FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University men's basketball team host Park University on Saturday, January 20 on Hall of Fame weekend at WWU. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. at Anderson Arena.
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About the Owls
- WWU enters the contest with a 10-9 record and 7-4 in American Midwest Conference action
- William Woods is coming off a 72-57 victory over Hannibal-LaGrange University last Saturday, which was its second straight victory
- Junior
Brian Enriquez ranks 9th in the nation in three point field goal percentage shooting 50 percent
- Senior
DaShaun Stark ranks 19th in the nation in scoring (327) and 20th in rebounding (150)
- On the season, Stark is leading the Owls as he is averaging 17.2 points per game. He is collecting 7.9 rebounds per game, the most on the team
- Senior
Darrien Dickey is 9th in the nation in field goal percentage as he is shooting 62.4 percent from the floor
- As a team, the Owls are shooting 69.8 percent from the free throw line
- The Owls are averaging 73.3 points per game and are shooting 45.3 percent from the field
- Opponents are averaging 72.6 points per game and are shooting 43 percent from the floor
- Following Stark in scoring is
Darrien Dickey. Dickey is averaging 14.3 points per game
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About the Pirates
- Park University enters Saturday's contest with a 5-11 record and 2-10 mark in the American Midwest Conference
- The Pirates are coming off a 60-62 loss to Missouri Baptist on Thursday night in AMC action
- On the season, the Pirates are 27th in the nation in steals per game (8.31), and 39th in steals (133)
- Allen Hyatt is leading the Pirates with 22 blocks on the season, which is 25th best in the nation
- Zach Rutland is 14th in the NAIA in free throw percentage shooting 86.6 percent from the line
- Rutland also leads the Pirates in assists, with 70 on the season, 29th in the NAIA
- The Pirates are averaging 65.0 points per game on the season and are shooting 43.8 percent from the floor
- Opponents are averaging 66.1 points per game and are shooting 42.4 percent from the field against Park
- Park as two players averaging in double figures on the season. Rutland leads the team in scoring averaging 16.2 points per game. Mason Stuteville follows averaging 13.1 points per game
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What's Next
William Woods returns to action on Thursday January 25th when they travel to St. Louis to face Missouri Baptist University in an AMC conference matchup. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.
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