Complete Game Notes

Romeoville, Ill. - The Lewis University men's basketball team wraps up the 2011-12 regular-season on Thursday (Feb. 23) night, as the Flyers (15-10, 7-10 GLVC) head north to square off with UW-Parkside (8-17, 1-16) for a 7:30 p.m. (CST) tip-off at DeSimone Gymnasium.
   Thursday's game will be broadcast live on WJOL (1340 AM) with Mark Vasko providing the play-by-play analysis. The contest will also be broadcast on WLRA (88.1 FM). Live stats and video streaming, provided by UW-Parkside, can be found at www.LewisFlyers.com.

ALL TIME SERIES - Since Lewis entered the Division II ranks, the Flyers hold a 33-24 advantage over UW-Parkside in their all-time series.  

LAST TIME WE MET - Lewis senior forward Lonnie Lawrence (Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington) posted a career-high 13 points and nine rebounds, including six offensive caroms, to lift the host Flyers to the 76-59 win over UW-Parkside on January 16, 2012.

LAST TIME OUT - Lewis, led by a game-high 17 points from senior guard Chris McClellan (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Wheeling), used a stifling defensive performance to earn the 67-42 win over Saint Joseph's on Saturday (Feb. 18) night to clinch a berth in the upcoming GLVC Tournament.

FIERY FRESHMAN - Lewis freshman guard Ryan Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) posted a game and season-high 26 points in the Flyers' 82-74 upset of No. 7 Kentucky Wesleyan on February 9th. That is the most points scored by any Flyer freshman in the 21st century.

KEEP ON WINNIN' - Lewis' 86-64 win over Saint Joseph's on January 28th clinched a winning record of 5-4 for the month of January, giving the Flyers three-straight winning months. The last time Lewis accomplished that feat came during the 2007-08 campaign, which was also the last time the Flyers qualified for the NCAA Regional Tournament.

TOUGH SLEDDING - Lewis' 10 losses this season have come against teams that are a combined 131-44 (.749) for the 2011-12 campaign.

NOT MY BROTHER - Senior forward Justin Jarosz (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport) and freshman guard Jeff Jarosz (Lyons, Ill./Morton) are not related.

CENTURY CLUB - Lewis' win over Saint Joseph's on Saturday (Feb. 18) night marked head coach Scott Trost's 100th win as the Flyers' skipper.

50/50 - Lewis is 8-0 this year when they have a field goal percentage of 50.0% or better. Since the 2006-07 campaign, the Flyers have a record of 54-10 (.843) when they shoot over 50.0%.

EXTRA EFFORT - Lewis' win over Indianapolis on January 26th, marked the Flyers' second overtime win this season. That is the first time a Flyer squad has accomplished that feat since the 2007-08 campaign when they went 2-2 in free basketball. The last time Lewis won three overtime games came during the 1993-94 season.

HONORING HIS BROTHER - Junior guard David Bryant (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) wears the number 12 in honor of his late brother Kevin who played for Trost at Illinois Wesleyan from 2004-06.

FAB FROSH - Forward Julian Lewis (Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) is tops among GLVC freshmen with 5.0 rebounds-per-game. Jackson is tops among GLVC rookies, averaging 12.6 points-per-contest - which is also the most by a Flyer freshman since Lewis Hall of Famer Larry Tucker averaged 14.9 points-per-game in 1979-80.

FROM WAY DOWNTOWN - Lewis is 24-8 (.750) since 2006-07 when they knock down at least 50.0% of their three-point attempts (min. 5 made).

FROM WAY DOWNTOWN (PART DEUX) - Lewis is currently shooting 41.1% (173-for-421) from long range, which would be a Flyer single-season, school-record.

FROM WAY DOWNTOWN (PART TROIS) - Lewis senior Matt Toth (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) is two three-pointers short of qualifying for Lewis' all-time leading three-point shooters in school-history, as he owns a career three-point field goal percentage of 44.3% (43-for-97). That would be good for fourth in school-history, behind McClellan - who is currently third in school-history, knocking down 44.4% (220-for-496) of his long range attempts.

DEFENSIVE CLAMPS - Lewis has held 10 opponents this season to under 60 points, which is the most by a Flyer squad since the 2001-02 season when they did it 11 times. The Flyers have tied last season's mark of holding three teams to under 50 points. The last time the Flyers held more than three teams to under 50 points, came during the 1985-86 campaign, when they did it six times.

HELLO FRIEND - UW-Parkside junior guard Ryan Callozzo is a high school teammate of Justin Jarosz (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport) at Lockport High School, while Julian Lewis (Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) and Rangers' forward Jeremy Saffold were teammates at Homewood-Flossmoor High School.

REGIONAL RANKINGS - Lewis is ranked ninth in the most recent NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Midwest Regional rankings announced on Wednesday (Feb. 22).