The Flames open their 2016-17 season tonight at 8:30 inside the Vines Center against Cairn University.
1. Cairn is a member of the NCAA Division III.
They compete in the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC).
2. The Highlanders call Langhorne, Pennsylvania home.
Langhorne is in eastern Pennsylvania, about 25 miles northeast of Philadelphia.
3. Cairn was formerly called Philadelphia Biblical University.
The school was founded in 1913 and all students take a minimum of 30 semester hours of Bible.
4. This game will count as an exhibition for the Highlanders.
This is typical for some of these early season games against sub-DI teams.
5. Cairn was picked 5th in the CSAC Preseason Poll.
Neumann was chosen as the preseason favorite in the 10 team league.
6. Their top returner is Gerroid Doughty.
Doughty averaged 19.1 points per game a season ago.
7. 3 of their top 4 scorers return.
In addition to Doughty, Julian Collazo and JD Zamroz also return. Collazo was 3rd on the team in scoring last year, averaging 13 points per game. Zamroz averaged 8.2 points per game a season ago.
