GAME PREVIEW: Crusaders Battle Eureka College to Wrap Up 2019
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(12/30/19 vs. Eureka College): Livestats | Video
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FIRST TIP
The University of Dallas men's basketball team will close out 2019 with a non-conference clash with Eureka College at the Maher Center on December 30th. First tip is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Dallas will then turn its attention to SCAC play the rest of the season. The Crusaders are coming off an 0-2 mark to begin Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) action this past weekend vs. University of St. Thomas (TX) and Centenary College.
UD NOTES
- Dallas (4-4, 0-2 SCAC) is averaging 69.6 points-per-game.
- UD is shooting 41.5% from the field and 35% from behind the arc.
- Dallas has three players averaging double-digit points. Michael Wambsganss (Denver, Colo.) leads the team averaging 17.0 points, while Dustin Mathis (Fort Worth, Texas) and Letrell Toussaint (Waco, Texas) are both averaging 13.0 and 11.0, respectively.
- Toussaint averages a double-double as he leads the team with 11.5 rebounds-per-matchup.
- UD has fallen in its last four contests.
(Opponent Notes)
- The Red Devils are 6-3 on the season and are coming off a 70-52 loss to NCAA Division II school Maryville University (MO). Eureka is a part of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and is located in Eureka, Illinois.
- Eureka is shooting 45.7% from the field and 32.3% from three-point range, while averaging 89.1 points-per-game to open the season.
- Dakota Bennington leads the team with a 53.3 field goal percentage starting in all nine matchups gathering 219 points for the season. Bennington is averaging 24.3 points-per-contest.
- Jordan Dehm leads the team with 8.5 rebounds-per-game.
- The Red Devils dish out the ball quite often, averaging 16.4 assists.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
UD All-Time Records: (1st meeting ever vs. Eureka)
ROAD AHEAD
Dallas will begin 2020 traveling to Colorado for two SCAC matchups. UD will first take on Johnson & Wales University (CO) in Denver on January 3rd. The Crusaders will then travel south to Colorado Springs to faceoff with Colorado College on January 4th.