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Men's Basketball Preview: WPI/MIT/Springfield

Men's Basketball vs. WPI on Wednesday, February 12 at 7:00 p.m.
Men's Basketball at MIT on Wednesday. February 19 at 6:00 p.m.
Men's Basketball vs. Springfield on Saturday, February 22 at 1:00 p.m.
 
History vs. Opponents
  • The Cougars are 67-91 all-time against WPI, 47-49 in the series against MIT, and 31-63 against Springfield
  • Senior Isaiah Taylor led the Cougars with 15 points and five steals in a loss earlier this season at WPI, while Tim Reidy netted a game-high 22 points for the Engineers
  • Fellow senior Bruce Saintilus scored two of his game-high 23 points in the final seconds as the Cougars topped MIT 73-71 in the first meeting, with Parker Spann leading the Engineers with 21 points
  • Senior Kekoa McArdle led Clark with 18 points and nine rebounds in a 69-54 win over Springfield earlier this year
Scouting the Cougars
  • Clark (14-8, 10-3 NEWMAC) currently sit in second place in the NEWMAC and enter the contest winners of six of the last seven games
  • The Cougars average 75.6 points, 40.1 rebounds, 15.2 assists, and 8.5 steals per game, while holding opponents to 71.5 points per night
  • Saintilus leads the squad with an average of 17.1 points, 4.1 assists, and 4.0 rebounds per contest, while reaching double-figures in 20 games so far this season
  • McArdle nearly averages a double-double with 11.7 points and 8.5 rebounds, while shooting a team-high 56.7 percent from the floor
  • Taylor also averages in double-figures with 10.9 points and adds 4.1 assists per contest
  • Junior Reid Neumann (50) and graduate student Jordan Richard (52) have combined for 102 made three-pointers
  • Sophomore Quentin Pridgen averages 7.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per night
Scouting WPI
  • No. 17 WPI (19-2, 11-1 NEWMAC) enters the week on an 11-game winning streak and are currently the number one team in the NEWMAC standings
  • The Engineers average 74.2 points, 38.8 rebounds, 15.1 assists, and 6.2 steals per game, while holding opponents to 61.1 points per night
  • Aidan Callahan leads the team with an average of 15.6 points, 5.3 assists, and 1.3 steals per contest
  • Reidy (14.8) and J.R. Newman (11.8) also average in double-figures for WPI
Scouting MIT
  • MIT (9-13, 3-10 NEWMAC) is currently ninth in the NEWMAC, have dropped two straight games, and are 7-3 at home this season
  • The Engineers average 74.1 points, 33.3 rebounds, 14.4 assists, and 8.1 steals per contest
  • Isaac Dobie leads the team with an average of 14.8 points per night and pulls down 4.2 rebounds
  • Rome Delgado-Gonzalez adds 12.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per contest
  • Merlin Gogolin (11.6), Spencer Lin (11.4), and Parker Spann (10.9) also average in double-figures
Scouting the Pride
  • Springfield (9-12, 6-6 NEWMAC) sits in fourth place in the league, have won three of their last four, and are 2-8 on the road this year
  • The Pride average 67.5 points, 35.6 rebounds, 10.9 assists, and 8.2 steals per game
  • Jarron Flynn leads the team with 13.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per night
  • Xoren Livingston also averages in double-figures with 10.1 points per contest
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Players Mentioned

Kekoa McArdle

#44 Kekoa McArdle

F
6' 8"
Senior
Reid Neumann

#13 Reid Neumann

G
6' 6"
Junior
Quentin Pridgen

#24 Quentin Pridgen

G
6' 3"
Sophomore
Jordan Richard

#23 Jordan Richard

G
6' 3"
Graduate Student
Bruce Saintilus

#11 Bruce Saintilus

G
6' 4"
Senior
Isaiah Taylor

#1 Isaiah Taylor

G
6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Kekoa McArdle

#44 Kekoa McArdle

6' 8"
Senior
F
Reid Neumann

#13 Reid Neumann

6' 6"
Junior
G
Quentin Pridgen

#24 Quentin Pridgen

6' 3"
Sophomore
G
Jordan Richard

#23 Jordan Richard

6' 3"
Graduate Student
G
Bruce Saintilus

#11 Bruce Saintilus

6' 4"
Senior
G
Isaiah Taylor

#1 Isaiah Taylor

6' 0"
Senior
G