Liberty (4-3) vs. Delaware State (2-6)
Lynchburg, Virginia – Liberty Arena (Capacity: 4,000)
Monday, Dec. 6, 7:00 p.m. ET
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Last Meeting: Delaware State won, 96-73, on Dec. 21, 1990
Series History: Delaware State leads 1-0
Projected LU Starters:
2 Darius McGhee (Sr., 5-9, 150) – 18.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.7 apg
23 Joseph Venzant (Fr., 6-3, 170) – 4.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 0.3 apg
20 Keegan McDowell (R-Sr., 6-6, 180) – 11.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.3 apg
22 Kyle Rode (Jr., 6-7, 220) – 4.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.1 apg
33 Shiloh Robinson (R-Jr., 6-7, 200) – 7.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 0.3 apg
Projected Delaware State Starters:
4 Dominik Fragala (Jr., 6-0, 170) – 13.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.1 apg
23 Myles Carter (Sr., 6-1, 190) – 16.8 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.1 apg
2 Corey Perkins (Fr., 6-2, 180) – 7.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 4.6 apg
1 D’Marco Baucum (So., 6-6, 225) – 6.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 0.3 apg
21 Chris Sodom (Jr., 7-3, 230) – 4.1 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 0.4 apg
PREVIEW
The Hornets are currently 2-6 on the season and have yet to defeat a Division I opponent. Behind first-year head coach Stan Waterman, Delaware State opened the season with an 80-41 win over Cairn before falling to non-Division I Salisbury, 91-78. Their other win came against Regent, 84-30. The Hornets have also lost to Rider (63-53), UNC Wilmington (67-63), LIU (99-65), Delaware (59-48), and Longwood (78-58).
Delaware State began their brief two-game road swing in Virginia on Sunday in Farmville as they are in Lynchburg Monday night before heading back home. The Hornets have struggled as a program, failing to post a winning record since the 2011-12 season.
They were picked to finish sixth in the eight team MEAC in the preseason poll, ahead of Maryland Eastern Shore who was picked to finish last. Liberty defeated UMES, 73-61, at Liberty Arena on Nov. 27. 6’1″ redshirt-senior guard Myles Carter was named to the preseason first-team all-MEAC team, and he is currently leading the team in scoring at 16.8 points per game.
KENPOM PREDICTION
Liberty 75, Delaware State 53
