Liberty (2-3) vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (2-3)
Lynchburg, Virginia – Liberty Arena (Capacity: 4,000)
Saturday, Nov. 27, 5:00 p.m. ET
No TV coverage
Last Meeting: Liberty won 66-55 on Nov. 10, 2019
Series History: Liberty leads 4-0
Projected LU Starters:
2 Darius McGhee (Sr., 5-9, 150) – 18.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.6 apg
23 Joseph Venzant (Fr., 6-3, 170) – 5.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 0.0 apg
22 Kyle Rode (Jr., 6-7, 220) – 4.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.4 apg
32 Blake Preston (R-Jr., 6-9, 230) – 6.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.2 apg
33 Shiloh Robinson (Jr., 6-7, 215) – 5.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 0.0 apg
Projected Maryland Eastern Shore Starters:
23 Dom London (Jr., 6-1) – 9.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.2 apg
3 Zion Styles (Sr., 6-3) – 13.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.0 apg
4 Kevon Voyles (Jr., 6-3) – 7.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.8 apg
5 Da’Shawn Phillip (Jr., 6-5) – 9.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.6 apg
22 Nathaniel Pollard, Jr. (Sr., 6-5) – 7.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 0.8 apg
PREVIEW
The Liberty Flames return home after more than two weeks playing away from Liberty Arena as the Flames welcome Maryland Eastern-Shore to Lynchburg for the second time in three seasons. Head coach Ritchie McKay and the Flames will look to pick up a second straight win after returning to the win column on Tuesday night against Bethune-Cookman.
Maryland Eastern Shore is currently 2-3 on the season and are coming off a 66-55 loss at Big South member Campbell on Wednesday. The Hawks began the season with a 69-67 loss at Saint Joe’s and a 72-49 loss at Temple. They picked up their first two wins of the season beating non-Division I member Bryn Athyn (91-42) and Fordham, 75-73, in double overtime.
The Hawks did not play last season due to the COVID pandemic as they are under third year head coach Jason Craft. In his first season, Crafton led Maryland Eastern Shore to a 5-27 overall record and 4-12 mark in the MEAC.
KENPOM PREDICTION
Liberty 71, Maryland Eastern Shore 50
