Loyola's Averkamp to miss game vs. Cleveland State
Friday night brought out the very best and worst that the Horizon League has to offer - at least in terms of league records this season.
First-place Cleveland State entered with an 18-4 overall mark; 8-2 in the Horizon. The host Loyola Ramblers brought up the rear with a 5-16 record; 0-11 and in last place for the worst Horizon League start in school history.
Loyola entered with a nine-game losing streak; Cleveland State had won three in a row and six of its last seven.
First-year Loyola coach Porter Moser has seen his team struggle offensively, averaging a league-worst 54.5 points a game. Loyola entered Friday's game failing to score at least 70 points in any of its previous 26 games. The Ramblers’ third-best scoring defense (60.4) has kept them competitive in many games, but still without a league win since Feb. 24, 2011.
Cleveland State, coached by Gary Waters, is the No. 1 defensive team in the conference, allowing just 59 points a game (19th nationally) before Friday night’s visit to Gentile Arena.
Cleveland State senior guard D’Aundray Brown leads the conference in steals per game - 2.6. Freshman forward Anton Grady is sixth in blocked shots - 1.2. As a team, the Vikings average a league-best 8.8 steals a contest.
Following Loyola’s 63-57 home loss to Butler on Jan. 21, Moser summed up his team’s main shortcoming.
“In the first seven conference games, our guards combined for seven made 3s. It’s a staggering thought…. seven 3s for all of your guards through seven games,” Moser said. “And we really talked about not settling…driving and passing up a decent shot for a better shot.”
The Ramblers ranked 8th in the 10-team Horizon League in 3-point shooting entering Friday’s game, making 30.2 percent from beyond the arc.
Moser suspects his players have fallen into a self-fulfilling prophecy of negativity when it comes to making positive plays at the end of games.
“There have been so many down things in recent history here that when things don’t go your way that there’s kind of a: ‘What’s going to happen?’” Moser said.
Adding to Loyola's degree of difficulty Friday night was the unavailability of leading scorer Ben Averkamp (13.7), who was experiencing concussion-like symptoms. He suffered a head injury on a fall during last Friday night's game at Wright State. He was able to practice earlier in the week, but experienced severe headaches Thursday.
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Loyola's Averkamp to miss game vs. Cleveland State
Friday night brought out the very best and worst that the Horizon League has to offer - at least in terms of league records this season.
First-place Cleveland State entered with an 18-4 overall mark; 8-2 in the Horizon. The host Loyola Ramblers brought up the rear with a 5-16 record; 0-11 and in last place for the worst Horizon League start in school history.
Loyola entered with a nine-game losing streak; Cleveland State had won three in a row and six of its last seven.
First-year Loyola coach Porter Moser has seen his team struggle offensively, averaging a league-worst 54.5 points a game. Loyola entered Friday's game failing to score at least 70 points in any of its previous 26 games. The Ramblers’ third-best scoring defense (60.4) has kept them competitive in many games, but still without a league win since Feb. 24, 2011.
Cleveland State, coached by Gary Waters, is the No. 1 defensive team in the conference, allowing just 59 points a game (19th nationally) before Friday night’s visit to Gentile Arena.
Cleveland State senior guard D’Aundray Brown leads the conference in steals per game - 2.6. Freshman forward Anton Grady is sixth in blocked shots - 1.2. As a team, the Vikings average a league-best 8.8 steals a contest.
Following Loyola’s 63-57 home loss to Butler on Jan. 21, Moser summed up his team’s main shortcoming.
“In the first seven conference games, our guards combined for seven made 3s. It’s a staggering thought…. seven 3s for all of your guards through seven games,” Moser said. “And we really talked about not settling…driving and passing up a decent shot for a better shot.”
The Ramblers ranked 8th in the 10-team Horizon League in 3-point shooting entering Friday’s game, making 30.2 percent from beyond the arc.
Moser suspects his players have fallen into a self-fulfilling prophecy of negativity when it comes to making positive plays at the end of games.
“There have been so many down things in recent history here that when things don’t go your way that there’s kind of a: ‘What’s going to happen?’” Moser said.
Adding to Loyola's degree of difficulty Friday night was the unavailability of leading scorer Ben Averkamp (13.7), who was experiencing concussion-like symptoms. He suffered a head injury on a fall during last Friday night's game at Wright State. He was able to practice earlier in the week, but experienced severe headaches Thursday.
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