EVANSVILLE, IN - Lenoir-Rhyne's historic run continues tomorrow when they take on Washburn in the NCAA DII Quarterfinals. This will be the first ever matchup between the two schools.
GAME INFORMATION:
- Tipoff is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. CT
- Watch Party hosted by Hickory Social House.
- Watch (ESPN+)
- Live Stats
- Tickets
Lenoir-Rhyne Info
- Making their first Elite Eight appearance in school history.
- 29-5 record, the most wins in school history.
- Won the Southeast Regional with a 76-73 overtime victory over UNC Pembroke.
- Won SAC first SAC Tournament Championship since 2003 with an 82-78 overtime victory over Lincoln Memorial.
- Head Coach Brent Owen played and coached at Southern Indiana, located in Evansville.
- Coach Owen was SAC Coach of the Year and NABC Southeast District Co-Coach of the Year.
- Ziare Wells was named SAC Newcomer of the Year, D2CCA All-Region Second Team, and NABC All-Region Second Team.
- Conrad Luczynski was named the Southeast Regional Tournament MVP, while Julian Dozier was named to the All-Tournament Team.
- The Bears can put up points, ranking 16th in the country in points per game (87.4).
- They are very effective in their scoring, ranking 12th in the country in field goal percentage (49.8).
Washburn Info
- 29-3 (17-2 MIAA), based out of Topeka, Kansas.
- Won their three Central Region games by an average of 24 points.
- Head Coach Brett Ballard (Kansas '03) is in his eighth season with the Ichabods and has a record of 166-78.
- Ballard took home MIAA and Central Region Coach of the Year.
- Jacob Hanna was named MIAA Newcomer of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Central Region Most Outstanding Player.
- Jack Bachelor was named to the All-MIAA First Team and NABC All-District Second Team.
- The Ichabods rank seventh in field goal percentage (51.0%) and third in scoring margin (20.1).
- Brayden Shorter can light it up from three, ranking second in DII in total threes (113).
The winner of the Ichabod/Bears game will face the winner of the No. 1 Nova Southeastern vs No. 8 Assumption game in the national semifinals on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. CT.
