, Emerson 62 | December 1, 2018 at Amherst
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