Wildcats Host Fordham Saturday Afternoon

DAVIDSON WILDCATS (11-12, 4-7 A-10)

Head Coach: Matt McKillop (Davidson, 2006)
Career Record: 11-12 (1st season), Record at Davidson: Same

FORDHAM RAMS (19-5, 7-4 A-10)
Head Coach: Keith Urgo (Fairfield, 2002)
Career Record: 19-5 (1st season), Record at Fordham: Same

GAME INFORMATION

Date | Time: February 11, 2023 | 2:30 PM
Location: Davidson, N.C.
Site: John M. Belk Arena (4,300)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network
TV: USA Network

SERIES HISTORY

Series Record: Davidson leads, 14-2
Streak: Won 12
Last Meeting: Dec. 28, 2022, Davidson Won, 57-43 (Rose Hill)
Last Davidson Win: Dec. 28, 2022, Won, 57-43 (Rose Hill)
Last Fordham Win: Jan. 11, 2017, W, 60-54 (Belk Arena)
First Meeting: Dec. 29, 1966, W 74-60 (Johnston Gym)
Davidson Record at Home: 7-1
Davidson Record on Road: 6-1
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 1-0

Matt McKillop's Record: 1-0

WILDCAT SCRATCHES

After a week away from game action, Davidson returns to the hardwood Saturday for a 2:30 p.m. tip against Fordham.
Following the contest, Davidson College and the Department of Athletics with honor former head coach Bob McKillop with an on-court retirement celebration.
The Wildcats enter 11-12 overall and 4-7 in league play following a 93-78 win at UMass last weekend.
Davidson has won 12 straight against the Rams, including a 57-43 win in the Bronx to open A-10 play this season.
Eight of the 'Cats' first 11 league contests have come against teams predicted to finish in the top-half of the standings.
Since joining the A-10 in 2014-15, Davidson has won two regular season titles (2015, 2022), a tournament title (2018), made three NCAA Tournaments (2015, 2018, 2022) and totaled 95 league wins (11.3 per year).
The Wildcats have recorded an average finish of 4.0 in the 15-team conference and made the A-10 semifinals each year.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Sam Mennenga continues to lead the Wildcats in scoring (15.5 ppg), rebounding (7.2 rpg) and field-goal percentage (.511).
In addition he ranks among A-10 leaders in scoring (9th), rebounding (8th) and field-goal percentage (12th).
Foster Loyer, who has scored 810 of his 1,035 career points at Davidson, ranks among league leaders in scoring (15.5/10th), 3-pointers made (50/7th), free-throw percentage (.909/1st), 3-pointers per game (2.3/8th), assists per game (4.6/4th) and steals per game (1.7/6th).
Loyer and teammate David Skogman (.868) rank 1-3 in the league in free-throw percentage.
The Wildcats are 7-2 on the season when making at least eight 3-pointers in a contest.
10 of Davidson's contests this season have been decided by five or fewer points. The Wildcats won the first three, but have dropped seven straight decided by that margin.

LAST TIME OUT | DAVIDSON - 93, UMASS - 78 | FEB. 4, 2023 | DAVIDSON, N.C.

Connor Kochera scored a season-high 29 points and Davidson drilled 14 3-pointers in a 93-78 victory at UMass in Atlantic 10 men's basketball action Saturday afternoon inside the Mullins Center.
A junior from Arlington Heights, Ill., Kochera finished 10-of-13 from the floor, including seven triples in 25 minutes off the bench.
He was joined in double figures by Foster Loyer (19), David Skogman (15) and Sam Mennenga (14). Grant Huffman scored nine points and handed out a career-high 10 assists.
The Wildcats shot 64.3 percent in the second half to finish the game at 55.9 percent, while dishing out 25 assists on 33 field goals.
Clinging to a 50-47 lead, Davidson used a 19-7 run capped by Kochera's seventh triple of the afternoon to go up, 69-54, and grab control.
After UMass cut the deficit to 77-70 with 5:08 remaining, the Wildcats responded with another streak to push the margin back to 15 and put the game out of reach.
Matt Cross paced the Minutemen with 28 points on 10-of-15 shooting and a 7-of-8 effort at the line.
Davidson started fast, connecting on 6-of-8, including a pair of treys to grab an early 14-7 advantage. The margin grew to 27-17, before UMass (13-10, 4-7 A-10) used a 12-2 spurt to tie the score, 29-29, with 3:22 left in the first half.
The 'Cats closed the opening period with three consecutive 3-pointers, including two from Kochera to lead 38-35 at intermission.

UP NEXT

Davidson will travel to Saint Louis Wednesday evening for a 9 p.m. nationally-televised contest on CBS Sports Network.

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