UW-Parkside Game Notes (PDF)

Romeoville, Ill. - First place in the Great Lakes Valley Conference East Division is on the line on Monday (Jan. 20) evening, as No. 23 Lewis University (13-1, 5-1 GLVC) heads to Somers, Wis., to square off with UW-Parkside (13-2, 6-0 GLVC). Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM at the DeSimone Gymnasium.  
   Live stats and video streaming - provided by UW-Parkside - of Monday's contest can be found at www.LewisFlyers.com. The game can also be heard on WJOL (1340 AM) and www.LewisFlyers.com with Mark Vasko providing the play-by-play action for the Lewis Sports Network.

ALL TIME SERIES - Since Lewis entered the Division II ranks, the Flyers hold a 36-24 advantage over UW-Parkside in their all-time series.   

LAST TIME WE MET - Lewis senior guard David Bryant (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) scored 18 of his team-best 23 points in the second half to help the Flyers to the 68-61 win over No. 13 UW-Parkside at Neil Carey Arena on February 28, 2013.

LAST TIME OUT - Junior forward Julian Lewis (Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) led four Flyers in double-figures with a game-high 20 points and eight rebounds to help Lewis to the 86-73 win over Illinois Springfield on Saturday (Jan. 18) afternoon.

CHARITY STRIPE - Lewis shot 93.5% (29-for-31) from the free throw line against Quincy on January 5, 2014. That is their best shooting performance since they hit all six of their attempts against Illinois-Springfield on December 6, 2004.

CLOSE CALLS - Lewis is 3-0 in games decided by five points or less this season. Last season, the Flyers were 4-4 in games decided by five points or less.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE - Lewis has recorded eight double-doubles this season - all of which have come in the last 10 games. That is the most double-doubles by a Flyer squad since they had nine during the 2009-10 campaign.

TRIPLE THREAT - Lewis junior guard Ryan Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) led the Flyers in points (21), rebounds (9) and assists (4) against Quincy on January 5th. That is the second time this season and the fifth time in his career that he has accomplished that feat.

ICE IN HIS VEINS - Lewis senior guard Nick Valla (Tinley Park, Ill./Marist) is shooting 93.8% (15-for-16) from the free throw line with less than two minutes remaining. He missed his lone free throw on purpose with one second left in the Flyers' 82-80 win over UMSL on January 11th.

EXTRA BASKETBALL - Lewis has played in two overtime games this season which is the most since the 2011-12 campaign. The last time the Flyers had three games with bonus basketball came during the 2007-08 campaign when they had four OT contests.

ROAD TRIP - Lewis' current five-game road trip is its longest since the beginning of the 2010-11 campaign.

MODEL OF EFFICIENCY - Lewis took a conference-low 36 shots against Northern Michigan (Nov. 24) and still came away with the 78-68 win. The Flyers shot 63.9% (23-for-36) from the field and 71.1% (27-for-38) from the free throw line.

MODEL OF EFFICIENCY (PART DEUX) - Lewis shot 67.4% (29-for-43) from the field in their win over Malone on Dec. 21st. That is the best outing by a Flyer squad since they converted 69.4% (34-for-49) of their attempts in an 84-65 win over Illinois-Springfield on December 6, 2004. It is also the best shooting performance by any team in the GLVC this season.

COMEBACK KIDS - Lewis has trailed in the second half in seven of its 13 victories this season.

TAKING CARE OF THE ROCK - As of January 17th, Lewis leads the country in fewest turnovers (112) and is second in turnovers-per-game (8.6). The Flyers have had nine games this season with less than 10 turnovers.

TAKING CARE OF THE ROCK (PART DEUX) - Lewis has committed five or fewer turnovers in four out of their last six contests and have had four straight games with less than eight miscues.

NATIONALLY RANKED - Lewis dropped six spots in the NABC/Division II Coaches Poll on Tuesday (Jan. 13) ranking 23rd in the country. Last week's ranking of 17th was the highest for the Flyers since they concluded the 2003-04 campaign in 17th.

SMOKIN' HOT - Lewis has won 21 of its last 24 contests dating back to the 2012-13 campaign. During that stretch, the Flyers have defeated three teams that were ranked in the NABC/Division II Men's Basketball Poll, including UW-Parkside.

SMOKIN' HOT (PART DEUX) - Lewis has shot over 50.0% in each of their last three games and have reached that mark in nine out of their 14 contests this season.

ROAD WARRIOR - Lewis is averaging a double-double of 18.1 points and 10.3 rebounds-per-game away from Neil Carey Arena this season.

TRAVELING MEN - A win against UW-Parkside would give the Flyers eight road victories, which would be the most by a Lewis squad since they had eight in the 2001-02 campaign.

MINUTE MEN - Lewis (34.1 mpg.) and Jackson (33.9 mpg.) are ranked third and fourth in the GLVC in minutes played.

CRASHING THE BOARDS - Lewis grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds against McKendree on Thursday (Jan. 16). Those 16 caroms are the most by a Flyer player since Stephan Bolt collected 16 against Saint Joseph's in 2008.

GETTING OUT OF THE GATE - Lewis is off to its best start to a season since the 2003-04 campaign. That year's edition of the Flyers won 16 of their first 17 contests.