Friday-Saturday, January 17-18, 2014 New Paltz (5-7, 2-3 SUNYAC) vs. Plattsburgh (8-3, 2-2 SUNYAC) on Friday, Jan. 17, at 8 p.m. Potsdam (2-9, 0-4 SUNYAC) on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 4 p.m. New Paltz, N.Y.
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NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz men's basketball team will take the momentum of Tuesday night's 83-75 victory over SUNY Oswego – the first since the 2000-01 season, when the Hawks host State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) games against SUNY Plattsburgh on Friday at 8 p.m. and SUNY Potsdam on Saturday at 4 p.m.
 
LIVE COVERAGE: The New Paltz Athletic Communications Office will provide live in-game statistics and video at the above links.
 
RECORDS: The Hawks enter Friday night's game with a 5-7, 2-3 SUNYAC record… Plattsburgh owns an 8-3, 2-2 mark… Potsdam has a 2-9, 0-4 record heading into its Friday night game against SUNY Oneonta.
 
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (5-7, 2-3 SUNYAC): For the first time since the 2000-01 season, the Hawks defeated Oswego, 83-75, on Tuesday night … New Paltz's last victory over conference-foe Oswego came on Jan. 20, 2001, when the Hawks won, 68-67, in a nail-biter in Oswego, N.Y... Since that win, Oswego has dominated the series, winning 20 straight contests… New Paltz shot an even 50 percent from the field, going 30-of-60...The Hawks buried 50 percent (6-of-12) of their three-point shots in the second half to finish with a 40.9 percent (9-of-22) mark from distance, and New Paltz forced Oswego into 13 turnovers that turned into 19 points… Graduate student guard Nick Taldi came off the bench to score 24 points, one point shy of his career high and achieved that on 8-of-10 from the floor, 5-of-6 from three-point range and 3-of-3 from the line... Junior guard/forward Taylor Sowah joined Taldi in double figues with 18 points, and Sowah shot 7-of-10 from the floor
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Sowah is tops on the team and 11th in the SUNYAC in scoring with 15.8 points per game… Senior guard Andrew Joseph leads the team in rebounding (6.5 rpg)… Joseph owns the SUNYAC's seventh-best per-game average in assists (3.8 apg).
 
TEAM STATISTICS:  The Hawks are holding their opponents to 75.3 points per game, which is the sixth-best average in the SUNYAC… The Hawks rank fourth in the SUNYAC in free-throw percentage (70 percent).
 
SCOUTING THE CARDINALS (8-3, 2-2 SUNYAC): The Cardinals have been idle since losing 85-78 against The College at Brockport on Jan. 11… The loss snapped a five-game Plattsburgh winning streak, which included a 63-47 victory over Middlebury College… The Cardinals won both games at the Land of Magic Classic in Daytona Beach, Fla., defeating Milikin (71-68) and University of Wisconsin-Stout (62-40).
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS:  Plattsburgh has a balanced scoring attack with four players averaging in double figures… The leader is junior guard Shamoy McIntosh (16.3 ppg), who has scored in double figures in all 11 games this season, including a 33-point outburst against SUNY Geneseo… McIntosh is the ninth leading scorer in the SUNYAC… Senior forward Shavar Fields follows at 13.1 ppg… The top-scoring trio also includes junior guard Jordan Moody (11.8 ppg)… Senior guard John Perez leads the team in rebounding (9.4 rpg) and also averages in double figures (10.4 ppg)… Senior guard Chris Manning assists at a 5.0 per game average, tied for best in the SUNYAC.
 
TEAM STATISTICS: The Cardinals are fifth in the SUNYAC in scoring (77.1 ppg) and fourth in defense (68.4 ppg)… A solid outside shooting team, the Cardinals shoot 46 percent from the field (third best in the conference) and connect from long range at a 37 percent clip, second best in the SUNYAC… Plattsburgh outrebounds its opponents by +2.4 a game, fourth best in the SUNYAC.
  
LAST MEETINGS: New Paltz spilt its two games against Plattsburgh last season, losing 75-70 on Jan. 18, 2013 at Plattsburgh and winning 77-72 on Feb. 2, 2013 at New Paltz. Game recaps of those contests are below.
 
GAME RECAPS:
Jan. 18, 2013
Feb. 2, 2013
 
SCOUTING THE BEARS (2-9, 0-4 SUNYAC): Heading into the Oneonta contest on Friday night, the Bears have dropped two straight games and lost eight of their last nine… In their previous two contests, the Bears lost to Brockport, 75-57, on Jan. 10 and 86-74 to Geneseo on Jan. 11... Potsdam earned its last win on Jan. 7, 68-65, over Manhattanville College.
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Potsdam is the lowest scoring team in the SUNYAC (66.5 ppg), but two Bears' players top double digits in scoring… Senior forward Rob Duquette averages 13.4 ppg and also leads the team in rebounding (9.1 rpg), fifth best in the SUNYAC… An effective shooter, he connects on 55 percent of his field goal attempts… Junior forward Zac Adams ranks second (11.6 ppg)… He's also the team leader in assists per game at 2.4 apg.

TEAM STATISTICS: Potsdam ranks fifth in the SUNYAC in free-throw percentage (69 percent).
 
LAST MEETINGS: New Paltz split its season series against Potsdam last season, suffering a 105-95 double-overtime loss at Potsdam on Jan. 19, 2013, and rebounding with an 83-65 victory at New Paltz on Feb. 1, 2013. Game recaps of those contests are below.
 
GAME RECAPS:
Jan. 19, 2013
Feb. 1, 2013

WHAT'S NEXT: The Hawks host Potsdam on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 4 p.m., while Plattsburgh travels to Oneonta on Saturday for a 4 p.m. game… Potsdam, which plays at Oneonta on Friday night, next travels to Plattsburgh on Jan. 21 for an 8 p.m. game.
 
COACHES: New Paltz is guided by third-year head coach Mike Rejniak, while Plattsburgh is mentored by 11th-year head coach Tom Curle… Potsdam is coached Sherry Dobbs Jr., in his 11th year.