Rock Hill, S.C.— Winthrop will close out 2019 on Saturday, Dec. 21 when it hosts Elon at the Winthrop Coliseum. The Eagles won't be back in action again until it opens Big South Conference action on Jan. 2, 2020.
| Game 13: Winthrop (5-7, 0-0 Big South) vs. Elon (4-8, 0-0 Colonial) |
| Date |
Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, 2 p.m. (EST) |
| Location |
Rock Hill, SC (Winthrop Coliseum / 6,100) |
| Live Stats |
Statbroadcast (click here) |
| Television/Stream |
ESPN+ (click here) / Mike Pacheco (PxP) – Bobby Stevens (Analyst) |
| Radio |
94.3 FM/104.1 The Bridge / ESPN 730 | WGNC AM1450/101.1 FM
(click here) / Dave Friedman (PxP) – Mitch Hill (Analyst) – Pregame 1:30 p.m. |
| Notes |
Winthrop | Elon |
| Social Media |
@Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand |
| Promotion |
Kids 12 & Under Free Admission (w/paying adult | Pictures With Santa | Baby Race (halftime) |
| Tickets |
Click Here |
PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G 3
Micheal Anumba (6-4, So., 6.5 ppg, 3.8rpg, 0.5 apg)
G 13
Hunter Hale (6-3, Gr., 9.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.3 apg)
G 54
Chandler Vaudrin (6-7, R-Jr.., 9.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 5.5 apg)
F 25
Josh Ferguson (6-8, Sr., 13.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.4 apg)
F 30
D.J. Burns Jr. (6-9, R-Fr., 11.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.3 apg)
THE SERIES
Series Record: 10-2
Series Streak: W3
Record at Winthrop Coliseum: 5-1
Streak at Winthrop Coliseum: W5
Kelsey vs. Elon: 0-0
SERIES HISTORY
- Winthrop and Elon meet for the 13th time, but the first time since 2003
- Elon had a brief stop in the Big South Conference after it transitioned to the NCAA level and the two teams met 10 times as league members
- The last meeting came Jan. 18, 2003 in Elon as the Eagles earned a 67-60 victory
- Winthrop has won the last three meetings and the last five at the Winthrop Coliseum
- In the all-time series, the Eagles have a 10-2 lead
THE GAME
- Winthrop and Elon feature two of the top three-point shooting team's in the country
- Winthrop is first in the Big South with 9.5 threes per game and ranked 39th nationally
- Elon leads the Colonial Athletic Conference with 10.1 threes per game and ranks 17th in the nation
- Winthrop enters the game coming off a win and just 1-4 in the last five games as Elon comes in off a loss and 2-3 in the last five games
WINTHROP
- Head coach Pat Kelsey is in his eighth season with the Eagles (144-90)
- Kelsey is now all alone in 8th place for career wins in Big South history, just two wins behind 7th
- Ended four-game losing streak with a 20-point win over SIUE at home
- Eagles connected on a season-high 15 threes, the most in a game since a home win over Hampton on Feb. 9, 2019
- Have been one of the top teams in the country in assists per game and rebounding
- Currently rank 35th in the country in rebounds per game, 25th in offensive rebounds, 57th in rebound margin
- Averaging 16.2 assists per game as a team, which ranks 43rd
- Moved into the Top 75 nationally (72nd) in scoring at 77.7 ppg
- Josh Ferguson has scored in double-figures in four straight games and leads the team with 13.3 ppg (ranked 9th in the Big South)
- Chandler Vaudrin has just three assists in the last two games, but still leads the league at 5.5 per game and ranks 38th nationally
ELON
- Phoenix are led by first-year head coach Mike Schrage (4-8)
- Schrage spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Ohio State
- Come to the Winthrop Coliseum 0-5 on the road this season, but three of the losses were against Power 5 opponents
- So far this season Elon is 0-2 against the Big South with road losses at High Point and Campbell
- Led by Stanford transfer Marcus Sheffield II, who is averaging 15.8 ppg and leads the team at the free throw line in makes, attempts and percentage (36-40/90%)
- Sheffield II is 1-of-2 Elon players averaging double-figures as Hunter Woods is second on the team with 10.4 ppg
- Hunter McIntosh is close at 9.0 ppg and is tied for a team-high 24 made threes
- Sheffield II has led the team in scoring seven times, including a team-high 14 points at Campbell
- Have hit 10 or more threes in eight games this season including a season-high 19 in the win over N.C. Wesleyan
HALE REACHES 1,000 CAREER POINTS
Hunter Hale surpassed 1,000 points in his collegiate career after scoring 17 points in the loss at Furman. Hale's career began at Central Michigan and this last spring Hale transferred to the Eagles from Grand Valley State to begin graduate school and arrived with 926 points in his career. This season Hale is averaging 9.6 ppg as he's started 9-of-10 games he's played this season.
WINTHROP SPORTS SHOW AT ROCO
Joins us on Mondays at The Roasting Company throughout the basketball season will be the Winthrop Sports Show at ROCO hosted by the voices of the Winthrop Eagles
Dave Friedman and
Mike Pacheco. The two will sit down weekly with head coaches
Pat Kelsey and
Lynette Woodard as well as other selected guests throughout the season. The show is from 6-6:30 p.m. and airs live on 94.3 FM & 104.1 The Bridge.
TUNE IN TO THE EAGLES ALL SEASON LONG
Fans can listen to the games all season long on OTS Media of Rock Hill (94.3 FM and 104.1 The Bridge), which is the flagship station for Winthrop Athletics. In addition, most games will simulcast on 730 ESPN Charlotte and AM 1450 WGNC Gastonia.
All home games as well as all Big South games home or away are available to watch through the Big South Network on ESPN+. To watch live Big South games on ESPN+, you need a subscriber. For more information how to subscribe,
click here.
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