The University of Hartford men's basketball team concludes a stretch of three straight non-Commonwealth Coast Conference games, traveling to Rochester, N.Y.
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HARTFORD HAWKS (4-5, 2-1 CCC opponents) vs. NAZARETH (4-5, 2-0 Empire 8)
DATE | TIME:Â Saturday, December 30 | 7 p.m.Â
LOCATION: Kidera Gymnasium (Rochester, N.Y.)
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HARTFORD QUICK HITSÂ
- Hartford has dropped the last two games, including a 71-44 loss to Division I Stonehill.
- Freshman Josh Petion, who tallied 27 total points in the team's first six games, has reached double figures in the last three games, including a career-high 26 against Wentworth.
- Hartford has two scorers – graduate Trayon Rumley and freshman Stephen Akwiwu – averaging double figures. Rumley leads the team with 13.0 points, while Akwiwu is second with 12.8 points.
- Akwiwu leads the team, and is eighth in the CCC, with 7.2 rebounds per game. He pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds in the win over VTSU-Johnson.
- Rumley has reached double digits in seven of the team's nine games and has been the leading scorer in a pair of games.
- Freshman Henry Herman is averaging 36.5 minutes since moving into the starting lineup. He is currently fifth in the CCC with 4.1 assists per game.
- Senior Beluolisah Oranye is second on the team with 8.3 rebounds, and recently returned after a four-game absence. He has double-figure boards in a pair of games.
SCOUTING NAZARETH
- Nazareth comes into the game after losing a pair of games at the Eckerd College tournament.
- The Golden Flyers are 2-5 in no-conference games, and 1-1 at home.
- Three players are averaging double figures, led by graduate guard Logan Blankenberg's 16.3 points. Blankenberg also leads the team with 8.1 rebounds per game. His 7.22 defensive rebounds are 39th nationally.
- Sophomore Jaylen Savage is second on the team with 12.7 points, while graduate student Jordan Haggard is third with 11.9 points.
- Blankenberg is second in the Empire 8 in scoring and field goal percentage (53.5 percent).
- Junior guard Luke Insley is third nationally with an assist to turnover ratio of 6.5. He is seventh nationally with 5.8 assists.
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Hartford returns to CCC action and concludes a stretch of six straight road games by traveling to the University of New England.
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