LMU preview/your predictions/what do you think the Boylan Gym attendance will be?
This is a copy from my post late Friday night..could find nothing new on the net this morning ...don't be fooled..this is still a good team....Akron pressed LMU...MU will not do that....
MU (4-8) now 4-7 in non-conference games. To assure seventh winning season in a row ..18 regular season games left..MU would have to go 12-6 to arrive at 16-14 including LMU game...
All below taken from the LMU web site: First - the injuries
Last week started for the Lions with the loss of the West Coast Conference's second leading scorer in 5th year 6-2 senior Brandon Worthy, who is out for the season with a torn ACL. At the start of the second half of its next game the Lions saw senior Matthew Knight, the fifth leading scorer in the WCC, go down with a strained left knee cap.
Worthy ranked second in the West Coast Conference in scoring at 18.8 points per game. The preseason CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major All-American also ranked 17th in the WCC in rebounds (4.5 rpg), seventh in free throw percentage (77.2%), ninth in assists (3.69 apg), seventh in steals (1.77 spg), ninth in three-point percentage (38.8%), 10th in three-pointers made per game (1.46), and 11th in defensive rebounds (3.54). Worthy's playing career at LMU concludes with 1,255 points, ranking 16th all-time in LMU history. Worthy is also ranked fourth all-time in free thorws made with 437, eighth in assists with 320 and seventh in steals with 157.
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With Worthy already out of the season, the Lions lost another All-WCC performer in the next game against Long Beach State as 6-8 senior Matthew Knight (17 ppg.) went down with a strained knee cap. Worthy and Knight have combined for 50 percent of the Lions offense so far this season. Junior Jon Ziri, who missed the Boise State and Long Beach State games due to a concussion suffered in practice, is expected to play this weekend.
Ziri played 20 minutes and had seven points vs. Akron Friday.
Below from the LMU Web site Friday night:
Akron, OH (Dec. 29) - The Loyola Marymount men's basketball team fell to the University of Akron 92-52 on Friday night at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio. The Lions struggled from the start as they finished the game with 30 turnovers and shot just 36 percent to fall to 8-7 on the season. Akron improves to 8-3.
The Lions trailed by as many as 28 in the first half while the Zips scored 18 points on 15 first half turnovers by LMU. Akron used a 16-0 run early to go up 20-4 in the first half as the Lions never really challenged from there. The Zips led 42-20 at the break and increased the lead to as many as 42 in the second half.
No Lion finished in double figures as the final seven minutes the Lions displayed their youth, playing three freshmen and two sophomores. Adoyah Miller, who was fifth in the West Coast Conference in three-pointers per game at more than two per contest, finished with eight points, going 0-for-4 from long range. The Lions went 0-for-8 without a three-pointer before sophomore Corey Counts hit a pair in the final two points. He finished with eight points off the bench.
Marko Deric, Damian Martin and Mason Maynard all added seven points for the Lions. Nate Linhart and Quade Milum finished with 12 each to lead Akron.
The Lions 30 turnovers led to 31 points for the Zips while the Lions managed 11 points on 19 Akron turnovers. Akron finished shooting 56.7 percent from the field and 55 percent from long range (11-for-20). The Lions finished 2-for-10 from long range.
LMU will finish the non-conference season at the east coast road trip against Monmouth on Sunday, Dec. 31 at 10:30 a.m. (PST).
e-mail tonygsports@aol.com
MU (4-8) now 4-7 in non-conference games. To assure seventh winning season in a row ..18 regular season games left..MU would have to go 12-6 to arrive at 16-14 including LMU game...
All below taken from the LMU web site: First - the injuries
Last week started for the Lions with the loss of the West Coast Conference's second leading scorer in 5th year 6-2 senior Brandon Worthy, who is out for the season with a torn ACL. At the start of the second half of its next game the Lions saw senior Matthew Knight, the fifth leading scorer in the WCC, go down with a strained left knee cap.
Worthy ranked second in the West Coast Conference in scoring at 18.8 points per game. The preseason CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major All-American also ranked 17th in the WCC in rebounds (4.5 rpg), seventh in free throw percentage (77.2%), ninth in assists (3.69 apg), seventh in steals (1.77 spg), ninth in three-point percentage (38.8%), 10th in three-pointers made per game (1.46), and 11th in defensive rebounds (3.54). Worthy's playing career at LMU concludes with 1,255 points, ranking 16th all-time in LMU history. Worthy is also ranked fourth all-time in free thorws made with 437, eighth in assists with 320 and seventh in steals with 157.
MORE INJURY WOES
With Worthy already out of the season, the Lions lost another All-WCC performer in the next game against Long Beach State as 6-8 senior Matthew Knight (17 ppg.) went down with a strained knee cap. Worthy and Knight have combined for 50 percent of the Lions offense so far this season. Junior Jon Ziri, who missed the Boise State and Long Beach State games due to a concussion suffered in practice, is expected to play this weekend.
Ziri played 20 minutes and had seven points vs. Akron Friday.
Below from the LMU Web site Friday night:
Akron, OH (Dec. 29) - The Loyola Marymount men's basketball team fell to the University of Akron 92-52 on Friday night at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio. The Lions struggled from the start as they finished the game with 30 turnovers and shot just 36 percent to fall to 8-7 on the season. Akron improves to 8-3.
The Lions trailed by as many as 28 in the first half while the Zips scored 18 points on 15 first half turnovers by LMU. Akron used a 16-0 run early to go up 20-4 in the first half as the Lions never really challenged from there. The Zips led 42-20 at the break and increased the lead to as many as 42 in the second half.
No Lion finished in double figures as the final seven minutes the Lions displayed their youth, playing three freshmen and two sophomores. Adoyah Miller, who was fifth in the West Coast Conference in three-pointers per game at more than two per contest, finished with eight points, going 0-for-4 from long range. The Lions went 0-for-8 without a three-pointer before sophomore Corey Counts hit a pair in the final two points. He finished with eight points off the bench.
Marko Deric, Damian Martin and Mason Maynard all added seven points for the Lions. Nate Linhart and Quade Milum finished with 12 each to lead Akron.
The Lions 30 turnovers led to 31 points for the Zips while the Lions managed 11 points on 19 Akron turnovers. Akron finished shooting 56.7 percent from the field and 55 percent from long range (11-for-20). The Lions finished 2-for-10 from long range.
LMU will finish the non-conference season at the east coast road trip against Monmouth on Sunday, Dec. 31 at 10:30 a.m. (PST).
e-mail tonygsports@aol.com
posted by Tony Graham at 11:14 AM
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