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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Dominican men's basketball team will open GLIAC play this weekend on the road.
The Panthers (3-3) will travel to face two GLIAC North opponents with the first coming at 8 p.m. on Thursday against Saginaw Valley State. The second opponent will be Hillsdale with tipoff at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
ABOUT OHIO DOMINICAN
Ohio Dominican enters the week with a 3-3 overall mark after suffering two setbacks at the McDonald's Thanksgiving Classic at St. Joseph's last weekend. The Panthers will be looking for just their second win to open conference play since joining the GLIAC. The lone win was a 76-69 road victory over SVSU in the 2013-14 season.
Coming off his third and fourth double-doubles of the season, senior Trent Weaver (Columbus, OH) ranks inside the top 10 in the conference in points (18.3) and rebounds (10.7). His rebounding total ranks highest in the GLIAC and 19th nationally. He is also ranked 15th in NCAA Division II in offensive rebounds per game at 4.3. Weaver has scored at least 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds in each game this season.
Sophomore Shemar Waugh (Columbus, OH) averaged 16.0 points and 4.5 assists in the two games last weekend. Waugh has now scored in double figures four times this year and ranks fifth in the GLIAC in assists per contest at 4.8.
Averaging 13.8 points per game this season is sophomore Ronnie Williams (Columbus, OH). Williams ranks third in the GLIAC in three point field goal makes with 13. He has also made his last 10 shots from the charity stripe, as he is 93.3 percent from the foul line this year.
As a team, ODU has outrebounded each of their first six opponents, holding a positive rebounding margin at 9.5 per game. The Black and Gold rank inside the top 60 in the nation in offensive rebounding, grabbing 13.5 boards per contest.
ABOUT SAGINAW VALLEY STATE
The Cardinals enter Thursday with a 2-2 overall mark. SVSU won its only home game so far this season, beating Central State 99-86 last Tuesday.
For the season, the Cardinals are averaging 88.0 points per game while allowing 80.8 per contest. C.J. Turnage leads SVSU in points and rebounds per game, recording an average of 17.0 points and 7.8 rebounds. Turnage is also averaging 3.0 assists per contest.
Damon Bozeman and Garrett Hall are each averaging double figures in points as well, with Bozeman making 2.8 three pointers per game and Hall making close to three free throws per contest.
ABOUT HILLSDALE
The Chargers (3-0) were the second GLIAC school at the McDonald's Thanksgiving Classic as they were able to take home two victories. Hillsdale will welcome Tiffin on Thursday for its home opener prior to facing ODU.
The Panthers will look to slow down 2015 Preseason GLIAC Player of the Year Kyle Cooper as he ranks ninth nationally in scoring at 25.7 points per game. Cooper is shooting nearly 60 percent from the field and is also grabbing a team best 8.7 rebounds per contest.
Four other players for HC are scoring 10 or more points per contest with Stedman Lowry coming in right behind Cooper at 17.0 points per game, and he is shooting 58.7 percent from behind the arc.
Contact: Tyler Jester
jestert@ohiodominican.edu
