ELLENSBURG, Wash. (Dec. 17) – The Central Washington University men's basketball team hosts the University of Puget Sound in a non-conference matchup on Tuesday.
GAME INFORMATION
Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
vs University of Puget Sound
Nicholson Pavilion | Ellensburg, WA
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DOLLAR DAY
General Admission tickets to CWU vs UPS and select concession items including: hot dogs, soft drinks, popcorn, chips, and candy will be priced at $1 for Tuesday's game.
SCOUTING PUGET SOUND
The Loggers are 3-5 on the season, including an 0-2 record in the Northwest Conference. They have dropped their last four games, three of which came in nearly identical scores (86-76, 82-76, 84-75). The Loggers took George Fox to overtime on Dec. 1, but fell 108-106. Puget Sound hosts Concordia Chicago at 6:00 p.m. tonight (Dec. 17) before heading to Ellensburg on Tuesday.
Jimmy Wohrer leads the Loggers in scoring. The senior guard averages 22 points per game and is shooting 48.8 percent from the floor. Stellan Roberts (15.4) and Gabriel Chaikin (12.4) have also eclipsed the 10-point mark per game. The Loggers are averaging 85.1 points per game as a unit and allowing 88.9. From the field, Puget Sound is knocking down shots at a 45.4 percent clip.
Cal Hansen leads the rebounding effort, pulling in 7.9 boards per game. Two of his nearly eight rebounds per game have been offensive boards. Roberts is averaging 6.8 rebounds per game, while Zion Shepherd rounds out the top three with 4.3 boards per game. Puget Sound has been outrebounded by their opponents, on average, 37-35.
LAST TIME OUT
The Wildcats picked up a 100-64 victory over Douglas College (CAN). Five Wildcats finished in double digit scoring.
Jeryn Lucas and
Naim Ladd led the Crimson and Black with 14 points each, while
Gamaun Boykin (12),
Matt Poquette (12), and
Marcus Austin (11) also eclipsed 10 points on the night.
Ladd finished 6-for-10 from the field, picked up two rebounds, and recorded one assist.
The opening six minutes of play were tightly contested with both the Wildcats and Royals jostling for momentum. A three from Courtney Anderson brought Douglas back within two, 15-13, before the Wildcats opened the flood gates
The Wildcats hit their first 10-point lead with 9:19 remaining in the first half on a layup from
Zellie Hudson, 28-18.
Ladd and Boykin added fast break layups on back-to-back possessions, extending the Crimson and Black's advantage to 32-18. Central drove their lead to 20 with 3:24 to play in the opening stanza.
It was more of the same in the second half. Central continued to push their lead upwards, reaching a 30-point differential with 12:24 to play on a jumper from Ladd, 76-45. A jumper from
Andreas Brown late in the second put triple digits on the board for the Wildcats as they held on for a 100-64 victory.
