GAME NOTES

THE GAME
The Citadel hits the road for the final time during the non-conference season as the Bulldogs travel to face North Carolina Central on Dec. 20. The game will tip at 7 p.m. on the NCCU Network.

ON THE RADIO
All games this season can be heard live on 102.1-FM/1450-AM in the Charleston area. The voice of the Bulldogs, Luke Mauro, will be on the call.

SCOUTING NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL
The Eagles enter the contest with an overall record of 5-7 and are coming off a 72-70 road setback at Gardner-Webb. NCCU is 5-0 at home on the season. Justin Wright leads team in scoring at 15.2 points per game. He is joined in double figures by Brendan Medley-Bacon at 10.8. Kris Monroe leads the team at 5.4 rebounds per contest.

HISTORY WITH NCCU
Tuesday's game marks the second all-time meeting between the two programs. It is the completion of a home-and-home series that began in Charleston a season ago.

LAST MEETING WITH NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL
The Citadel made eight of its first 12 three-pointers on the way to an 80-67 victory over Eagles inside McAlister Field House. Hayden Brown scored 21 of his 32 points in the first half as the Bulldogs took a 10-point lead into the locker room.

THREE-POINT BARRAGE
Graduate transfer Austin Ash put on a shooting clinic agianst Longwood as the Iowa native knocked down nine three-pointers, including six in the second half. The nine triples ties for the fourth-most in a game, and just one shy of the school record.
    Player    3-PT FGM
1.    Connor Kern vs. UNCG (2/28/19)    10
    Matt Frierson vs Johnson (Fla.) (11/14/18)    10
    Quayson Williams vs. MA Christian (11/19/15)    10
4.    Austin Ash vs. Longwood (12/17/22)    9
    Jason Roche vs. Samford (2/5/22)    9
    Kaiden Rice vs. Piedmont (11/25/20)    9
    Matt Frierson vs. Chattanooga (11/13/18)    9

UP NEXT
The Bulldogs open Southern Conference play as they welcome Chattanooga to McAlister Field House on Dec. 29 at 7 p.m.