Evangel Hosts Weller Night Wednesday For Heart Matchup with Missouri Valley

Evangel vs Missouri Valley
Date:	Feb. 20 \| 7:30 p.m.
Location:	Springfield, Mo.
Video:	EUAthletics.com/Watch
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Game Notes:	Evangel Game Notes \| MVC Game Notes
Twitter	@EvangelMBB \| @EU_Athletics

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Evangel men's basketball hosts Missouri Valley on Weller Elementary Night this Wednesday. The Evangel teams will also pair with Weller students during the game to help take donations for the Weller Elementary Playground project.

Kids and families use the Weller playground during, after school, and on weekends; however, Weller is in need of a new playground. Paint is chipping from the swing sets, the climbing dome has been partially buried from years of added mulch, and the small pre-school play area doesn't attract many children. Evangel University partners with Weller as college students volunteer to be Half Hour Heroes and play with students during recess. Through play, they help kids develop the soft skills learned in the Monday Morning Celebration. Weller Elementary School is alive with learning and play; where a culture of high expectations are the norm and dreams for a college education are born. At Weller, the students come from around the world. They learn together and the universal language of play forms forever friendships.

For more information on the Weller Playground Project click here.

SERIES HISTORY

Evangel leads the all-time series 64-30 after an 87-77 win in January at Missouri Valley.

OPENING STORYLINES

► Evangel looks to snap a three-game skid on Wednesday against Missouri Valley. The Crusaders are also looking for a season sweep against the Vikings after an 87-77 win in Marshall on Jan. 10.

► Evangel is hosting its fourth annual Weller Night during Wednesday night's game. The Evangel University athletic department has helped provide winter clothes and coats for students at the local school. In three years, over 1,000 sweatshirts have been given to students at Weller Elementary.

► This season Evangel has played 11 games within 10 points or less. Among those 11 games, five have been decided by five points or less while the Crusaders overall are 4-7 in closing out tight ball games.

► The format for the 2019 Heart Postseason Tournament will again be hosted by the highest seed during each round with seeds 7-10 playing first-round games March 5. The championship will be March 12 as the tournament champion earns the league's first auto berth with the regular season champ earning the second auto bid to the national tournament.

LOOKING AHEAD

Evangel returns to the road on Saturday at Graceland. The Crusaders and Yellowjackets tip at 4 p.m. in Lamoni, Iowa.

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