ORONO, Maine - The Black Bears are amidst a three-game February road trip for their last three of five games of the season, before returning home for Senior Day. After a tough loss at UMass Lowell, the Black Bears now travel to Stony Brook, New York, to face the Seawolves.
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SCOUTING MAINE
The Black Bears are coming off a tough loss at UMass Lowell where the River Hawks took control early and took the game by a final score of 100-68. For the Black Bears,
Wes Myers led all scorers with 11 points, two assists, and a steal, while
Austin Howard tallied 10 points and an assist and
Jaquan McKennon finished with nine points, 5 assists, and a steal.
Myers leads the team in points per game with 16.7, 20.3 in conference play; he ranks fifth in conference in points per game.
Andrew Fleming follows close behind in the scoring column with 9.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.
Ryan Bernstein is ranked 37th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio, with a 2.68; he ranks second in the conference in the stat and averages 3.1 assists per game.
Vincent Eze has taken well to the starter role, taking over as a starter with several teammates out with injury last month; he's now started the last 14 games for Maine, and is averaging 7.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game in conference play (5.6 points, 4.6 rebounds overall).
SCOUTING STONY BROOK
The Seawolves are entering this game with the second-best record in conference, 9-2, with an overall record of 14-10. Their most recent conference victory came at home against UMass Lowell on Sunday, February 6th, as the Seawolves took down the River Hawks 83-72. Roland Nyama led all Stony Brook scorers with 19 points, while also tallying two rebounds and an assist. Lucas Woodhouse finished with 16 points, two rebounds, and nine assists.
Woodhouse leads Stony Brook in the scoring column this season with 15.9 points per game. He currently leads the conference in free-throw percentage with 91.2%. He's ranked 10th nationally. He also leads the conference in assists per game (5.4) and assist-turnover ratio, in which he ranks 21st nationally with 3.00. Tyrell Sturdivent follows close behind with 12.3 points per game and 5.9 rebounds per game. He leads the team in rebounds per game, and is fourth in conference in offensive rebounds per game with 2.25.
ALL-TIME SERIES
Maine and Stony Brook have faced off 25 times in their history, with Stony Brook owning the series 20-15, winning the last 13 matchups. They last faced off last February as Stony Brook traveled up to Bangor and took down Maine 75-56. Jameel Warney had 20 points and nine rebounds for the Seawolves, with Carson Purifoy and Rayshaun McGrew scoring 14 each. For Maine,
Aaron Calixte,
Till Gloger, and
Ilija Stojiljkovic all scored in double figures.
These two teams last met in Bangor, Maine where Stony Brook took the matinee matchup 74-54. Lucas Woodhouse led all scorers with 20 points, seven assists, and two steals. For Maine,
Wes Myers had 18 points, four rebounds, and five assists, while
Vincent Eze recorded his first career double-double with 12 points, 11 rebounds.
