GAME DAY INFORMATION |
DATE: January 22, 2022
LOCATION: Charger Gymnasium,
West Haven, Conn.
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Inside the Series
The Chargers are 15-10 when taking the floor with Assumption, this series dates back to the 1979-80 season. The Chargers have won the past eight straight, two games moved into extra minutes. The last time these two met was about two years ago, Jan. 22, 2020. In this four-point victory on the road, Derrick Rowland (Cohoes, N.Y./Green Tech) was tremendously efficient. He and Elijah Bailey both scored 22 points, Rowland had seven made field goals with four shots from beyond the arc.
Scouting the Greyhounds
Assumption is third in the conference when it comes to scoring, at 81.2 points per game. Their top scorer is Matthew Kelly who has 214 points to his name this season. Kelly also has the best three-point percent on the team, and sits at fourth in the conference behind Quashawn Lane (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Catholic Academy). Kelly is averages 6.67 attempts from beyond the arc each game and has made 36 so far this season.
The Greyhounds are second in the NE10 with 41.6 rebounds per game. Their top rebounder is Omar El Sheikh, who stands at 6-foot-8, with 132 boards this season. His last game at Adelphi, El Sheikh grabbed 13 boards, but over the course of the past three games he's averaged eight per contest.
Scouting the Chargers
Despite the loss at Saint Anselm, the Chargers broke a handful of personal records as well as moving up in New Haven history in terms of blocks. On the road the Blue and Gold committed their least amount of turnovers this season, six. However five were executed in the final ten minutes, losing the ball in crucial minutes contributed to their seven-point deficit.
Quashawn Lane (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Catholic Academy), New Haven's second-best scorer, set a new season-best 21 points last game. Factored into the equation were nine field goals and a 66 percent three-point percentage. Lane is third in the conference when shooting from outside the arc; shooting with 45.7 percent accuracy.
As a team, New Haven is the best team at limiting their opponents scoring, allowing 63.3 points per game. They hold the fourth best field goal percentage in the conference, .461. However, last game they shot 21-for-62 from the floor.
Majur Moves up the Charts
Majur Majak (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) set a new personal record with 17 rebounds last game. His previous high was 10, which he hit on three separate occasions. This performance on defense improved his average from 6.9 rebounds per game to 7.5 - which is eight in the NE10.
Against Saint Anselm this past Wednesday, Majak blocked four of the Hawks shots. These four swats brought him to 50 this season. He now sits 10th in Charger history for most blocks in a single season. In first place is Eric Anderson with 75, but with Majak averaging 3.1 per game, and nine regular season games left, he is on track to meet this record.
When and Where
This Charger-Greyhound matchup will return to West Haven this season, with tipoff scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 22. As always, you can watch live on the Charger Sports Network or follow the live play-by-play stats available on NewHavenChargers.com.
