McCANDLESS, Pa. - The Redhawks hosts AMCC opponent Pitt Bradford this Saturday, Decemeber 7th at the Kerr beginning at 1:00 p.m.

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La Roche News and Notes (1-5, AMCC: 1-0)

• In their last game against Carnegie Mellon on December 4th, the men's basketball team fought back after a 16-point halftime deficit to bring the game within one possession late, but were unable to complete the comeback; the Tartans topped the Redhawks 76-73
• With 10 minutes remainining in the second half, LRU went on a 27-13 run to give themselves an opporutunity late; during that time, the Redhawks shot 12-22 (55%) from the field. The rest of the game, they shot 17-52 (33%) from the field
• Senior guard Kennedy Smith (Homestead,PA/Steel Valley) led the Redhawks in scoring for the third game, posting a game-high 27 points on 11-18 (61%) FG; Smith has scored at least 20 points in his last four games
• In his second game back from injury, Junior forward Tyler Frederick (Butler, PA/Knoch) nearly recorded a double-double, posting 13 points and 9 rebounds 
• La Roche attempted a season-high 28 shots from 3-PT range but only knocked down 5 of them (18%), their lowest percentage in a game this season
• In the Redhawks last conference game against Penn St. Altoona on 11/26, a 113-84 victory, La Roche was 41-72 (57%) from the field, 12-23 (52%) beyond the arc, and 19-26 (73%) at the free-throw line; all season bests
• Frederick, Smith, Lawrence & Hannes (all upperclassmen) have accounted for 75% of the Redhawks scoring this season

Pitt Bradford News and Notes (1-4, AMCC: 0-2)

• Most recently, the Panthers lost to Alfred St, 85-76 on December 4th at their home venue
• 6'6 Freshman Nick Carmichael led the team in points (17) and rebounds (9) in the contest
• Three Panthers are averaging 10+ points per game so far this season
• Bradford has lost three of their four games by less than 10 points
• The Panthers have been the most efficient team in the conference at the free-throw line this season, shooting an AMCC best 76.5%
• On the boards, Bradford averages 41.2 rebounds per game (2nd in AMCC)
• 8 of the 15 Panthers on the roster are listed as taller than 6'2
• Ryan Shay is in his second season as head coach of the Panthers

Series History

• La Roche is 12-8 vs. Bradford dating back to 2010-11
• Last season, the Redhawks went 2-0 against the Panthers by an average margin of victory of 27.5 points
• LRU has won six of their last seven matchups against UPB