Men's Basketball at Neumann
Wednesday, January 8th| 6:00 pm
Alumnae Hall | Immaculata, Pa.
 
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THE STORYLINE

• The Immaculata men's basketball team (5-9, 0-1 AEC) returns to action on Wednesday evening when they host Neumann University at Alumnae Hall for an Atlantic East Conference game at 6 p.m.
• Immaculata enters Wednesday's game after falling to Marymount 67-63 in their Atlantic East Conference opener on Saturday.
• Neumann (10-4, 1-0 AEC) enter Wednesday's game after coming from behind to defeat Marywood on a free throw with 1.1 seconds remaining in the AEC opener on Saturday.

THE SERIES HISTORY

• Immaculata and Neumann are meeting for the 39^th time in their series that began in 2006.
• Immaculata is 12-26 all-time vs Neumann.

LAST MEETING

• Immaculata defeated Neumann 70-69 in their last meeting on February 19, 2024, at Neumann in the First Round of the Atlantic East Conference Tournament to advance to the AEC Semifinals.
• Tyler Tillery led Immaculata with 14 points and eight rebounds. Dylan Crews and Keith Farmer each scored 12 points, and Mandon Seapoe scored 11 points for the Mighty Macs.

MIGHTY MAC NOTES

• Dylan Crews scored 16 points, with one rebound, one blocked shot, and two steals vs Marymount on Saturday.
• Madon Seapoe scored 16 points with six rebounds, two assists, and two steals vs Marymount on Saturday. He scored seven points late in the second half to keep Immaculata in the game.
• Samuel Jankowski scored 10 points shooting 4 of 5 from the floor, with three defensive rebounds on Saturday. Jankowski has scored in double figures in five out of the last six games.
• Tym Richardson scored 10 points, and pulled down two rebounds, with a blocked shot, and one steal in his home debut for the Mighty Macs.
• Domenic Vacchiano had four rebounds, one blocked shot, and four steals in Saturday's game.
• John Proctor scored six points, with a team-high eight rebounds, one blocked shot, and two steals on Saturday.

SCOUTING NEUMANN

• Junior transfer forward Donte Dupriest led Neumann with 24 points and 16 rebounds in their win over Marywood on Saturday. Dupriest has scored 24 and 22 points in his two games with Neumann.
• Junior guard DJ Earl has been leading Neumann's offense averaging 15.3 PPG. Earl scored a season-high 28 points vs Lebanon Valley on 12/28.
• Senior guard TJ Lewis is averaging 11.9 PPG, and 4.9 RPG. Lewis scored 12 points with nine rebounds vs Marywood on Saturday.
• Junior guard Bryan Etienne is averaging 10.9 PPG and 5.9 RPG. Etienne scored a season-high 22 points at Haverford on 12/7 and scored 12 points vs Marywood on Saturday.
• Neumann as a team is shooting 47.1% from the field, 34.7% from three-point territory, and 69.6% from the free throw line.
• Neumann is 5-1 in road games this season.

WEEKLY HONORS

• Dylan Crews was named Atlantic East Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday afternoon. Crews had a combined four rebounds, including three defensive rebounds, four assists, one blocked shot, three steals, and 24 points in Immaculata's two games this past week.
• Mandon Seapoe was named to the Atlantic East Conference Men's Basketball's Weekly Honor Roll on Monday. Seapoe scored a combined 26 points, with 10 rebounds, two assists, and two steals over two games for Immaculata.

NUMBERS TO KNOW

• Immaculata is 3-3 at Alumnae Hall this season.
• Immaculata is 5-2 this season when they shoot 40% or better from the field.
• Immaculata is 5-3 this season when they shoot 30% or better from three-point range.
• Immaculata is 2-2 this season when they score 70 or more points and are 5-4 this season when they score 65 or more points.

UP NEXT
The Immaculata men's basketball team will be back in action on Saturday, January 11^th when they travel to play at Gwynedd Mercy for an Atlantic East Conference game at 3 p.m.