Rock Hill, S.C.— Winthrop goes for a sixth straight win Saturday night when it welcomes Gardner-Webb to the Winthrop Coliseum.
 

Game 17: Winthrop (9-7, 3-0 Big South) vs. Gardner-Webb (5-10, 1-2 Big South)
Date	Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, 7 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 6:30 p.m.
Notes	Winthrop | Gardner-Webb
Social Media	@Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand
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PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         3          Micheal Anumba (6-4, So., 6.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 0.7 apg)
G         13        Hunter Hale (6-3, Gr., 11.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.5 apg)
G         54        Chandler Vaudrin (6-7, R-Jr.., 9.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 6.1 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, Sr., 12.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.2 apg)
F          33        Chase Claxton (6-7, Fr., 6.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 0.5 apg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: 21-10
Series Streak: L1
Record at Winthrop Coliseum: 11-3
Streak at Winthrop Coliseum: W5
Kelsey vs. Gardner-Webb: 11-5
 
SERIES HISTORY

• Winthrop and Gardner-Webb meet for the 32^nd time
• The Eagles have a 21-10 lead in the series and 11-4 at home
• Gardner-Webb won the last meeting 64-60 in Paul Porter Arena
• In last year's matchup at the Winthrop Coliseum on ESPNU, the Eagles raced out to a 47-26 halftime advantage and held off a second-half surge by the Runnin' Bulldogs for a 97-88 win
• Eagles have scored 90 or more points against Gardner-Webb in the last two home meetings
• These two teams have squared off in the conference tournament three of the last four seasons, twice in the semifinals (all three games decided by four or fewer points)

 
THE GAME

• Eagles are looking for a sixth straight win and for a 4-0 start to league play for the first time since 2006-07
• Gardner-Webb has dropped two straight and looks to bounce back from a 67-64 loss to preseason favorite Radford
• Winthrop leads the Big South in scoring offense at 79.6 ppg
• Gardner-Webb and Winthrop are neck-and-neck in scoring defense as each allows 70.7 ppg as they Top 5 in that category in the league
• Winthrop is also leading the league in assists per game (16.1) and rank 35^th nationally

 
WINTHROP       

• Head coach Pat Kelsey is in his eighth season with the Eagles (148-90)
• Kelsey ranks 7^th all-time in Big South history in career wins
• The victory at High Point gave Kelsey 81 league wins all-time as he remains 8^th all-time
• Opened league play 3-0 for a second straight season and looking for just the 5^th 4-0 start to league play in program history
• Eagles are 5-2 at home this season, averaging 92.1 ppg
• Josh Ferguson is coming off a season-low two points in the win at High Point as he spent most of the game in foul trouble, but continues to lead the team in scoring at 12.7 ppg and is 7^th in the league in rebounding (6.0)
• Hunter Hale had 14 points in the win at High Point as he's second on the team in scoring at 11.5 ppg and 4^th in the league with 2.3 threes per game
• D.J. Burns Jr. is the third Eagle averaging double-figures at 11.0 ppg as she's shooting 57 percent from the floor
• In league games only, the Eagles have five players averaging double-figures with Hale (17.0), Vaudrin (11.7), Burns Jr. (11.7), Charles Falden (10.7) and Ferguson (10.3)
• Vaudrin is the league's leader in assists per game at 6.1 and is 6^th in steals (1.8)

 
GARDNER-WEBB

• Gardner-Webb is coached by seventh-year head coach Tim Craft (116-100)
• The Runnin' Bulldogs are the defending Big South Conference Champions
• Opened league play with a win at Campbell, but have dropped the last two by a total of nine points and both at home
• Hold a 1-7 record on the road this year with that win recently at Campbell on Jan. 2
• Five of the seven losses on the year have been by seven or fewer points
• Led offensively by Eric Jamison Jr. at 14.2 ppg as he's also pulling down 5.4 rebounds per game
• Sophomore Jose Perez is second on the team at 12.9 ppg and leads the team with 6.7 rpg (4^th in the Big South)
• Last year in the meeting at the Winthrop Coliseum Perez had a double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds)
• Jaheam Cornwall is third on the team in scoring (11.1 ppg) and Nate Johnson is fourth with 10.9 ppg

 
FERGUSON MAKING HIS MARK
Josh Ferguson reached the 500 rebound mark at the end of the 2018-19 season and became the 58th player in Big South Conference history to reach 600 rebounds. Ferguson pulled down eight rebounds in the win over Elon to reach exactly 600 rebounds for his career. He currently ranks 9th all-time in program history and is on pace to finish 3rd all-time. Ferguson is also closing in on 1,000 career points as he currently has 927 and looking to become the 26th player in program history to reach that mark.
 
TRIPLE-DOUBLE FOR VAUDRIN
Chandler Vaudrin had 10 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in the league-opening win over Longwood on Jan. 2. It was the first triple-double by a Winthrop player since Xavier Cooks had 11 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists against Reinhardt. Vaudrin nearly averaged a triple-double over the first two games of Big South action as he posted 16 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists at Campbell. It was the second triple-double of the season in the Big South and 13^th nationally at the NCAA D1 level. For his efforts against Longwood and Campbell he was named the Big South Conference Co-Player of the Week.
 
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 11.5 ppg as he's started 13-of-14 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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