GAME NOTES
THE GAME
The Citadel begins a busy home stretch as they play their first of four-straight home games against Mercer on Jan. 28 at 1 p.m.
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 MERCER
Mercer enters the game with an overall record of 10-12, and a 3-6 mark in conference play. The Bears have won three of their last four conference games, including sweeping the season series from ETSU. Jalyn McCreary leads two players in double figure at 14.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.
HISTORY WITH MERCER
Saturday's game marks the 30th all-time meeting between the teams with the Bears holding a 21-8 advantage in the series. The Citadel is just 3-10 in home games against Mercer.
LAST MEETING WITH THE BEARS
The Bulldogs put an end to a five-game losing streak against the Bears with a 71-67 victory in Macon, Georgia.
Tyler Moffe scored 24 points and
David Maynard poured in 17 in the victory.
BACK-TO-BACK ROAD SOCON WINS
The Citadel's victory over Western Carolina gave the Bulldogs back-to-back road SoCon victories for the first time since the 2014-15 season.The Bulldogs beat Samford 66-65 on Feb. 12, then defeated Furman, 62-56ot, on Feb. 19.
SWEEPING THE CATAMOUNTS
The Citadel completed the season sweep of Western Carolina with an 81-70 victory on Jan. 25. it marked the first time since the 2010-11 season that the Bulldogs swept the season series from the Catamounts.
CLARK FLIRTS WITH TRIPLE-DOUBLE
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Stephen Clark flirted with a triple-double for the second time in his career against Western Carolina, finishing with 18 poins, seven rebounds and eight assists. In a game at South Carolina State last season, Clark went for 13 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists.
MORGAN'S HOT START
Elijah Morgan helped the Bulldogs jump out to an early lead against the Catamounts as he scored 10 points in the first eight-plus minutes of the game. Morgan also added a three-pointer just before the end of the first half to give the Bulldogs a four-point at intermission. He finished the game with 16 points, four rebounds and two steals.
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs step out of conference action for the final time this season as they welcome Chicago State to McAlister Field House on Jan. 30 at 7 p.m.
