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Romeoville, Ill. - The Lewis University men's basketball team seeks a new home-winning streak, as the Flyers (7-4, 1-2 GLVC) welcome Rockhurst (1-9, 0-3 GLVC) to Neil Carey Arena on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off is set for 3 PM at Neil Carey Arena.
   Live stats, audio and video streaming of Saturday's game can be found at www.LewisFlyers.com. Saturday's contest can also be heard on WJOL (1340 AM) with Mark Vasko providing the play-by-play action for the Lewis Sports Network and WLRA (88.1 FM) with Jesse Hardacre and Scott Turek on the call.

LAST TIME OUT - William Jewell knocked down 8-of-10 free throws in the final 60 seconds to hold on for the 73-69 win over the host Flyers on Thursday (Jan. 10) night. Lewis sophomore Ryan Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) posted his first career double-double with a game-high 18 points and 10 rebounds.

ALL-TIME SERIES - Since Lewis entered the Division II ranks, the all-time series between the Flyers and Rockhurst is tied at 5-apiece.

LAST TIME WE MET - Lewis' backcourt of #Dennis Thomas, Jr.# (16 points), Chris McClellan (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Wheeling) (13 points) and David Bryant (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) (11 points) combined for 40 points in the Flyers' 65-62 win over Rockhurst on January 17, 2011 in Kansas City, Mo.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME - Saturday's contest will be Rockhurst's first trip to Romeoville since January 14, 2010.

TAKING CARE OF THE ROCK - Lewis has had three games of less than 10 turnovers this season. The last time the Flyers accomplished that feat four times, came during the 2008-09 campaign when they did it five times.

AND DISHING THE ROCK - As of January 3rd, Bryant is second in the country in assist/turnover ratio at 4.5 (27 assists, 6 turnovers). Entering Saturday's contest, Bryant has an assist/turnover ratio of 4.13 (33 assists, 8 turnovers) - best in the GLVC.

MOVING UP THE CHARTS - Lewis head men's basketball coach Scott Trost (109-76) needs four more wins to pass former Lewis head basketball coach and Director of Athletics Paul Ruddy (112-75) for fourth in school-history for career victories.

HONORING HIS BROTHER - Bryant wears the number 12 in honor of his late brother Kevin who played for Trost at Illinois Wesleyan from 2004-06.
 
IRON MAN - Bryant has played in all 100 possible games for the Flyers in four seasons.

DEFENSIVE CLAMPS - Lewis has held four opponents to under 50 points this season. The last time the Flyers held more than four teams to under 50 points, came during the 1985-86 campaign, when they did it six times.

CRASHING THE BOARDS - Forward Kyle Nelson (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) is second on the team in rebounding with 4.5 caroms-per-game. He also has more offensive (26) than defensive (24) rebounds this season.

POST PRESENCE - In his last nine games, Nelson is shooting a robust 70.8% (34-for-48) from the floor.

GO AS HE GOES - Lewis sophomore guard Jeff Jarosz (Lyons, Ill./Morton) is averaging 13.9 points and shooting 61.1% (33-for-54) from the field in the Flyers' seven wins this season. In the four contests that the Flyers have lost, Jarosz is averaging 5.3 points-per-game and shooting 35.7% (10-for-28).

YOUNG GUNS - Lewis is the youngest team in the GLVC, as the Flyers have just two active upperclassmen on the roster and three total upperclassmen on the team. Quincy is next youngest squad with three active upperclassmen.

BLOCK PARTY - Nelson currently leads the GLVC in blocked shots (22). The St. Charles, Ill., native needs 11 more swats to break into Lewis' top 10 for blocked shots in a single season.