Men's Basketball Begins Five-Game Homestand Against Loyola Thursday
2/6/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Youngstown State men's basketball team begins a five-game homestand when it entertains Horizon League foe Loyola, Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Beeghly Center.
• Tipoff is set for 7:45 p.m. and the game can be heard on 570 WKBN-AM and iHeartRadio.
• The game is part of a YSU women's and men's basketball doubleheader and can be viewed on the Horizon League Network.
Last Time Out
• The Penguins dropped their second straight contest after a 66-60 defeat at Cleveland State on Tuesday evening.
• Freshman Bobby Hain led the Penguins with 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the floor.
• Senior Blake Allen scored 14 points and connected on three 3-pointers with seven rebounds.
• Junior Kamren Belin added 11 points.
Up Next
• The Penguins continue their homestand when they host UIC, Sunday, Feb. 10, at 2:05 p.m. at the Beeghly Center.
• The game can be heard on 570 WKBN-AM and iHeartRadio.
• Fans can also watch the contest on the Horizon League Network.
The Loyol Series
• This is the 29th meeting between Youngstown State and Loyola in a series that dates back to 1956.
• The all-time series is tied at 14-14, and the Penguins have won three straight and five of the last eight contests.
• In the last meeting, the Penguins erased a 14-point second-half deficit to come away with a 68-66 win at Gentile Arena
Scouting Loyola
• Loyola is 13-10 overall and 3-7 in the Horizon League.
• The Ramblers have lost two straight and are coming off a 62-59 loss at Wright State on Feb. 4.
• Senior Ben Averkamp leads the Ramblers with 15.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.
• Averkamp is the only player averaging in double figures, but sophomore Christian Thomas is just under at 9.9 points per game.
A Win Will
• Improve YSU to 14-10 overall on the year.
• Improve YSU to 6-5 in the Horizon League.
• Mark YSU's 15th win over Loyola.
• Mark YSU's fourth consecutive win over the Ramblers.
• Mark YSU's eighth home win of the season.
• Mark Head Coach Jerry Slocum's 669th career victory and his 88th at Youngstown State.
• Mark YSU's 1,022nd victory in the program's history.
Last Time at Loyola
• The Penguins trailed Loyola by 14 points in the second half but rallied for a 68-66 victory at Gentile Arena.
• Junior Kendrick Perry hit a fade-away jumper with four seconds left in regulation for the game winner.
• Senior Damian Eargle led the Penguins with 20 points and six blocks.
• Perry had 18 points with four rebounds and three assists.
• Junior Kamren Belin made three 3-pointers en route to 13 points.
Allen Nearing 3's Mark
• With three 3-pointers against Cleveland State, senior Blake Allen is within two of tying the YSU career 3-point record.
• Allen has made 196 career 3's in three years and needs three more to break the record of 198.
• The record of 198 was set by Craig Haese from 1997-2001, in four seasons.
• Allen ranks second in the Horizon League with 58 3-pointers and 2.5 3-pointers made per game.
Eargle Nearing 1,000 at YSU
• The 1,000-point countdown for senior Damian Eargle has officially started.
• Eargle needs just 31 more points to become the 34th player in school history to score 1,000 points.
• Eargle has scored 969 points, including 286 this season, in his three-year career at Youngstown State.
• Including his 268 points at UNCG in 2008-09, Eargle has scored 1,237 points in his collegiate career.
• He would become the only player in school history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 250 blocks.
Belin Newcomer of the Week, Again
• For the second straight week, junior Kamren Belin has been named the Horizon League Newcomer of the Week.
• Belin set a career high with six 3-pointers en route to a 19-point effort against Detroit on Feb. 1.
• He also added seven rebounds in a losing cause.
• Belin helped the Penguins topple Valparaiso, finishing with an efficient 16 points on Jan. 30.
• For the week, Belin was 9-for-15 from 3-point range.
• In conference play, Belin is averaging 13.1 points per game, hitting 44 percent of his attempts from beyond the 3-point arc.
"ARC"-hitects
• Youngstown State made a season-high 11 3-pointers against Detroit on Feb. 1.
• It also marks the first time this season the Penguins made at least 10 3-pointers in game.
• Last season, the Penguins made 10-or-more 3's in a game on 10 occasions.
KP - 20/20 Vision
• With 22 points against Detroit on Feb. 1, junior Kendrick Perry recorded his sixth 20-point performance this season.
• Perry, who has 18 career 20-point games, also had 28 against Valparaiso (1/30) and averaged 25 points per game last week.
• Youngstown State is 2-4 when Perry has scored at least 20 points this year.
• Over the last six games, Perry is averaging 15.3 points per game.
Belin is Booming
• Over the last six games, no one has been more consistent than junior forward Kamren Belin.
• Belin has averaged 16.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.
• He has connected on 46 percent from the floor and 46 percent from the 3-point line.
• He is also averaging 3.0 3-pointers made per game during that span.
