Posted: Nov 21, 2019
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Redhawks head out to Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA this Friday (11/22) and Saturday (11/23) to compete in the Geneva Classic. LRU takes on Grove City Friday at 5:30 p.m. and the hosts, Geneva, on Sunday at 3:00 p.m.
Coverage (Game 1 vs. Grove City)
Coverage (Game 2 vs. Geneva)
La Roche News & Notes
- The Redhawks dropped their first two games of the 2019-20 season at the Marietta Shrine Tournament last weekend against Mount Saint Joseph and Eastern Mennonite
- LRU only lost by a combined total of 11 points between both games which had 24 total lead changes
- La Roche is currently averaging 72.5 points per game while their opponents are averaging 78.0 points per game
- Tyler Frederick, Kennedy Smith, Darius Lawrence and Austin Hannes have scored 128 of La Roche's 145 total points (88%); all four upperclassmen scored in double-digits in both contests
- Frederick was named to the All-Tournament team after posting back-to-back double-doubles; he currently leads the team in points per game (20.0) and rebounds per game (14.5)
- In their first two games, La Roche has shot 15-46 (33%) from 3-PT; Last season, the Redhawks shot 38% from beyond the arc
- The last time LRU began their season 0-2 was in 2015-16
Grove City News & Notes
- The Wolverines are currently 0-4 and in search of their first win of the season
- Grove City has lost three of those games by less than 8 points
- The last time GCC began their season 0-4 was in 2012-13
- The Wolverines are averaging 69.0 PPG while their opponents are averaging 77.5 PPG
- Senior guard Nate Peters is Grove City's leading scorer averaging 18.5 points per game
- On the glass Senior forward James Wells is averaging a team-high 8.5 rebounds per game; he is also the team's second leading scorer at 13.3 points per game
- GCC have turned the ball over at a high-rate, currently averaging 16.2 turnovers per game
- Grove City is led by Head Coach Steve Lamie who is in his 21st season with the Wolverines
Series History: Friday's matchup will be the first between La Roche and Grove City
Geneva Men's Basketball News & Notes
- The Golden Tornadoes are currently 1-1 this season
- In their last contest, a 107-93 victory at Valley Forge, Geneva scored their most points in a single game since 2006
- Two players are currently averaging 20+ points per game (Senior guard Ethan Moose: 22.0 | Senior forward Noah Damazo: 21.0)
- Moose and Damazo are also first and second on the team in rebounds per game (Moose: 13.5, Damazo: 9.0)
- Geneva is averaging 84.0 PPG while their opponents average 79.0 PPG
- The Golden Tornadoes have shot an efficient 51% from the field and 41% from 3-PT
- Geneva has limited their turnovers to only 8.0 per game thus far
- GC is led by Head Coach Jeff Santarsiero who is in his 24th season with the Golden Tornadoes
Series History
- The last time LRU and Geneva faced off was November 29th, 2014 at the Kerr Sport & Fitness Center
- The Golden Tornadoes won 69-58