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Men's Basketball Preview: Babson/Coast Guard/Emerson

Men's Basketball at Babson on Saturday, February 1 at 1:00 p.m.
Men's Basketball vs. Coast Guard on Wednesday, February 5 at 5:00 p.m.
Men's Basketball at Emerson on Saturday, February 8 at 1:00 p.m.

History vs. Opponents

Clark is 41-42 all-time against Babson and are looking to even up the all-time series after topping the Beavers 79-75 on January 8
Senior Bruce Saintilus led the team with 28 points on 9-14 shooting in the win while fellow senior Kekoa McArdle tallied a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds
The Cougars are 64-43 all-time against Coast Guard after falling 77-75 to the Bears on January 11 despite 20 points from Saintilus
The scarlet and white extended their winning streak to five games against Emerson and are 8-14 all-time after an 81-62 win on January 14 led by double-digit point efforts from senior Isaiah Taylor, sophomore Quentin Pridgen, junior Reid Neumann, and Saintilus

Scouting the Cougars

Clark (12-7, 8-2 NEWMAC) enter the weekend on a four-game winning streak and currently sit in second place in the NEWMAC standings, one game behind WPI and two up on Babson
The scarlet and white lead the league in rebounds per contest (40.2), offensive rebounds (14.8), steals per game (8.6), rank second in the league in points per game (74.9), made three-pointers (187), opponent three-point percentage (32.0), and third in points allowed per night (71.6)
Saintilus leads the team with an average of 17.2 points per contest, while shooting 47.2 percent from the floor and has reached the 20-plus point plateau nine times this season
McArdle has tallied five double-doubles this season and is averaging 11.5 points and 8.4 rebounds per night, with his most recent double-double coming in a win over Salve Regina
Taylor also averages in double-figures with 11.4 points and a team-high 2.2 steals per contest

Scouting the Beavers

Babson (12-7, 6-4 NEWMAC) enter the weekend winners of three of their last four NEWMAC games, with wins over Salve Regina, Coast Guard, and Emerson before a loss to WPI
The Beavers lead the NEWMAC in points per game (77.1), rank second in points allowed per game (69.5), field goal percentage (45.4), free throw percentage (72.3), and assist to turnover ratio (1.25)
Nate Amado leads Babson with an average of 19.2 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, including a 26-point effort earlier this season at Clark
Felix Kloman averages 18.8 points per contest while shooting 46.2 percent from the floor and scored 24 points in the first meeting of the season
Alex Stoddard (10.6) and Timmy Mulvey (10.3) also average in double-figures for the Beavers

Scouting the Bears

Coast Guard (7-11, 3-6 NEWMAC) are currently on a four-game losing streak, with their last victory coming on January 16 over Springfield and three of the four losses have been by six or less points
The Bears average 71.1 points per night, lead the NEWMAC in made free throws (252) and rank second in opponent field goal percentage (42.4)
Luke Farrell leads Coast Guard with an average of 14.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per night, including a career-high 37 points in a win over MIT
Declan Rooney also averages in double-figures for the Bears with an average 14.0 points per game, while netting a season-high 23 points against Clark

Scouting the Lions

Emerson (8-11, 3-7 NEWMAC) snapped a four-game losing streak with a 105-63 victory over Coast Guard on Wednesday night
The Lions average 73.1 points, 36.2 rebounds, 15.4 assists, and 6.2 steals per game, while leading the league in three-point field goal percentage (37.4)
Trevor Arico leads the squad with an average of 15.3 points per contest, including a 19-point effort in the first matchup against Clark
Jacob Armant (12.8) and Linus Helmhold (10.7) also average in double-figures for the Lions

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Players Mentioned

#44 Kekoa McArdle: F; 6' 8"; Senior

#13 Reid Neumann: G; 6' 6"; Junior

#24 Quentin Pridgen: G; 6' 3"; Sophomore

#11 Bruce Saintilus: G; 6' 4"; Senior

#1 Isaiah Taylor: G; 6' 0"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#44 Kekoa McArdle
: 6' 8"; Senior
: F

#13 Reid Neumann
: 6' 6"; Junior
: G

#24 Quentin Pridgen
: 6' 3"; Sophomore
: G

#11 Bruce Saintilus
: 6' 4"; Senior
: G

#1 Isaiah Taylor
: 6' 0"; Senior
: G