SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Valor Men's Basketball competes in their first home game in nearly a month on Saturday (Jan. 6) afternoon, taking on a strong shooting team in the Ottawa Braves.
Tip-off is set for 4:00 p.m., at the Ashcroft Center with the Valor looking to rebound after their loss earlier in the week on the road.
SERIES HISTORY
Evangel and Ottawa will match up for the first time in program history on Saturday. Both teams were former Heart of America conference members with Ottawa leaving the HAAC in the early 80's, before Evangel joined in the late 80's.
OPENING STORYLINES
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Evangel returns home on Saturday (Jan. 6) afternoon to take on the Ottawa Braves at 4:00 p.m.
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Valor Men's Basketball fell on Wednesday (Jan. 3) evening in their return to conference play to Sterling, 75-87.
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Josh Pritchett led Evangel with 17 points in the loss against Sterling.
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Garrett Davault (14 pts.), Carson Cavalier (13 pts.), and Josh Mason (11 pts.), recorded double digit scoring for the Valor against Sterling.
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Four Valor athletes average double digit scoring so far this season, with Josh Pritchett leading the charge with 14.5 points per game.
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The Valor have had a strong offense so far this season, averaging 82.3 points per game and shooting 49.1 percent from the floor.
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Pritchett ranks in the EU record book in several different categories. Josh currently is 2nd in Evangel history in assists (459), 4th in steals (194), 5th in scoring (1,729), 7th in blocks (65), as well as 8th in three point makes (191).
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Evangel's loss against Sterling was the second all-time against the Warriors, as EU still leads, 3-2. This is Evangel's second consecutive loss to Sterling.
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The Valor will compete in their fourth home conference game of the season on Saturday, looking to rebound from their loss on Wednesday.
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Evangel is outscoring opponents by nearly double digits (6.4 points) and has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.3.
LOOKING AHEAD
Evangel Men's Basketball hits the road for a huge road matchup against the 8th ranked Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles on Wednesday (Jan. 10) evening at 7:30 p.m.
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