NEW PALTZ, N.Y. - The State University of New York at New Paltz men's basketball team is set to host a pair of contests this weekend in the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) against Potsdam and Plattsburgh from Friday-Saturday, Feb. 6-7 in the Hawk Center.
RECORDS: Currently the Hawks hold an overall record of 8-10, 6-5 SUNYAC and are 3-2 at home... Potsdam is 2-15, 1-10 in the SUNYAC... Plattsburgh is 13-5 with an 8-3 record in conference and 5-2 away.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (8-10, 6-5): New Paltz is now in a four-way tie for fifth in the conference coming off a 98-72 loss against Oneonta this past Tuesday
... Senior guard/forward
Taylor Sowah led the Hawks with 14 points... Sophomore center
Taylor Mulvey tallied 12 points... Sophomore forward
Andrew Seniuk nearly posted a double-double with nine points and seven rebounds...In the previous matchup between the Hawks and the Bears on Dec. 6, New Paltz clinched their first SUNYAC win in a 63-61 victory... Junior forward
Kevin Roach led the Hawks with a game-high 18 points... Senior guard/forward
R.J. Rosa and junior forward/center
Alex Perlman added 16 and 11 points, respectively...
In the December matchup with the Cardinals
, Rosa and sophomore guard
Eric Regenbogen tied for the team-high in points with 13 points each.
STATISTICAL LEADERSPoints: Rosa (15.6 ppg), Sowah (13.6 ppg), Roach (9.8 ppg)
Rebounds: Sowah (9.7 rpg), Roach (5.3 rpg), Rosa(4.1 rpg)
Assists: Sowah (3.2 apg), Rosa (2.6 apg) Regenbogen (2.5 apg)
Blocks: Mulvey(0.8 bpg), Perlman (0.8 bpg), Seniuk (0.5 bpg), Sowah (0.5 bpg)
Steals: Rosa (3.3 spg), Roach (1.7 spg), Sowah (1.5 spg)
TEAM STATISTICS: New Paltz ranks second in the SUNYAC in defensive field goals percentage (38.6 percent)... The Hawks also ranks second in defensive rebounds (27.5 rpg) and third in rebounding offense (39.6 rpg).
SCOUTING THE BEARS (2-15, 1-10): Potsdam is in ninth place in the SUNYAC with one conference win over Fredonia in early January... The Bears enter the weekend looking to respond after falling to Buffalo State 77-74 this past Saturday... In the first half,Potsdam went on a 23-13 run with senior guard Tom Grafknocking down two three pointers... This allowed the Bears to gain a nine-point lead at the half, but could not seal the game in the second half... Senior forward Conor Englereached a career-high 14 points... Senior guard Rishawd Hendricksfinished with 13 points, while junior guard Joe Estramonte and senior guard/forward co-captain Zac Adams each added 11... The Bears shot 42.0 percent from the field versus the Bengals.
STATISTICAL LEADERSPoints: Hendricks (14.2 ppg), Estramonte (12.3 ppg), Adams (10.4 ppg)
Rebounds: Adams (4.8 rpg), Engle (4.6 rpg), Hendricks (4.5 rpg)
Assists: Marquis Lee (2.8 apg), Estramonte (2.7 apg), Hendricks (1.4 apg)
Blocks: Engle (1.0 bpg), Tariq McIntyre (0.6 bpg), Adams (0.4 bpg)
Steals: Estramonte (1.9 spg), Tishsean Emmanuel (1.4 spg), Santoro (0.9 spg)
TEAM STATISTICS: Potsdam currently ranks fifth for free throw percentage in the SUNYAC (68.3 percent)... The Bears are averaging 65.3 points per game, 34.1 rebounds per game, and have a 38.1 field goal percentage.
LAST MEETING: The Hawks defeated the Bears 63-61 in their first meeting this year on Dec. 6, 2014.
SCOUTING THE CARDINALS (13-5, 8-3): Plattsburgh is tied for first place with Oswego in the SUNYAC... The Cardinals ended Buffalo State's six-game win streak this past Friday in a 86-71 win... The team also earned a commanding victory by finishing off Fredonia in a 73-41 win... Senior guard Jordan Moody was named the SUNYAC Player of the Week for his performance this past weekend... Against Buffalo State, Moody scored 12 points while shooting 62.5 percent from the field... Moody finished the weekend 4-for-7 (57.1 percent) from long range... Moody also scored a game-best 19 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals against Fredonia... The Cardinals will now take on a six-game road trip for most of the month of February.
STATISTICAL LEADERSPoints: Reggie Williams (11.8 ppg), Edward Correa (10.9 ppg), Shamoy McIntosh (9.9 ppg)
Rebounds: Williams (5.6 rpg), McIntosh (4.2), Kyle Richardson (4.0 rpg)
Assists: Mike Mitchell (5.1 apg), McIntosh (3.6 apg)
Blocks: Williams (2.2 bpg), Richardson (1.0 bpg), Xavier Thomas (0.9 bpg)
Steals: McIntosh (1.4 spg), Moody (1.1 spg), Richarson (0.9 spg)
TEAM STATISTICS: The Cardinals lead the league in several statisical categories including defensive field goal percentage (37.3 percent), three-point field goal percentage (36.7 percent), three pointers made per game (8.4) and rebounds per game (42.8).
LAST MEETING: New Paltz fell at Plattsburgh 81-69 when these two teams played earlier this season on Dec. 5, 2014.
WHAT'S NEXT: The Hawks travel to Oswego on Tuesday, Feb. 10 for a 5:30 p.m. contest... The Bears play at Oswego on Friday, Feb. 13 at 5:30 p.m... The Cardinals head to Cortland on Friday at 5:30 p.m.
