Rock Hill, S.C.— Winthrop heads to Boiling Springs for an ESPNU matchup against Gardner-Webb on Thursday evening. This is the fourth Big South Conference ESPNU Wild Card Selection of the season.
 

Game 27: Winthrop (18-8, 12-1 Big South) at Gardner-Webb (10-14, 6-6 Big South)
Date	Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, 7 p.m. (EST)
Location	Boiling Springs, N.C. |  Paul Porter Arena (3,500)
Live Stats	Statbroadcast (click here)
Television/Stream	ESPNU (click here)
Radio	94.3 FM/104.1 The Bridge / ESPN 730 | WGNC AM1450/101.1 FM (click here) / Dave Friedman (PxP) – Mike Pacheco (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., 7.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 0.9 apg)
G          13         Hunter Hale (6-3, Gr., 12.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.7 apg)
G          54         Chandler Vaudrin (6-7, R-Jr., 9.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 5.8 apg)
F          25         Josh Ferguson (6-8, Sr., 10.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.1 apg)
F          30         D.J. Burns Jr. (6-9, R-Fr., 12.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.3 apg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: 22-10
Series Streak: L1
Record at Paul Porter Arena: 9-6
Streak at Paul Porter Arena: L1
Kelsey vs. Gardner-Webb: 12-5
 
SERIES HISTORY

• Winthrop and Gardner-Webb meet for the 33^rd time and second time this season
• Winthrop leads the series 22-10 overall and 15-7 in regular season league matchups
• First meeting on Jan. 11 when triple overtime that included four made shots in the final seconds of the first four periods
• Winthrop lost last year's meeting at Paul Porter Arena 64-60 and are 9-6 all-time at Gardner-Webb

 
THE GAME

• Winthrop hosted Gardner-Webb on ESPNU last season and won 97-88
• Eagles are coming off a loss for the first time since Dec. 14
• Runnin' Bulldogs have won two straight and five of the last eight
• Winthrop leads the league in scoring at 80.4 ppg and Gardner-Webb is 4^th in scoring at 71.8 ppg
• Gardner-Webb leads the league in 3-point FG percentage, shooting 35.9 percent and Winthrop is 5^th, shooting 34.4 percent

 
WINTHROP       

• Head coach Pat Kelsey is in his 8^th season with the Eagles (157-91)
• Kelsey ranks 5^th all-time in Big South history in career wins and is now three wins away from tying Nield Gordon for 2^nd all-time in program history
• The victory at Longwood gave Kelsey 90 league wins all-time as he remains 8^th all-time
• Opened league play 12-0 for the first time since 2006-07
• Eagles are winning league games by a margin of +14.5
• Winthrop is 8-5 on the road this season and 6-0 in league play
• Hunter Hale is the team's leading scorer at 12.7 ppg and recorded a game-high 24 points against Radford
• DJ Burns Jr. is second on the team in scoring at 12.5 ppg and Ferguson is averaging 10.8 ppg
• Hale leads in league games only as well at 15.0 ppg while Burns Jr. is averaging 14.2 ppg
• This past Monday the Eagles went jumped to 21^st in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll and received one vote in the AP Top 25 Poll

 
GARDNER-WEBB

• Gardner-Webb is led by 6^th-year head coach Tim Craft (121-104)
• Gardner-Webb is 5-3 since its 3OT loss to Winthrop and has won its last two matchups
• Eric Jamison Jr. is leading the team in FG percentage, shooting 47 percent and is second on the team in scoring (13.6 ppg)
• Jaheam Cornwall is currently ranked 13^th in the NCAA with his 43.4 3-point FG percentage

 
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 5th all-time in program history and is on pace to finish 3rd all-time. Ferguson became the 26th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points and currently has 1,005 as he trails Pierre Wooten for 23^rd on the list by 14 points.  
 
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. He is currently the active leader overall NCAA divisions for career triple-doubles (5).
 
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 12.7 ppg as he's started 23-of-24 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+ unless otherwise picked up by another ESPN network. To watch live Big South games on ESPN+, you need a subscriber. For more information how to subscribe, click here.

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