Rock Hill, S.C.— Winthrop puts the nation's fourth best win streak on the line as it hits the road to take on Longwood, Saturday afternoon inside Willett Hall. 
 

Game 24: Winthrop (17-7, 11-0 Big South) at Longwood (9-15, 4-7 Big South)
Date	Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, 3 p.m. (EST)
Location	Farmville, Va. | Willett Hall (1,900)
Live Stats	Sidearm (click here)
Television/Stream	ESPN+ (click here) | T.J. Wengert (PxP) – Rob Galloway (Analyst)
Radio	94.3 FM/104.1 The Bridge / ESPN 730 | WGNC AM1450/101.1 FM (click here) / Dave Friedman (PxP) – Mike Pacheco (Analyst) – Pregame 1:30 p.m.
Notes	Winthrop | Longwood
Social Media	@Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand

 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         3          Micheal Anumba (6-4, So., 7.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.9 apg)
G         13        Hunter Hale (6-3, Gr., 12.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.6 apg)
G         54        Chandler Vaudrin (6-7, R-Jr.., 9.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 5.8 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, Sr., 11.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.1 apg)
F          30        D.J. Burns Jr. (6-9, R-Fr., 12.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.3 apg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: 12-3 (Winthrop leads)
Series Streak: W1
Record at Winthrop Coliseum: 6-2
Streak at Winthrop Coliseum: L1
Kelsey vs. Longwood: 11-2
 
SERIES HISTORY

• Winthrop and Longwood meet for the 2^nd time this season and the 16^th time overall
• Winthrop earned a 91-67 win over the Lancers in its Big South opener on Jan. 2
• The teams have split the last two meetings but the Eagles lead the all-time series 13-2
• Eagles have won their last five trips to Willett Hall

 
THE GAME

• Eagles enter the matchup on a 13-game winning streak, the fourth longest current win streak in the nation
• Longwood has won back-to-back games that included an overtime win at Gardner-Webb and home victory over Charleston Southern
• Winthrop and Longwood are 1^st and 2^nd in the Big South for three-point field goals made per game
• Winthrop and Longwood are 3^rd and 4^th in the Big South for scoring defense
• Eagles knocked down a season-high 16 threes against the Lancers in the first meeting

 
WINTHROP       

• Head coach Pat Kelsey is in his 8^th season with the Eagles (156-90)
• Kelsey ranks 5^th all-time in Big South history in career wins and is now four wins away from tying Nield Gordon for 2^nd all-time in program history
• The victory at Charleston Southern gave Kelsey 89 league wins all-time as he remains 8^th all-time
• Opened league play 11-0 for the first time since 2006-07 and looking for just the 2^nd 12-0 start to league play in program history
• Eagles are winning league games by a margin of +17.4
• Winthrop is 7-5 on the road this year and 5-0 in league play
• Josh Ferguson became the 26^th player in program history to score 1,000 points in a career
• D.J. Burns Jr. is now the team's leading scorer at 12.8 ppg as he's been in double-figures for eight straight games
• Hunter Hale is second on the team in scoring at 12.6 ppg and Ferguson is averaging 11.5 ppg
• Hale leads the team in league games only at 15.2 ppg and Burns Jr. is averaging 15.0 ppg
• Eagles have averaged 84.0 ppg and holding opponents to 68.0 ppg in league road games
• 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

 
LONGWOOD

• Longwood is coached by second-year head coach Griff Aldrich (25-33)
• Lancers have won two straight and three of their last four
• Currently 5-5 at home this season and 1-4 against league opponents
• Led in scoring by Shabooty Phillips at 11.2 ppg while Juan Munoz is second on the team with 10.1 ppg
• Christian Wilson led the Lancers in the first meeting with the Eagles as he scored 25 points and is averaging 6.5 ppg on the year
• Phillips has led the team in scoring three times in the last six games and eight times this year
• Munoz is leading the team in scoring in league games with 13.9 ppg and has hit at least one three in 10 straight games

 
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 1,001 as he trails Pierre Wooten for 23^rd on the list by 18 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 12.6 ppg as he's started 21-of-22 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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