Men's Basketball | 2/5/2016 11:54:00 AM
Game Notes (PDF)
Romeoville, Ill. - The Lewis University men's basketball team looks to tie a season-best, four-game winning streak on Saturday (Feb. 6) afternoon as William Jewell (7-13, 2-10 GLVC) comes to town. The Flyers (16-6, 8-4 GLVC) and Cardinals are set to battle at 3 PM at Neil Carey Arena.
  Live stats and video streaming of Saturday's contest can be found at LewisFlyers.com. The game can also be heard on 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 2-1 advantage over William Jewell in their all-time series.
LAST TIME WE MET - Lewis rallied from a six-point deficit to William Jewell with less than 20 seconds remaining and capped it off with a
Ryan Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) buzzer-beating jumper to give the visiting Flyers the 74-73 GLVC win over the Cardinals at the Mabee Center on February 5, 2015.
LAST TIME OUT - Lewis shot a season-best 60.0% (30-for-50) from the field on its way to the 75-71 GLVC victory over Rockhurst at Neil Carey Arena on Thursday (Feb. 4) night.
DOUBLE DOUBLES - Lewis has recorded 15 double-doubles in 22 games this season. That is the most double-doubles by a Flyer team since they had 18 during the 2007-08 campaign. Â
DOUBLE DOUBLES (PART DEUX) - Lewis junior guard
Miles Simelton (Oswego, Ill./Oswego) notched a double-double of 17 points and 11 assists against Northwood (Nov. 24). It was the first point/assist double-double by a Flyer since Brandon Dagans had 20 points and 10 assists against Carthage on December 30, 2006.
SEEKING 1,000 - Senior forward
Kyle Nelson (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) needs 59 more points to reach 1,000 points for his career.
CRASHING THE BOARDS - Lewis, led by sophomore forward
Max Strus (Hickory Hills, Ill./Stagg) (7.73 drpg.), is averaging a league-best 28.77 defensive rebounds per game.
CRASHING THE GLASS TOO - Lewis has had 10 games of 40 or more rebounds this season, which is the most since the 2003-04 campaign when they had 12. The Flyers are currently averaging 39.0 rebounds-per-game, which would be a school-record for a single-season in the Division II era.
BLOCK PARTYÂ - Lewis leads the GLVC in blocked shots, as the Flyers are swatting 4.59 field goal attempts per game. Freshman
Frank Vukaj (Davison, Mich./Davison) (2nd, 1.64 bpg.) and Strus (15th, 0.77 bpg.) are both in the Top 15 in the conference in blocks per game.
ALL-AROUND EFFORT - Lewis is 8-1 this season when four or more players score at least 10 points. The Flyers' lone loss came in an 84-70 defeat to Indianapolis (Dec. 5).
RECORD-BREAKER (AND TYING) - Strus broke the Flyer single-game scoring record of 46, with 52 points on 14-for-18 shooting, including an amazing 12-for-14 from three-point range in the 99-95 win over Northwood (Nov. 24). That outing surpasses the previous Lewis record set by John Lucas during the 1969-70 campaign. His 52 points also ties the GLVC single-game record, set by LaVontay Fenderson (UW-Parkside, '09) and Gary Paul (Indianapolis, '88).
RECORD-BREAKER?? - Based on available records, Strus' 12 three-pointers against Northwood is the most trifectas by a Flyer dating back to the 1996-97 campaign. Lewis' 17 three-pointers as a team, are also the most by a Flyer squad since 1996-97.
GIVE THAT MAN AN AWARD (OR TWO) - Strus averaged 38 points and 13 rebounds in victories over Northwood (Nov. 24) and Wayne State (Nov. 28). For his efforts, he was named both the GLVC and USBWA National Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 29th.
BEVO FRANCIS AWARD - Strus has been selected to Small College Basketball's Bevo Francis Award watch list. The watch list consists of 100 of the finest players among NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA Division I, NAIA Division II, USCAA and NCCAA.
FROM WAY DOWNTOWN - Strus' game-winning shot from three-quarter court to beat UMSL at the buzzer on January 16th was the No. 1 play on ESPN SportsCenter that night.
GETTIN' IT DONE - Strus (21.4 ppg./9.5 rpg.) currently leads the Flyers and the GLVC in both scoring and rebounding. The last Flyer to lead his team in scoring and rebounding was Monta McGhee (19.1 ppg./8.6 rpg.) in 2003-04.
HE'S A LEGACY - Strus is the brother of former Flyer standout Marty Strus (2008-12). Marty is Lewis' all-time leader in blocked shots (181).
MAGIC NUMBER - Lewis has won 17 straight games when scoring at least 80 points, dating back to last season.
CLOSE CALLS - Lewis has had 11 games decided by four points or less, or in overtime. The last time the Flyers had that many close calls was in the 1998-99 season when they had 12.
