TACOMA, Washington – They're going back to Cali. The Puget Sound men's basketball team returns to the Golden State to take on a couple of Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) teams at Redlands (Dec. 7) and La Verne (Dec. 8).
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Puget Sound at Redlands
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Redlands, Calif.
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Saturday, Dec. 7 | 2 p.m.
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Puget Sound at La Verne
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La Verne, Calif.
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Sunday, Dec. 8 | 12 p.m.
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Evened up
Puget Sound enters the weekend with a 3-3 overall record. The Loggers are .500 both at home (2-2) and on the road (1-1). The Loggers began the season with a loss at UC-Santa Cruz (Nov. 15), but immediately bounced back with a win against Caltech (Nov. 16). The Loggers split their two McArthur Classic games (Nov. 22-23) against Warner Pacific and Chapman. Last weekend, the Loggers beat Northwest (Nov. 30), but lost to Wisconsin-Eau Claire in overtime (Dec. 1).
Leading role
Stellan Roberts is the Northwest Conference's leading scorer with 22.7 points per game. Roberts also ranks third in rebounds (7.5), fourth in assists (4.0), fifth in free-throw percentage (89.5-percent), and eighth in steals (1.7). He scored 30 points in the Loggers' game against Wisconsin-Eau Claire, which was one shy of his career-high.
Sharp shooters
Stellan Roberts, John Misel, and Tyrese Yussuf-Willis have not been shy to showcase their 3-point shooting. Roberts is connecting on 40-percent of his 5.8 3-point attempts per game, while Misel is shooting 39.1-percent on his 3.8 attempts per game. Yussuf-Willis is hitting 44.8-percent of his 3-pointers per game, and he's averaging 4.8 attempts.
Hansen's return
After missing two games due to injury, Cal Hansen returned to the hardwood last weekend against Northwest and Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Between the two games, he averaged 14.0 points while shooting 11-for-18 (61.1-percent) in 25.0 minutes on the floor.
Take care
Puget Sound commits the second-fewest turnovers in the NWC, averaging 13.7 per game. Defensively, the Loggers allow just 74.0 points per game, which ranks third in the conference.
Scouting Redlands (4-1)
The Bulldogs' lone loss this year came against Texas-Dallas in overtime (Nov. 8). Redlands bounced back to beat NWC member Linfield, 94-69 (Nov. 9). David Menary is the team's leading scorer with 17.5 points per game, and he's the top rebounder with 6.5 boards per game. Griffin Barker averages 14.0 points per game, and Jack Riggin closely follows with 13.8. Redlands moves the ball well as it is averaging 17.8 assist per game.
Scouting La Verne (0-5)
The winless Leopards have lost to NWC members George Fox and Willamette this season. Through three games played, Sanai Enoch averages a team-best 15.3 points per game. As a team, La Verne is shooting just 28.6 percent from 3-point range, and 53.0 percent from the charity stripe.
