The Raven Men's Basketball team goes for their second straight win on the season and their second straight over Missouri Valley College as they host the Vikings today at 4 p.m. inside the Ralph Nolan Gymnasium on Dugan Jones Court.
The Match Up: Benedictine (10-7, 4-2 Heart) vs. Missouri Valley (9-7, 2-4 Heart) | 4 p.m. Saturday | Dugan Jones Court - Ralph Nolan Gymnasium
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FULL GAME NOTES
TIP OFF: Today marks the 53rd meeting between Benedictine and Missouri Valley College as member of the Heart of America Athletic Conference. The Vikings hold the series lead, 35-17, while they have won 12 of the last 20 meetings with the Ravens. Benedictine snapped a five-game losing streak to Missouri Valley in their second meeting last season with a 75-66 win on campus.
ABOUT BENEDICTINE: Benedictine avoided their first-ever four-game losing streak in the Ryan Moody era on Wednesday as they earned a six-point win over Baker University. ... The Ravens set a new season-high for free-throw percentage on Wednesday at 90.5 percent as they converted a season-high 19 free throws against Baker. ... Adam Kutney score a season-high 26 points on Wednesday, just one point shy of his career high 27 points set against Evangel last season. ... Kevin Metoyer led the Ravens in scoring sixth time with 27 points on Wednesday against Baker.
ABOUT MISSOURI VALLEY: Missouri Valley enters play against Benedictine with a 1-2 mark so far in 2018 with a win over Baker between losses to Graceland and Avila. ... The Vikings started their season 5-0, but since they have posted an overall record of 4-7 and have won back-to-back games only once. ... In 15 seasons under head coach Chad Lance, the Vikings have an overall record over Benedictine of 20-12.
UP NEXT: The Ravens travel to Springfield, Mo., on Wednesday for a mid-week match up against Evangel University at 7:30 p.m.
