Concord Continues MEC Play at Shepherd

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ATHENS, W. Va. – The Concord University men's basketball team will play its third game in five days Monday when it travels to Shepherdstown, W. Va. for 6:30 p.m. Mountain East Conference showdown against Shepherd University.

LIVE COVERAGE
The Shepherd University Sports Information Department will provide live in-game statistics for the game. To view the live stats, click here or follow the link at the top of the page.
 
RECORDS
• Concord enters the game with an overall record of 5-9 and a MEC mark of 2-6. The Mountain Lions are coming off of a 71-66 loss at Fairmont State on Jan. 11.

• The Rams sit second in the conference standings at 11-3 overall and 6-2 in league play. Most recently, Shepherd defeated UVa.-Wise 88-76.

SCOUTING CONCORD
• Through 14 games this season, Concord is averaging 75.1 points per game (ppg) while allowing 78.9 ppg.

• The Mountain Lions are shooting 44.7 percent from the field, 36.8 percent from three-point range and 71.1 percent from the free throw line.

• Opponents are shooting 47.1 percent from the field, 36.2 percent from three-point territory and 66.7 percent from the foul line against Concord.

• Junior guard Mike Boyd currently leads Concord in scoring (14.1 ppg), field goal percentage (53.4 percent), assists per game (4.1), steals (15) and minutes per game (33.1).

• Freshman guard B.J. Hamlet and junior guard A.J. Williams also average at least 10 ppg for the Maroon and Gray at 12.8 and 10.7, respectively.

• Junior forward Nick Moyer is Concord's leading rebounder having grabbed 4.8 rebounds per game to date.

• Sophomore forward Terry Hopewell ranks among the MEC's best in blocks with 21 rejections.

• Sophomore guard Cam Shannon is coming off of a career-high matching 18-point effort against Fairmont State.

• Freshman guard Aaron Miller has made 9-of-11 three-pointers this season. Miller is averaging 11 ppg over his last three games played.

• Freshman forward Grant Dickinson, who made his first start at Concord vs. Fairmont State, has matched his season-high in scoring with seven points in each of Concord's last two games. Dickinson also had a season-best six rebounds vs. FSU.

• The Mountain Lions have forced opponents into 14 or more turnovers nine times this season.

SCOUTING SHEPHERD
• Six players average at least 10 ppg for the Rams with Brantley Osborne leading the way at 20.8 ppg to go with team-highs of 43 made three-pointers and 27 steals.

• In addition to scoring 11.4 ppg, Morgan McDonald also leads Shepherd in rebounding (9.9 per game) and blocks (14).

• The Rams score 86.9 ppg with their opponents averaging 80.9 ppg. Shepherd also shoots 47 percent from the field while committing just 13 turnovers per game.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
• Concord and Shepherd have split its last two games dating back to the 2011-12 season. The Mountain Lions maintain a 20-18 advantage in the all-time series.

LAST MEETING
• Concord defeated the Rams 78-77 behind a career-high 35 points and a game-winning shot from former CU great Damien Tunstalle Feb. 9, 2013 at Shepherd (Box Score).

• Current Mountain Lions Moyer and Shannon both grabbed four rebounds while scoring 14 and 11 points, respectively in the victory. Boyd passed out a game-best five assists as well.

• Chad Moore scored 20 points to pace the Rams in the loss.

HEAD COACHES
• Kent McBride is in his third season as the Mountain Lions' head coach. The Concord alum is 38-31 in his time in Athens.

• Justin Namolik is 64-77 in five seasons in charge of the Shepherd program.

NEXT UP
• The Mountain Lions return home to host West Virginia State 4:00 p.m. Saturday at the Carter Center.
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