Game Notes

Date: January 30, 2020
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Bolivar, MO 

Bolivar, Mo. - Southwest Baptist (14-4, 7-3 GLVC) will host Maryville Thursday evening after going 2-1 during one of the hardest weeks on the schedule.

SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
The Bearcats are coming off a 2-1 week, beating the Drury Panthers 82-74 Monday night, upsetting #1 Bellarmine Thursday evening, and falling to Indianapolis on Saturday. The Greyhounds ended SBU's 4 game win streak and 5 game road win streak. Quinn Nelson and Damian Prgomet have each been earned GLVC Players of the week this season. The team currently ranks 3rd in the conference in three point field goal percentage at .389, and 3rd in field goal percentage at .489.

In their most recent competition, SBU fell to Indianapolis who was the first to upset #1 Bellarmine. The Greyhounds have been national ranked this season, and received votes in the latest poll. The two seniors, Damian Prgomet and Godfrey Rolle, each put up 16 points. Despite SBU's 51.9% shooting, Indianapolis wouldn't fall. UIndy shot 53.8% from three.

The Bearcats come into the 2019-20 season following an appearance in the MIAA Tournament last season. Finishing with a 13-15 (7-12 MIAA) regular season record, the Bearcats received the #10 seed in the conference tournament. In the first round, SBU edged out #7 Lindenwood 76-75, becoming the first #10 seed to win a game in the MIAA Tournament and picking up their first conference tournament win since 2006. Washburn put an end to SBU's run in the second round with a 77-58 final score. The Bearcats are now full-time member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference which consists of 16 teams. Lindenwood is also making the move from the MIAA to the GLVC. Three starters return for SBU, Godfrey Rolle, Damian Prgomet, and Quinn Nelson. In addition to those three starters, Tyler Williams and Lucas Brueggemann also return from last year's roster. This year's roster consists of 16 total players, 11 of those being new faces. The breakdown of the roster is 2 seniors, 5 juniors, 4 sophomores, and 5 freshmen. 

SCOUTING THE SAINTS
The Maryville Saints (St. Louis, MO) head into Saturday's matchup with a 4-13 (0-10 GLVC) record. Early in the season, the Saints fell to Hannibal-LaGrange 65-75, a team SBU beat 89-72. Maryville found themselves in the win column against a good Lincoln team, 65-61. The Saints are currently riding a 9 game losing streak, most recently falling to Rockhurst 50-65. Parker Long still leads the team in scoring with 15.0 points per game, and Jalen Gant is averaging 14.0. Gant leads the team in rebounds per game with 6.8. In the GLVC, the Saints rank last in scoring offense, scoring margin, and assists. They rank second to last in a number of other categories.

THE COACHES
SBU head coach Clark Sheehy begins his sixth season on the SBU bench after compiling a 62-83 (32-66 MIAA) record while at SBU. Coach Sheehy holds a career coaching record of 244-189 across fourteen seasons while coaching six different All-Americans and over 40 athletes that have moved on to play professional basketball.

Marc Stricker returns as the head coach for the Saints, his third season in the position. In the 2017-18 season, Stricker led the Saints to a 20-8 (12-6 GLVC) record and a GLVC division title. The year prior to Stricker, Maryville had just 9 wins. Last season, the Saints fell to 9-18 (4-14 GLVC).

ALL-TIME SERIES
SBU leads the series 4-0. In a meeting earlier this year, SBU defeated Maryville 89-72 behind Damian Prgomet's double-double, and three others with 14+ points.