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Notre Dame Basketball
Date: December 19th
Where: Purcell Pavilion
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: ACC Network/Watch ESPN
- The series dates back to 1914.
- Bonzie Colson has scored in double-figures in all of Notre Dame 11 games this season.
- The Irish continue to lead the nation in free throw percentage at 86.4%
- Rex Pflueger has played 319 possessions with a turnover this season.
Notre Dame
Matt Farrell: 13.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg and 5.9 apg
Steve Vasturia: 15.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg and 3.1 apg
VJ Beachem: 15.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg and 1.1 apg
Bonzie Colson: 17.1 ppg, 10.7 rpg and 1.9 apg
Martina Geben: 4.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg and 0.9 apg
Colgate
Jordan Swopshire: 12.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg and 1.1 apg
Sean O’Brien: 12.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg and 4.2 apg
Will Rayman: 13.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg and 1.3 apg
Malcolm Regisford: 7.1 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 1.3 apg
Andrew Barmann: 3.0 ppg, 1.6 rpg and 0.5 apg
Scoring Offense: Colgate: 71.4 ppg (242) – Notre Dame: 86.1ppg (20)
Scoring Defense: Colgate: 76.4 ppg (268) – Notre Dame: 66.6 ppg (81)
Rebound Margin: Colgate: -3.1 (297) – Notre Dame: 2.9 (135)
Field-Goal Percentage: Colgate: 43.3% (225) – Notre Dame: 47.7% (62)
Three-Point Percentage: Colgate: 36.8% (117) – Notre Dame: 40.1% (33)
Three-Pointers Made: Colgate: 9.4 (45) – Notre Dame: 10.3 (10)
Free-Throw Percentage: Colgate: 64.9% (278) – Notre Dame: 86.4% (1)
In recent years, Notre Dame isn’t used to losing back-to-back games, but the Irish have done just that losing to Villanova and Purdue. The Irish held big double-digit leads only to see the lead dwindle in the final moments of the game.
Notre Dame hasn’t had a guy simply take over the game in crunch time and that is something they will need to address heading into ACC play. It’s not likely they will get that opportunity on Monday evening, as the game against Colgate shouldn’t be close.
This game will provide Notre Dame to get momentum back on its side and head into Christmas break with a win to build off of. Notre Dame will return to action on December 28th against St. Peter’s and then start ACC play on December 31st, so this game is crucial to get into a rhythm.
If I am head coach Mike Brey, I try to get VJ Beachem going early and keep him going throughout the game. Beachem has struggled the last two games on the offensive end and he’s a player that simply can’t have offensive struggles in big games going forward.
Brey said he didn’t need to push the senior forward’s buttons and he is an experienced player, but I would run some stuff early to try get him back into a flow on the offensive end.
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Colgate (2-9) vs Notre Dame (9-2)
Date: December 19th
Where: Purcell Pavilion
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: ACC Network/Watch ESPN
Quick Facts
- Notre Dame is 4-0 against Colgate.- The series dates back to 1914.
- Bonzie Colson has scored in double-figures in all of Notre Dame 11 games this season.
- The Irish continue to lead the nation in free throw percentage at 86.4%
- Rex Pflueger has played 319 possessions with a turnover this season.
The Starters
(Per Game Averages)Notre Dame
Matt Farrell: 13.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg and 5.9 apg
Steve Vasturia: 15.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg and 3.1 apg
VJ Beachem: 15.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg and 1.1 apg
Bonzie Colson: 17.1 ppg, 10.7 rpg and 1.9 apg
Martina Geben: 4.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg and 0.9 apg
Colgate
Jordan Swopshire: 12.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg and 1.1 apg
Sean O’Brien: 12.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg and 4.2 apg
Will Rayman: 13.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg and 1.3 apg
Malcolm Regisford: 7.1 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 1.3 apg
Andrew Barmann: 3.0 ppg, 1.6 rpg and 0.5 apg
How They Matchup
(National Rank)Scoring Offense: Colgate: 71.4 ppg (242) – Notre Dame: 86.1ppg (20)
Scoring Defense: Colgate: 76.4 ppg (268) – Notre Dame: 66.6 ppg (81)
Rebound Margin: Colgate: -3.1 (297) – Notre Dame: 2.9 (135)
Field-Goal Percentage: Colgate: 43.3% (225) – Notre Dame: 47.7% (62)
Three-Point Percentage: Colgate: 36.8% (117) – Notre Dame: 40.1% (33)
Three-Pointers Made: Colgate: 9.4 (45) – Notre Dame: 10.3 (10)
Free-Throw Percentage: Colgate: 64.9% (278) – Notre Dame: 86.4% (1)
In recent years, Notre Dame isn’t used to losing back-to-back games, but the Irish have done just that losing to Villanova and Purdue. The Irish held big double-digit leads only to see the lead dwindle in the final moments of the game.
Notre Dame hasn’t had a guy simply take over the game in crunch time and that is something they will need to address heading into ACC play. It’s not likely they will get that opportunity on Monday evening, as the game against Colgate shouldn’t be close.
This game will provide Notre Dame to get momentum back on its side and head into Christmas break with a win to build off of. Notre Dame will return to action on December 28th against St. Peter’s and then start ACC play on December 31st, so this game is crucial to get into a rhythm.
If I am head coach Mike Brey, I try to get VJ Beachem going early and keep him going throughout the game. Beachem has struggled the last two games on the offensive end and he’s a player that simply can’t have offensive struggles in big games going forward.
Brey said he didn’t need to push the senior forward’s buttons and he is an experienced player, but I would run some stuff early to try get him back into a flow on the offensive end.
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