Men's Basketball Look Forward to Road Match Up Against AMU

LAKELAND, Fla. – Following a tough loss of 69-66  against Keiser at home and a victory on the road of 97-61 against Johnson & Wales, the Southeastern men's basketball team looks forward to another road trip to battle Ave Maria.
 
GAME:
No. 13 Southeastern (18-5, 11-2 TSC) vs. RV Ave Maria (15-8, 8-5 TSC)
 
COVERAGE:
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FIRE FOCUS:

• The Fire rank sixth in the NAIA Division II for Free Throw Percentage (0.784).
• SEU also ranks 13^th in the NAIA for Field Goal Percentage (0.496).
• Josiah Barsh leads the Fire in Points per Game (16.67) and an average of Steals per Game (1.67). The Tacoma, Washington native ranks ninth in the NAIA for Free Throw Percentage (0.873).
• Junior forward Dylan Causwell leads Southeastern for average of Rebounds per Game (6.94) and Blocks per Game (0.65).
• Senior guard Ismael Celestin leads the Fire with an average of 3.10 Assists per Game. Celestin also ranks top 25 in the NAIA for Free Throw Percentage (0.845).
• There are five SEU players that are averaging double-digit points per game throughout the season, and in conference play.

 
SOAK UP THE SUN:

• Southeastern ranked first in TSC for Free Throw Percentage (0.784).
• In the conference thus far, AMU ranks first for Scoring Margin, defeating teams within the league by an average margin of 6.65.
• The Fire rank first in the conference for 3-point Field Goal Percentage (0.387) and the Gyrenes rank second (0.370).
• Ave Maria ranks first in the conference for Steals per Game (7.71) .

 
ALL-TIME SERIES:

• In the last 10 appearances, the Fire have won nine of the games against the Gyrenes.
• The last time SEU lost to AMU was in 11/17/16, the score was 83-74.
• When these two teams last met, Leo Brehend had his season high of defensive rebounds (14) and total rebounds (14) in a game against the Fire.

 
THE GYRENES:

• The Gyrenes are ranked 12^th in the NAIA Division II for 3-point Field Goal Made per Game (10.957).
• Redshirt Junior Leo Behrend leads the Gyrenes with an average of Points per Game (19.68), Rebounds per Game (8.55), and Blocks per Game (0.82).
• The Idaho native, Behrend ranks first in the NAIA Division II in Free Throw Percentage (0.931).
• Another key player for AMU is senior guard Romello Bates. He leads his team with average Assists per Game (6.05) and Steals per game (2.14). Bates ranks fourth in the NAIA in Assists per Game (6.05) and ranks fifth in Total Assists (127).

 
TALE OF THE TAPE:
SEU
Points per Game: 83.8
Opponents Points per Game: 78.6
Field Goal %: 0.489
3PT %: 0.420
FT%: 0.762
Rebounds per Game: 33.9
Turnovers per Game: 8.6
Individual PPG Leader: Josiah Barsh (16.67)
Individual Rebounds per Game Leader:  Dylan Causwell (6.94)
Individual Assists per Game Leader: Ismael Celestin (3.10)
Individual Blocks per Game Leader: Dylan Causwell (0.65)
 
AMU
Points per Game: 81.5
Opponents Points per Game: 74.9
Field Goal %: .456
3PT %: .370
FT%: .676
Rebounds per Game: 35.7
Turnovers per Game: 12.7
Individual PPG Leader: Leo Behrend (19.68)
Individual Rebounds per Game Leader: Leo Behrend (8.55)
Individual Assists per Game Leader: Romello Bates (6.05)
Individual Blocks per Game Leader: Leo Behrend (0.82)
 
 
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