Overall Record: 8-5, 1-1 NEWMAC
Scoreboard: Emerson 94, Coast Guard 75 | January 8
Clark 82, Emerson 73 | January 11
Schedule: Wednesday, January 15 at MIT*, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 18 vs. Springfield*, 3:00 p.m.
BOSTON, Mass. - Two games into NEWMAC play, the Emerson men's basketball begins a new week staying local over at MIT on Wednesday and returns home on Saturday for a matinee meeting with Springfield. The Lions trek over to Cambridge for a 7:00 p.m. tip-off on Wednesday and host the Pride in a NEWMAC Semifinal rematch on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.
A LOOK BACK
- Emerson opened NEWMAC play this past week and finished the week going 1-1 as the Lions picked up a home win over Coast Guard before they tripped up out at Clark to wrap the weekend
- The Lions got help from all sides and saw six members of the team register double figures in the score column, including Jack O'Connor (28), Jarred Houston (16), James Beckwith (15), Zach Waterhouse (11) and Trevor McLean and Max Davis (10)
- In the Purple's setback out at Clark on Saturday, O'Connor paced the Lions with a double-double of 25 points and a career high 13 rebounds
LIONS IN THE NEWMAC
- POINTS PER GAME - O'Connor (6th - 18.5)
- REBOUNDS PER GAME - Houston (4th - 9.2) & O'Connor (5th - 8.6)
- FIELD GOAL % - Houston (1st - 67.6%)
- THREE POINT % - Beckwith (10th - 42.6%)
- FREE THROW % - O'Connor (5th - 85.9)
- POINTS - O'Connor (5th - 222)
- REBOUNDS - Houston (3rd - 119) & O'Connor (5th - 103)
- BLOCKS PER GAME - Houston (1st - 1.8) & O'Connor (10th - .7)
- STEALS PER GAME - Martin (7th - 1.5) & Waterhouse (10th - 1.2)
- ASSISTS PER GAME - O'Connor (9th - 3.2)
O'CONNOR TABBED LION OF THE WEEK
- In Emerson's 1-1 week within the start of NEWMAC action, O'Connor paced the Lions on the stat sheet as he shot 18-of-36 from the field (50%) and connected for 5-of-10 beyond the arc to go alongside 25 combined rebounds, five assists, one steal and two blocks for a total of 53 points.
- O'Connor racked up double-doubles in both contests, starting with 25 points and pulled down a career high 13 boards against Coast Guard (1/8) followed by a 23 point and 12 rebound showing at Clark (1/11).
SCOUTING THE MIT ENGINEERS
- 2019-2020 Record: 8-5, 1-1 / Picked up first NEWMAC of 2020 win over Coast Guard, 76-60, on Saturday
- 2018 Record: 23-5, 12-2 NEWMAC / Lost to Swarthmore in NCAA Tournament Second Round
- Stat Leaders: PPG - Dan Pilsbury (47.6) ; FG% - Ian Hinkley (42.9) ; 3PT% -Hinkley (23.0)
- 2018-2019 Series: Split series 1-1
- Last Meeting: Emerson 84, MIT 65 | at Emerson on January 9, 2019 ; MIT 96, Emerson 73 | at MIT on January 26, 2019
SCOUTING THE SPRINGFIELD PRIDE
- 2019-2020 Record: 11-2, 2-0 NEWMAC / Cruised past Wheaton (Mass.), 76-60, on Saturday to open NEWMAC play at 2-0
- 2018 Record: 11-16, 8-6 NEWMAC
- Stat Leaders: PPG - Jake Ross (26.7) ; FG% - Trey Witter (53.2) ; 3PT% - Witter (45.7)
- 2018-2019 Series: Emerson won season series, 2-1, including postseason
- Last Meeting: Springfield 86, Emerson 79 | at Springfield on January 12, 2019 ; Emerson 95, Springfield 93 (2OT) | at Emerson on February 2, 2019 ; No. 2 Emerson 80, No. 3 Springfield 69 | NEWMAC Semifinals at Emerson on February 21, 2019
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