The Opening Tip
• Longwood wraps up a five-game homestand on Friday afternoon by hosting Mary Baldwin.
• The Lancers played three games in three days during the JK54 Classic.It was the second straight season Longwood has hosted a multi-team event.
• DeShaun Wade was named the Big South Player of the Week on Monday, Nov. 21. The graduate student averaged 14.3 points per game and scored at least 10 points in all three games last week. In addition, he went 11-17 from three.
• Three players are averaging at least 10 points per game on the season. Isaiah Wilkins leads the team at 11.5 points per game, with Walyn Napper (10.8 points) and Leslie Nkereuwem (10.0 points) right behind him.
• Wilkins was named to the Watch List for the 2022-23 Lou Henson Award, which is given annually to the top mid-major player at the Division I level.
Last Time Out
• At the JK54 Classic, Longwood went 2-1 with wins over VMI and Fairleigh Dickinson and a tight loss to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
• The finale was a defensive struggle that both teams shoot less than 35 percent from the floor.
• SIUE led by eight at the half, but Longwood rallied after halftime. The Lancers took a late lead with a 10-0 run, but SIUE closed the game out at the free throw line.
• DeShaun Wade led Longwood with 14 points to go with six rebounds. He also hit two threes.
• SIUE had three players in double figures, with Ray'Sean Taylor scoring a team-best 15 points.
• Over the first two games of the classic, Longwood topped 90 points twice. The Lancers hit 17 threes against VMI and scored 46 points in the paint against FDU.
By The Numbers
• Longwood has attacked the paint relentlessly through six games this season, and the team averages 37.7 points in the paint through three games. The team posted a season-best 56 points in the paint against Pfeiffer.
• The Lancer defense has been tough to crack, holding opponents to a .415 (145-349) shooting percentage. That mark is third best in the Big South.
• Longwood ranks fourth in the Big South in scoring at 78.0 points per game. The Lancers scored at least 90 points in three straight games (Pfeiffer, VMI, Fairleigh Dickinson).
• The Lancers are averaging 9.3 offensive rebounds per game, and the team has grabbed at least 10 offensive boards in four of their six games. Longwood ranked 27th in the nation last season by pulling down 12.2 offensive rebounds per game.
• Longwood is second in the Big South in turnover margin at +3.33. The Lancers average 10.8 turnovers per game while forcing 14.2.
• The Lancers are third in the league in assist/turnover ratio at 1.23. Longwood averages 13.3 assists per game to only 10.8 turnovers.
• Longwood was picked to repeat as the Big South Champions in the preseason poll, with the Lancers garnering 16 of 20 first place votes. It marked the highest spot in the preseason poll in team history.
• The Lancers are ranked No. 173 in the KenPom rankings, one of their highest rankings ever. this early in the season. The team is second among Big South members. The team finished last season at No. 145, the best mark to end a season in program history.
• Longwood had a pair of preseason all-conference selections heading into the 2022-23 season. It was the first time the team has had two players selected for preseason all-conference honors since joining the Big South in 2012.
Quotables
"We missed box outs, and they got offensive rebounds that put them on the line...On the offensive end, our shot selection was poor. Our lack of execution and lack of discipline was really the driver. We have to have a hunger to execute on the details, and we didn't have that tonight. It starts with your mental approach...We need to get that fixed."
—Longwood head coach Griff Aldrich after the loss to SIUE
Series History
• The two teams have never met.
• Mary Baldwin began its program in 2019 with the hire of current head coach Matt Griggs.
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