Men's Basketball Seeks First League Win at Valparaiso Sunday

Gamenotes vs. Valparaiso

Youngstown State vs. Valparaiso
Date & Time	Sunday, Jan. 4, 2:35 p.m.
Location	Athletics Recreation Center \| Valparaiso, Ind.
Radio	570 WKBN \| iHeartRadio
Video	ESPN3.com
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Game Preview
• The Youngstown State men's basketball team seeks its first Horizon League game when it visits Valparaiso, Sunday, Jan. 4.
• Tipoff is set for 2:35 p.m. ET and can be heard on 570 AM WKBN and viewed on ESPN3.com.

About Valparaiso
• Valparaiso enters the game with a 13-3 overall record and an 0-1 mark in the Horizon League.
• The Crusaders are coming off a 89-75 overtime loss to Oakland on Jan. 2.
• Leading the Cruasaders is sophomore Alec Peters with 18.3 points per game, which ranks second in the Horizon League.
• Tevonn Walker is also averaging in double figures with 10.7 points per game.

The Valparaiso Series

• This is the the 39th meeting between Youngstown State and Valparaiso in a series that dates back to 1989.

• The Crusaders own a 29-9 advantage and have won the last three contests.

• The last two contests have been decided by a combined five points.

• In the last meeting, the Crusaders defeated the Penguins 68-66 on Feb. 22, 2014.

• The last time YSU defeated Valparaiso was an 80-68 win at the Beeghly in 2013.

Last Time Out

• The Penguins are coming off a tough 77-71 loss to UIC on Jan. 2 at the UIC Pavilion.

• Junior Bobby Hain led the Penguins with 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor.

• Sophomore Osandai Vaughn scored a career-high 18 points with five rebounds.

• Sophomore Marcus Keene and senior DJ Cole each had 11 points.

Up Next
• The Penguins Wright State in their Horizon League home opener, Thursday, Jan. 8, at 7:05 p.m.

Penguins Among Scoring Leaders
• Youngstown State has three of the top 12 scorers in the Horizon League.
• Sophomore Marcus Keene ranks seventh in the Horizon League with 16.6 points per game.
• Junior Bobby Hain is eighth with 15.8 points per game and senior Shawn Amiker is 12th with 13.0 points per game.

Vaughn Hits Career High

• For the second straight game, sophomore Osandai Vaughn posted a career scoring high with 18 points against UIC on Jan. 2.

• Over the last two games, Vaughn has scored 28 points.

• In his previous 11 games played, Vaughn scored a total of 15 points.

• Vaughn averaged 14 points and four rebounds per game over the last two games.

• He made 8-of-12 field-goal attempts, 2-of-3 3-point shots and 10-of-13 from the free-throw line.

Hain Double the Trouble
• Junior Bobby Hain leads the Horizon League with seven double-doubles.
• He recorded his most recent with a 22-point, 14-rebound effort in a 78-74 win over Northern Kentucky on Dec. 31.
• It also marked the 16th of his career.
• He turned in a career night on Dec. 17 when he scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed a career-high-tying 17 rebounds against Kennesaw State.
• Hain made 12-of-19 field-goal attempts and eight of his rebounds came on the offensive glass.
• Hain now is averaging 15.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, which is a league-best.

45 and Above
• Youngstown State has a great chance of winning when it make 45 percent of its field-goal attempts.
• The Penguins are 8-2 when they shooting at least 45 percent from the field.

Amiker Stepping Up

• Senior Shawn Amiker is off to great start for the Penguins this season.

• Amiker is averaging 13.0 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.

• He also has three double-doubles and ranks seventh in the Horizon League in rebounding.

Keene Leads Horizon League

• With his 49 3-pointers made, sophomore Marcus Keene leads the Horizon League in that category.

• He also ranks second with 3.1 3-pointers made per game.

No Cole In DJ's Stocking

• Senior DJ Cole has been one of the most generous point guards in the NCAA and the Horizon League.

• Cole ranks second in the Horizon League with 5.9 assists per game, and ranks sixth nationally with 95 total assists.

• He also ranks sixth all-time at YSU with 363 career assists.

• This season, Cole has dished out at least five assists in a game on 10 different occasions.

Men's Basketball Seeks First League Win at Valparaiso Sunday

Players Mentioned

Shawn Amiker

DJ Cole

Bobby Hain

Marcus Keene

Osandai Vaughn

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