Citadel vs. Western Carolina: Full Game Preview
By on March 5, 2013
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel | M Groselle 15.7 | M Groselle 7.7 | M Harris III 5.1 |
| Western Carolina | T Sumler 17.9 | T King 6.2 | T Sumler 3.6 |
Citadel squares off against Western Carolina in the first round of the SoCon Tournament at Asheville Civic Center on Friday. Tipoff occurs at 8:30 p.m. EST and you can catch it on ESPN3.com. The Bulldogs fell to the Catamounts 72-55 on Jan. 5 and are 5-3 against them over the last four years.
The Bulldogs fell 69-62 to Wofford on Mar. 2. Mike Groselle finished with 17 points and seven rebounds in the loss. The do-it-all performer chips in a team-leading 15.7 points per game, 7.7 rebounds per game, and 1.3 steals per game. For the Catamounts, Preston Ross finished with nine points and six rebounds in the 56-54 win over Samford on Mar. 2. He contributes 4.1 rebounds per game in addition to his 6.5 points per game.
Western Carolina StatSmack
- You'll do better on next semester's exams, right? Citadel currently has a higher Academic Progress Rate (973 to 959) than Western Carolina, per the NCAA.
- Citadel is taller. The average height of the top 8 players on Citadel is 76.9 inches compared to 75.4 inches for Western Carolina.
- The Citadel rebounding leader (Mike Groselle, 222 rebounds) has more rebounds than the Western Carolina rebounding leader (Tawaski King, 192 rebounds).
- The Citadel assist leader (Marshall Harris III, 149 assists) has more assists than the Western Carolina assist leader (Trey Sumler, 109 assists).
- Citadel has come back to win after being down at half against Western Carolina six times since 1997.
- Citadel is bigger. The average weight of the top 8 players on Citadel is 204 lbs compared to 191 lbs for Western Carolina.
- Citadel is better under pressure, and has defeated Western Carolina in four out of the last four games decided by five points or fewer.
- Matt Van Scyoc is ranked 9th in SoCon in three-pointers.
- Citadel has an average margin of victory of 8 over Western Carolina in 31 wins since 1980.
- Marshall Harris III is ranked 1st in SoCon in assists.
- Mike Groselle is ranked 5th in SoCon in points, 5th in SoCon in rebounds, and 10th in SoCon in steals.
| CIT Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| C+ | Mike Groselle | 32 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| C- | P.J. Horgan | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D+ | Matt Van Scyoc | 31 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| D+ | M. Harris III | 30 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D | C.J. Bray | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | R. Robinson | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D | Ashton Moore | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D- | Lawrence Miller | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D- | Dylen Setzekorn | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D- | Stephen Elmore | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| F | Janeil Jenkins | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| F | Q. Marshall | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| F | Michael Hundley | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WCU Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| B- | Trey Sumler | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| C | Tawaski King | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| C | Brandon Boggs | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| C- | Tom Tankelewicz | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C- | James Sinclair | 29 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D+ | Preston Ross | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Mike Brown | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D- | Josh Mendenhall | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| F | T. Brummitt | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| F | Kenny Hall | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | Rhett Harrelson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| F | B. Littlejohn | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| F | Justin Browning | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| F | Ethan Freeman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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