SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Evangel MBB takes on the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes on Saturday (Jan. 17) afternoon at 3:00 p.m. in Salina, Kan., looking to take their third consecutive win.
SERIES HISTORY
Evangel leads the all-time series with Kansas Wesleyan, 3-0, with each game won by a narrow margin, as EU has averaged their wins by just 2.6 points.
OPENING STORYLINES
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EU held Avila to 27 percent shooting in the second half of Wednesday's contest to take a 82-61 win over the Eagles in conference play.
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Evangel is led by Garrett Davault, who currently averages 16.6 points per game.
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Jacob Lafferty and Drew McMillin round out double digit scoring for EU, as they average 15.1 and 10.8, respectively.
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Lafferty leads Evangel in rebounds per game, averaging 7.1 per contest.
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The Valor currently outscore their opponents in the second half by an average of 6.5 points.
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McMillin has passed off a team high 50 assists so far this year.
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Evangel currently outrebounds their opponents by 4.6 boards per contest.
LOOKING AHEAD
Valor Men's Basketball opens a three game homestand on Wednesday (Jan. 21) evening, taking on the #4 Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles at 7:30 p.m. in AGFinancial Arena.
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