McCANDLESS, Pa. - Men's basketball faces off against Pitt Greensburg this Saturday, December 21st in the AMCC Game of the Week. Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m. LRU and UPG have a combined 9-0 record against the AMCC and are the only two teams still undefeated in conference play.

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La Roche News and Notes (4-5, AMCC: 4-0)

• Men's basketball has won four of their last five games after dropping four straight to start the season
• Against the AMCC, the Redhawks average a conference best 94.0 points per game with an average margin of victory of 22.7 points
• In their last game at Mt. Aloysius on December 18th, the Redhawks defeated the Mounties 78-62 to remain perfect in conference play (4-0)
• La Roche shot 18-30 (60%) in the second half of the contest, led by Junior forward Tyler Frederick, who posted 21 points and 9 rebounds in the half. Frederick currently ranks first in the conference in rebounds per game (11.4) and second in points per game (18.4), accumulating four double-doubles so far this season
• Austin Hannes finished with 22 points for the second game in a row, shooting 5 of 9 from downtown. Hannes has averaged 2.9 three-pointers per game this season (2nd in AMCC)
• Kennedy Smith scored 21 points in the contest, shooting 8 of 12 from the field. Smith has scored at least 20 points in six of the Redhawks last seven games. The Senior guard ranks first in the conference in points per game (20.8), 8^th in field goal percentage (54.1%) and first in three point percentage (60%)
• La Roche dominated on the glass, out rebounding the Mounties 32-23 in the contest
• LRU committed only one turnover in the second half against MAC
• The Redhawks have shot 50% or better from the field in all four wins this season

Pitt Greensburg News and Notes (7-1, AMCC: 5-0)

• Since losing their season opener at Washington & Jefferson on November 12th, the Bobcats have won seven straight by an average margin of victory of 14.7 points
• UPG is a perfect 5-0 against the conference, ranking them at the top of the AMCC standings one spot above La Roche
• The Bobcats defeated Penn St. Behrend, the reigning AMCC Champions, earlier this season in a nail-biter at Greensburg, 71-69; UPG scored 8 unanswered points in the final minute and a half of the contest to defeat the Lions
• Three Bobcats are averaging 15+ points this season and are all within one point per game of one-another (Matt Johnson: 16.3, Cam Seigfreid: 15.9, Jojo France: 15.3)
• Cody Spaid leads UPG in rebounds per game with 8.5
• Pitt Greensburg season averages: 49.0% from the field (2nd in AMCC), 75.7% from the free-throw line (1st in AMCC), 14.4 assists per game (3rd in AMCC) & 40.3 rebounds per game (3rd in AMCC)
• The Bobcats are off to their best start in over a decade

Series History

• La Roche has won the last seven meeting's vs. Pitt Greensburg dating back to the 2015-16 season
• UPG's last win over LRU was on January, 13th 2016
• In two games last season, the Redhawks defeated the Bobcats by an average margin of victory of 12.5 points