Grove City Wolverines (11-10, 7-9) at Waynesburg Yellow Jackets (11-10, 8-8), February 7, 7:30 p.m.
Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse, Waynesburg, Pa.
PAC TOURNAMENT OUTLOOK – Geneva and Saint Vincent hold spots one and two in the PAC standings with 16-1 and 13-3 conference records, respectively ... The top six teams make the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Tournament, with seeds one and two receiving first-round byes ... Chatham holds the number-three spot with a 12-5 mark ...
Waynesburg (8-8) holds a half-game lead over Westminster (8-9) for the number-four spot ...
Grove City and Bethany are tied for the final spot with 7-9 PAC records.
SERIES RECAP – Wednesday night will be the 108th all-time meeting between Grove City and Waynesburg … They first met in 1921, a 36-26 Grove City win … The Yellow Jackets' first win over the Wolverines was a 33-27 triumph in the 1929-30 season … The Wolverines lead the all-time series 64-42 ... The Jackets have won 3 of the last 5 matchups, including this years 66-58 win on December 30 ... Since January 14, 2006, Grove City has gone 21-19 against Waynesburg.
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BIG MEN ON CAMPUS –
Antone Baker and
Jaylen Davis have formed a dominant inside duo for the Yellow Jackets ... Baker is third in the PAC in points per game (18.0) and shooting percentage (58.1%) ... While Davis has not taken enough shots to qualify for the field-goal-percentage leaderboard, he has shot 65.3% (79-of-121) on the season ... Baker and Davis are tied for fifth in the conference in rebounds per game (7.9) ... Baker is third in the PAC in offensive rebounds per game (3.2) and Davis is tied for 10th in offensive boards per game (2.3) ... Baker leads the PAC in blocks per game (2.0) while Davis is tied for seventh in the same category (1.1) ... In their first meeting this season, Baker logged game bests in points (23) and rebounds (9) while Davis contributed 9 points, three rebounds and two assists off the bench. Â
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WHAT WINS GAMES? DEFENSE! – Wednesday's contest will feature two similarly styled and defesive-minded teams ... Offensively, Grove City is 10th in the PAC in scoring per game (68.1), while Waynesburg is 11th (67.2) ... Defesnively, the Jackets give up the second fewest points per game in the conference (68.6), and the Wolverines give up the third fewest points (70.2) ... In their last five head-to-head meetings, the Waynesburg defense has allowed just 61.2 points per game ... Grove City has allowed 65.6 points per game in that same stretch ... The Wolverines lead the PAC in fewest opponent rebounds per game (33.3), while the Jackets are second in the same category (34.0).
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