Ceribelli And Stewart Set To Be Honored And Play Final Men's Basketball Game In Collegiate Careers On Saturday

GAME DAY INFORMATION

• University of Scranton (19-5, 8-5 Landmark) at Goucher College (4-20, 1-12 Landmark) 
• Saturday, February 16, 2019
• 4:00 p.m.
• Decker Sports and Recreation Center/Baltimore, Md.
• DIGITAL PROGRAM
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LAST TIME OUT

• Goucher College saw Catholic University pull away in the second half in a 75-60 loss in Landmark Conference men's basketball action on Wednesday.
• Dwayne Morton paced the Gophers with 20 points and six rebounds. 
• Gabe Ceribelli added 11 points and a career-high eight rebounds in his final road game of his collegiate career.
• The contest marks the fourth  game that Goucher College is participating in NABC Coaches Vs. Cancer 3-Point Challenge. Fans can make a donation based on every 3-pointer the Gophers hit or a one-time donation. The Gophers are estimating they will hit 30 from behind the arc in the five games in the month of February. After hitting eight from behind the arc on Wednesday, Goucher has hit 24 treys in the month with one game left on Saturday against Scranton. Ceribelli has accounted for 12 of the 24 treys in the challenge while Morton has six, Timmy O'Farrell has five and Kevin Bell joined the party on Wednesday with his first in the month. For more information, click here
• O'Farrell finished with nine points in the loss.

ABOUT SCRANTON

• The Royals enter the contest 19-5 overall and 8-5 in Landmark Conference action.
• Scranton is 5-4 on the road this season.
• In their last contest, the Royals fell to Drew 62-54 on Wednesday.
• Logan Bailey leads the team in points (17.0 ppg) and Matthew Mancuso is the teams top rebounder (9.1).
• Head coach Carl Danzig is in his 18th season as the head coach at Scranton.

FIVE FACTS

• Dwayne Morton has posted double figures in points in six of his last seven games, 17 times this season and 34 times in his career. It also marked his fifth 20+ game of the season and seventh of his career. The junior also grabbed at least five rebounds for the 11th time this season. He leads the team with 14.4 points per game.
• Gabe Ceribelli has found double figures in three-straight games, four of his last seven, 12 times this season and 19 times in his career. The senior has also grabbed at least five boards seven times this year. Ceribelli ranks second on the team with 11.2 points per game.
• The Gophers look to end the season with a win for the first time since 2015-16.
• The squad will end the seasn with all of their wins at the Decker Sports & Reccreation Center.
• Goucher needs six baskets from behind the arc to hit its estimated total of 30 for the 3-point challenge. The squad has hit six treys 11 times this season including four games with 10+ from 3-point land.

THANK YOU

• Saturday's game marks the final game of the 2018-19 season. We thank you for your support and hope to see you back at the Decker Sports and Recreation Center in 2018-19
• Thank you Uvan Stewart: Stewart played in 73 games in his career including 50 starts and has posted 238 points and 178 rebounds in his three years in a Goucher uniform. He has scored double figures four times in his career including a career-high 13 points against Catholic in his sophomore campaign.
• Thank you Gabe Ceribelli: Ceribelli appeared in 44 games including 27 starts while registering 409 points and 156 rebounds in his two years with the Gophers. He has scored double figures 12 times this season and 19 times in his career with two 20-point performances including a career-high 23 points against Catholic earlier this year. He also ranks second on the team with 11.2 points per game in his senior campaign.
• Thank you Quichey Johnson and Kayla York for serving as men's basketball team managers for the last four years.