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Romeoville, Ill. - The Lewis University men's basketball team opens up its home portion of the Great Lakes Valley Conference schedule, as the Flyers (7-3, 1-1 GLVC) welcome William Jewell (5-5, 1-1 GLVC) on Thursday (Jan. 10) night. Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM at Neil Carey Arena.
   Live stats, audio and video streaming of Thursday's game can be found at www.LewisFlyers.com. Thursday'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 Shane Gustafson and T'Rell Campbell.  

LAST TIME OUT - Lewis outscored Missouri S&T, 62-38, over the final 30 minutes to earn the 70-55 win over the host Miners on Saturday (Jan. 5) afternoon. Sophomore guard Ryan Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) posted a game-high 23 points to pace the Lewis offensive attack.

ALL-TIME SERIES - This is the first ever meeting between the two squads.

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, Lewis senior guard David Bryant (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) is second in the country in assist/turnover ratio at 4.5 (27 assists, 6 turnovers). Entering Thursday's contest, Bryant has an assist/turnover ratio of 5.2 (31 assists, 6 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 99 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 - Freshman 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 (23) than defensive (22) rebounds this season.

POST PRESENCE - In his last eight games, Nelson is shooting a robust 72.5% (29-for-40) from the floor. For the season, Nelson (31-for-48) and fellow freshman Brad Foster (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central) (16-for-23) are shooting a combined 66.2% (47-for-71).

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 three contests that the Flyers have lost, Jarosz is averaging 4.3 points-per-game and shooting 28.6% (6-for-21).

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.

HOME COURT ADVANTAGE - Lewis is currently riding a six-game winning streak at Neil Carey Arena. Their last defeat on their home court was an 80-75 defeat at the hands of No. 1 Bellarmine on February 4, 2012.

DEPEND ON DEFENSE - Lewis' last three victories have come despite the Flyers shooting less than 38.5% from the field in each of those contests.

CHARITY STRIPE - Lewis is 4-0 this season when they get to the free throw line at least 20 times.