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Thursday, December 01, 2005
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HOLY CROSS at Siena 7 p.m.: A good matchup for Holy Cross (2-3), whose frontline has been struggling thus far. Siena's tallest starter is 6-7 and only one other player taller than 6-4 has seen action in all three games for the Saints (1-2). Antoine Jordan, a 6-4 senior guard is the team's leading scorer (20 ppg) also the leading rebounder (7.3.rpg). Kojo Mensah, a 6-1 sophomore guard, is second in both scoring and rebounding at 16.7 ppg and 6.7 rpg. Also averaging in double figures for Siena are 6-7 junior David Ryan(13.3 ppg), a power forward with a guard's range on his jumper, and 5-9 sophomore Tay Fisher (10.7 ppg). Like Holy Cross, the "new look" Saints are not very deep, though. Only three other players have scored for Siena.

For Holy Cross, the silver lining in Monday's loss to Vermont was Keith Simmons managing to go the whole game without cramping up. On the other hand, Kevin Hamilton was running a 103-degree fever on Tuesday and was undergoing tests for bronchitis. His status is not mentioned in the Holy Cross game notes.

An interesting sidebar to tonight's game story, the HC-Siena matchup will pit high school teammates Fisher and Simmons against each other for the first time in their college careers.
HC notes | Siena Web site | Albany Times-Union Siena notebook | USA Today matchup | Live Stats | HC radio

St. Peter's at LAFAYETTE 7 p.m.: If someone had told you a week or two ago that Lafayette would be shooting for four straight wins, chances are you'd have looked into staging an intervention. Yet here they are, going for number four in a row at home against winless St. Peter's.

Hard to believe, but one of Fran O'Hanlon's biggest concerns going into this game might be the possibility of his team coming in overconfident. It is a real concern. Yes, the Peacocks are 0-4, but look at their schedule. The losses have come to No. 11 Florida, an Oakland team that was in the NCAA tournament last season, and Big East members Pittsburgh and Seton Hall.

St. Peter's is led by senior guard 5-9 Keydren Clark, the two-time national scoring leader who is averaging 20 ppg. Clark is not the only guy averaging in double figures for the Peacocks; 6-4 sophomore Raul Orta is averaging 15.3 ppg and 6-7 forward Todd Sowell is scoring 10.8 ppg and pulling down a team-high 8.3 rpg
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