Overall Record: 11-6, 4-2 NEWMAC
Scoreboard: WPI 87, Emerson 64 | January 22
Emerson 97, Wheaton (Mass.) 83 | January 25
Schedule: Wednesday, January 29* at No. 22 Babson, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 1 vs. MIT*, 3:00 p.m.
BOSTON, Mass. - With its three game home stand wrapped, the Emerson men's basketball team ventures out for its lone road matchup of the week out at No. 22 Babson on Wednesday night before coming right back to Boston for a midday Saturday meeting with MIT.
A LOOK BACK
- Emerson took a 1-1 week in its pair of matchups against WPI and Wheaton (Mass.) that moved its overall record to 11-6 and sit 4-2 in NEWMAC action
- The Lions started the week pitted in a NEWMAC Championship matchup with WPI, but the Engineers came out victorious with a 87-64 setback
- It was a battle of the Lions on Saturday against Wheaton (Mass.) as the host Lions cruised past the visiting Lyons, 97-83, in a game that saw four members notch double figures including Jack O'Connor (24), James Beckwith (19), Zach Waterhouse (17) and Jarred Houston (15)
LIONS IN THE NEWMAC
- POINTS PER GAME - O'Connor (4th - 18.2)
- REBOUNDS PER GAME - Houston (4th - 8.9) & O'Connor (5th - 8.1)
- FIELD GOAL % - Houston (1st - 66.2%)
- THREE POINT % - Beckwith (3rd - 37.1%)
- FREE THROW % - O'Connor (1st - 86.2)
- POINTS - O'Connor (5th - 291) & Houston (10th - 233)
- REBOUNDS - Houston (3rd - 152)
- BLOCKS PER GAME - Houston (1st - 1.8)
- STEALS PER GAME - Nate Martin (9th - 1.2)
- ASSISTS PER GAME - O'Connor (9th - 3.0)
BECKWITH DUBBED LION OF THE WEEK
- For the second time this season, Beckwith has been named as the Lion of the Week for competition spanning from January 20 to January 27.
- In the Lions' 1-1 week, Beckwith registered 52.9% of his shots from the floor including going 4-for-7 beyond the arc for a combined 26 points.
- The freshman contributed 19 points in Emerson's 97-83 win over Wheaton (Mass.) this past Saturday and connected on 3-for-4 from the three-point perimeter with an additional two rebounds, four assists and one steal in his stat line.
- With one week of January play left, Beckwith currently sits third amongst three-point shooters with a percentage of 47.1%.
SCOUTING THE NO. 22 BABSON BEAVERS
- 2019-2020 Record: 14-3, 4-2 NEWMAC / Cruised past MIT, 72-52, last Saturday
- 2018 Record: 15-11, 8-6 NEWMAC / Fell 70-66 to WPI in NEWMAC Quarterfinals
- Stat Leaders: PPG - Jack Coolahan (17.9) ; FG% - Colin Bradanese (61.5%) ; 3PT% - Coolahan (46.0%)
- 2018-2019 Series: Emerson split series, 1-1
- Last Meeting: Emerson 86, Babson 83 on January 23, 2019 at Emerson ; Babson 80, Emerson 69 on February 16, 2019 at Babson
SCOUTING THE MIT ENGINEERS
- 2019-2020 Record: 9-8, 2-4 NEWMAC / Fell to Babson last Saturday afternoon, 72-52 ; take on Clark on Wednesday night
- Stat Leaders: PPG - Ian Hinkley (20.6) ; FG% - Kael Kordonowy (56.5%) ; 3PT% - Hinkley (42.2%)
- 2018-2019 Series: Split series 1-1
- Last Meeting: Emerson 54, MIT 44 | January 15th at MIT
STAY LIVE WITH THE LIONS
