BUFFALO, NY - La Roche men's basketball travels to conference opponent D'Youville College this Saturday to take on the Spartans for the second time this season. Earlier this season at the Kerr, after trailing at halftime, La Roche outscored D'Youville by 13 points in the second half to win, 90-79. Tip-off for Saturday's contest is set for 2:00 p.m. at the College Center Gym on D'Youville's campus.

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La Roche (OVR: 13-6, AMCC: 13-1)

Last Time Out: The Redhawks took down Mt. Aloysius at home last Wednesday (1/29), 73-57, behind a well-balanced effort on both ends of the floor. The Redhawks four leading scorers all finished within one point of each other (Smith: 14, Ross: 14, Lawrence: 13, Frederick: 13). Tyler Frederick recorded his 11th double-double of the season with 13 points and a game-high 15 rebounds. Frederick also posted a career-high five blocks. The Redhawks shot 57% (17-30) from the field in the first half of Wednesday's contest, outscoring the Mounties 41-29 through the first 20 minutes of action. La Roche forced the Mounties to shoot just 31% (10-32) in the second half. Mt. Aloysius 57 points is the second lowest point total by an opponent this season.

News and Notes

• Wednesday's win is La Roche's fourth straight by double-digits. During that span, the Redhawks have won by an average of 15 points.
• At 13-1 in conference play this season, LRU remains the top seed in the AMCC standings, holding a two game advantage over Pitt Greensburg (11-3).
• The Redhawks have not lost a regular season home game since December 6th, 2017. Since then, La Roche is an incredible 29-0 at the Kerr.
• Tyler Frederick leads the conference in scoring (18.7 PPG) and rebounding (11.5 RPG). Frederick's rebounds per game mark ranks 10th in D-III. He also ranks first in the conference and tied for 11th in D-III in double-doubles with 11.
• Over his last three games, Kennedy Smith has averaged 16.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists while shooting 60% (21-35) from the floor.
• Darius Lawrence has finished in double-digit scoring figures in eight straight games, averaging 15.9 points per game during that span. Lawrence played in his 100th career game with La Roche against Mt. Aloysius on Wednesday night. 
• Austin Hannes has dished out 17 dimes over his last four games (4.25 APG), the most on the squad. 
• Over his last four games, Desmond Ross has played a crucial role off the bench for La Roche, averaging 11.5 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 44% (11-25) from beyond the arc.
• Luke McDonough has blocked six shots in his last two games. McDonough averages 1.3 blocks per game (6th in AMCC).
• In AMCC action, La Roche averages 83.8 points per game (1st in AMCC) while shooting 48% from the field (2nd in AMCC). The Redhawks opponents have averaged 69.9 points per game (3rd best in AMCC) in conference play.
• Four Redhawks rank in the top 20 in the AMCC in points per game (Tyler Frederick: 18.7, 1st | Kennedy Smith: 17.2, 5th | Darius Lawrence: 14.4, 15th | Austin Hannes: 13.9, 19th).
• Head Coach Hermie Carmichael is only two wins away from his 100th career AMCC victory. Coach Carmichael has a career record of 98-42 (.700) in conference play at La Roche. 

D'Youville (OVR: 4-15, AMCC: 3-11)

News and Notes

• After rattling off three straight wins mid-season, D'Youville has dropped their last three contests. Two of those losses were decided by less than eight points. 
• With a 3-11 conference record, the Spartans currently occupy the second to last spot in the league standings.
• The Spartans most impressive win of the season was when they took down #2 seed Pitt Greensburg at home, 98-82.
• D'Youville has four players that average between 12.1-13.1 points per game. 
• Senior forward Juan Miguel Rosales is the teams leading rebounder, averaging 7.6 boards per game.
• The Spartans have allowed their opponents to score an average of 87.2 points per game (worst in AMCC). 
• DYC has struggled on the boards, as a unit averaging 34.7 rebounds per game in AMCC action (2nd worst in AMCC).
• D'Youville has done a good job forcing turnovers, averaging 9.6 steals per game (1st in AMCC)

Series History

• In La Roche's 90-79 victory over D'Youville earlier this season, Tyler Frederick scored a game-high 30 points and recorded a career-high 19 rebounds.
• The Redhawks are 12-3 vs. the Spartans under Head Coach Hermie Carmichael dating back to the 2012-13 season
• La Roche has won the last eight straight meetings against the conference foe
• D'Youville's last win over La Roche was on December 12th, 2015 at the Kerr