Concord Continues Road Trip Against Ohio Dominican, Alderson Broaddus

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ATHENS, W.Va. - The Concord University men's basketball team travels to Ohio Dominican to face the Panthers 6:00 p.m. Monday before staying on the road to play Alderson Broaddus 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in a Mountain East Conference game at Rex Pyles Arena.

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SERIES HISTORY vs. Ohio Dominican: First Meeting
SERIES HISTORY vs. Alderson Broaddus: ABU leads 63-33

LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST ALDERSON BROADDUS
January 29, 2022: Concord 85 - Alderson Broaddus 80 (Philippi, W.Va.)
December 1, 2021: Concord 75 - Alderson Broaddus 73 (Athens, W.Va.)
January 23, 2021: Aldreson Broaddus 75 - Concord 66 (Philippi, W.Va.)
November 25, 2017: Alderson Broaddus 72 - Concord 69 (Athens, W.Va.)
November 15, 2016: Concord 81 - Alderson Broaddus 59 (Philippi, W.Va.)

CONCORD AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 2-3
MEC Record: 0-2
Home Record: 0-1
Away Record: 2-1
Neutral Record: 0-1

REBOUND WARRIORS
In an 85-80 loss to West Virginia State Tuesday night, CU gobbled up 53 rebounds which were the most for the Maroon and Gray since ripping down 62 rebounds in February at Bluefield State. It marked the third time in five games this season that Concord has collected 50 or more rebounds. Graduate guard Lual Daniel Rahama tallied his second double-double of the young season with 16 points and 11 rebounds versus the Yellow Jackets while fifth-year senior forward Da'Vion Moore added eight boards. Rahama ranks second in the conference in rebounds per game (9.4) while Moore is 10^th (7.0). Concord's 44 rebounds per game are leading the MEC and the +5.0 rebounding margin for CU is third.

GUARD 'EM
The Mountain Lions limited West Virginia State to 32.8 percent shooting on Tuesday as it marked the lowest field-goal percentage for a CU opponent this season, and the lowest mark since holding Bluefield State to 31.5 percent in a November 2015 win. Concord has the MEC's best field-goal defense this season of 39.3—the only team in the league holding teams under 40 percent from the field. In last year's two games versus Alderson Broaddus, the Mountain Lions held the Battlers to 38.5 percent shooting at the Carter Center before AB shot 53.3 percent in its home gym. This season, Alderson Broaddus is only shooting 41 percent from the floor while Ohio Dominican shoots 40.8 percent.

GET IT OUTTA HERE
Concord recorded five blocks in the game at West Virginia State after notching three blocks versus Charleston. The Mountain Lions have at least two blocks in each game this season. Junior guard JJ Harper had three of the five blocks at WVSU as he propelled himself into third in the MEC in blocks per game (1.6). Meanwhile, senior forward Jevon Laidler is eighth in the conference in blocks per game (1.2). The last time Concord had multiple blocks in six straight games was the final six games of the 2017-18 season.

SHARING IS CARING
For the second time in three games, Concord had four or more players finish in double figures at West Virginia State. Rahama led the way with 16 points as he ranks seventh in the league in scoring this season (17.2). Harper came off the bench to match Rahama's output. Laidler made a strong push in the second half as nine of his 13 points were scored after the intermission. Junior guard Jordan Wooden found his way into double figures with 11 points. Harper, Rahama and Wooden are all scoring in double figures this season with senior guard Ethan Heller averaging 9.2 points per game. Heller is coming off a game where he dished out the most assists by a CU player this season, five, at West Virginia State. Heller is tied for 11^th in the MEC this season with 3.0 assists per game.

FINDING THE RANGE
While CU has yet to find a consistent stroke from three-point range this season—shooting just 26.4 percent and making less than five three-pointers per game—Monday night could be a chance for the Maroon and Gray to knock in some triples. While Ohio Dominican only allows six three-pointers made per game, opponents have shot a sturdy 36.8 percent on the Panthers from three-point range in four games. Overall, teams are shooting nearly 48 percent in 2022-23 on Ohio Dominican. To start Tuesday's game at West Virginia State, the Mountain Lions hit four of their first eight attempts from three-point distance.

NO FREE THREES
Wednesday's game will pit two of the top three three-point defenses in the MEC. Alderson Broaddus has only allowed opponents to shoot 24.7 percent from three-point distance, tops in the conference. Concord is holding opponents to 29.1 percent from beyond the arc, third in the MEC. CU was held to 22.7 percent (5-for-22) from three-point range against AB in last year's first meeting. However, the Mountain Lions rebounded to shoot 45.8 percent (11-of-24) from behind the arc at Alderson Broaddus. Laidler and Wooden were a combined 4-for-10 from three-point range last season at AB. Concord held down the Battlers to 24.2 percent and 31.6 percent from deep last season.

DOWN TO THE WIRE
The Mountain Lions swept Alderson Broaddus last winter, but the games were decided by a combined seven points, 75-73 and 85-80. Both games were tied at halftime with the meeting in Athens being locked up at 33-33 and the return game at Alderson Broaddus tied at 35-35. Alderson Broaddus came back from an eight-point second half deficit at CU before Matt Weir's layup with 32 seconds left gave Concord a two-point edge, 73-71. Rahama netted 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Moore recorded 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting and collected nine rebounds. In the road win at Alderson Broaddus, Laidler finished two points off his career high with 23 points on 10-for-17 from the floor. Wooden had his first career 20-point game as he scored 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting. Overall, Concord was 54.1 percent from the field.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
1- Monday night will be the first ever meeting between Concord and Ohio Dominican.

16- Offensive rebounds for Concord at West Virginia State, right at the season average.

36- Average paint points for CU in two games versus ABU last season.

OHIO DOMINICAN AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 2-2
Home Record: 2-1
Away Record: 0-1

SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
Ohio Dominican is only averaging 62.3 points per game. Jarius Jones (11.8), Marcus Johnson (11.0) and Keshawn Heard (10.3) all average double figures for ODU. The Panthers have already played two MEC teams in Davis & Elkins, a 75-51 loss, and a 78-72 win over Alderson Broaddus in which ABU led by as much as 16 points in the second half. Monday will be Ohio Dominican's fourth home game to start the season.

ALDERSON BROADDUS AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 1-3
MEC Record: 1-1
Home Record: 0-1
Away Record: 1-1
Neutral Record: 0-1

SCOUTING THE BATTLERS
Alderson Broaddus went 1-1 in a back-to-back last week as it stormed back from a double-digit halftime deficit to win 79-75 at Wheeling before the setback against Ohio Dominican. Jon King (12.8), Zach Simpkins (11.8) and Kobe Tigney (10.8) are all scoring in double figures. Jalen Collins paced the Battlers with 19 points on 8-for-12 shooting at Ohio Dominican. ABU allowed ODU to shoot 60.7 percent last week.