UIS Game Notes (PDF)

Romeoville, Ill. - The Lewis University men's basketball team welcomes in-state rival UIS (6-7, 0-5 GLVC) to Neil Carey Arena on Saturday (Jan. 17) afternoon, as the Flyers (11-3, 3-2 GLVC) and Prairie Stars are set to tip-off at 3 PM.
   Live stats and video streaming of Saturday's contest can be found at www.LewisFlyers.com. The game can also be heard on www.LewisFlyers.com and WJOL (1340 AM) 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 7-3 advantage over UIS in their all-time series

LAST TIME WE MET - No. 23 Lewis, led by a game-high 26 points from junior guard Ryan Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield), rallied from a 10-point first half deficit to earn the 74-66 GLVC victory over Illinois Springfield on February 20, 2014.

LAST TIME OUT - The Flyers shot 58.2% (34-for-58) from the floor and never looked back, as Lewis posted a season-high in points with the 97-70 GLVC victory over McKendree on Thursday night.

THE LAST TIME - Lewis guard Max Strus (Hickory Hills, Ill./Stagg) has recorded two double-doubles in his freshman campaign for the Flyers. He is the first Flyer rookie to record a double-double since his brother Marty Strus (2008-12) accomplished that feat in 2008.

WELL DONE ROOKIE - Strus has scored at least 20 points in a game three times this season. He is the first Flyer freshman to score 20 points in a game since Jackson did it in 2011-12.

SMOKIN' HOT - Lewis has won 40 of its last 51 contests dating back to the 2012-13 campaign for a winning percentage of .784.

RANKED SCHMANKED - Lewis has defeated at least one nationally-ranked Division II team in each of the last four seasons. The Flyers have not met a ranked team thus far in 2014-15.  

TOP 10 - Jackson (1,516 points) is in eighth place in school-history in career points. He needs six points to pass Frank Kaminsky (1974-77) for seventh-place.

1,000/700 ON THE HORIZON - Senior forward Julian Lewis (Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) needs 107 points to reach 1,000 for his career and 67 more rebounds to become just the fourth Flyer in school history to notch at least 1,000 points and 700 rebounds in the Division II era.

WINNING WITH CLASS - Lewis' current senior class (2011) needs eight wins to reach the most victories (75) by a Trost recruiting class, set by last year's seniors.

POUNDING THE GLASS - Lewis currently holds a +8.6 rebounding margin over their opponents through 14 games this season. That would be the highest rebounding margin of any Flyer team under Trost's tenure. The previous high under Trost was +4.2 in 2007-08.

TAKING THE LEAD - In Lewis' 11 wins this season, they have trailed just 9:40 out of a possible 440 minutes played.

AUSTRALIAN FOR BUCKETS - Since entering the starting line-up against UMSL on January 8th, junior forward Brad Foster (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central) is shooting 81.3% (13-for-16) from the field and averaging 5.3 rebounds-per-game. In the past six contests, Foster is shooting 79.3% (23-for-29) and averaging 7.7 points-per-game.

FROM WAY DOWNTOWN - Lewis has hit at least 11 three-pointers in four games this season. That's the most times the Flyers have hit at least 10 trifectas since they did it five times during the 2011-12 campaign.

LESS IS MORE - The Flyers needed just 47 total field goal attempts to defeat Saginaw Valley State on November 20th. Lewis is 10-3 (.769) since 2012 when taking less than 50 shots in a contest.

POURING IN POINTS - Lewis has scored 90+ points three times this season in 14 contests. That's the most times the Flyers have reached the 90-point plateau since they did it three times during the 2011-12 campaign.

SIZEABLE VICTORIES - Lewis has had eight victories of 20+ points or more this season. That's the most 20+ point victories since they had eight during the 2003-04 season.

GETTING TO THE LINE - Lewis is 11-0 over the past three seasons when Jackson gets to the free throw line at least 10 times.

MID-RANGE JUMPER? - Lewis has scored just 74 points this season that have not been either a three-point FG, a FG in the paint or a free throw. Those points amount to just 6.6 percent of the Flyers' scoring this season.

POINTS IN THE PAINT - The Flyers have a decisive advantage down low, as Lewis is averaging 37.2 points-per-game in the paint to their opponents' 20.6.

FREEBIES - Senior guard Jeff Jarosz (Lyons, Ill./Morton) has made his last 21 free throws dating back to the Flyers' game against St. Francis (Ill.) (Dec. 20). He is shooting a team-best 86.8% (46-for-53) from the charity stripe.

SEASON-HIGHS - Lewis recorded or tied several season-highs in their victory over McKendree on Thursday night, including points scored (97), three-pointers (11), FT % (90.0%) and assists (21).

DISHING DIMES - Keying Lewis to a season-high in assists against McKendree were career-best performances from both Jackson (9) and Jarosz (7).

TRIPLE THREAT - Jackson recorded a team-best 15 points, seven rebounds and two assists in the Flyers' loss to Maryville on January 8th. That marked the sixth time in his career that Jackson topped the Flyers in points, rebounds and assists in a single game.

WELCOME TO THE TEAM - Trost announced that he has signed 6-foot-2 combo guard Jake Reinhart to a National Letter of Intent to play for the Flyers beginning in 2015. Reinhart's sister Jess is currently a four-year starter for Lewis' top-ranked women's basketball team.