Goucher Men's Basketball Starts December At Home Against Gwynedd Mercy On Monday Night

The Game

• Gwynedd Mercy (4-1) at Goucher (1-5)
• Monday, December 2, 2019, 7 p.m.
• Decker Sports and Recreation Center
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Opening Tip

• Monday's meeting between Goucher and Gwynedd Mercy marks the seventh meeting in the all-time series
• The Griffins lead the series 4-2 including a 77-60 win last year
• The Gophers last win in the series was a 77-67 decision in 2001-02

About The Griffins

• Gwynedd Mercy comes into the contest 4-2 after falling 88-67 to York (Pa.) on Tuesday
• Rich Dunham paced the Griffins with 16 points while Somah Slewion (15 points), Austin Harriott (12 points) and Jeff Seigafuse (10 points) also found double figures against the Spartans
• Dunham leads the team with 16.2 points per game while Seigafuse (13.0 ppg.), Harriott (12.4 ppg.) and Slewion (11.8 ppg.) also are averaging double figures in 2019-20

The Last Time We Met

• Gwynedd Mercy defeated Goucher 77-60 on November 13, 2018
• Dwayne Morton paced the Gophers with 16 points while Gary Burley Jr added 13 points
• Rich Dunham powered the Griffins with 21 points while Courtney Cubbage posted 20 points and Donoven Spencer tallied 12 points and 11 rebounds

Last Time Out

• Goucher lost an exhibition game to VMI on Tuesday
• Josh Lichti paced the Gophers with nine points against the Keydets

In The Gopher Hole

• Pat Goralski is averaging 14.3 points and 9.7 rebounds per game in his last three contests
• Cam Isaacs has posted double figures in consecutive games for the third time in his career and will be looking for his third-straight game with 10+
• The three points from Dwayne Morton on November 23 was his lowest point total in his last 57 games
• The Gophers will have four homestands this season and each will consist of two games starting with December 2 against Gwynedd Mercy and December 7 against Scranton

Next Time On The Hardwood

• Goucher opens Landmark Conference play on Saturday against Scranton
• This year all doubleheaders will start with the men followed by the women
• Tipoff is 2 p.m.

25th Anniversary Celebration

• This season marks the 25th Anniversary of the 1994-95 team that won the Capital Athletic Conference Tournament title and defeated the defending NCAA Division III National Champion Lebanon Valley for the college's first-ever NCAA Tournament win
• We will recount that season through social media posts and other events including guest coaches of the game
• Peter Manlove, who was a member of both the 1993-94 and 1994-95 teams, will serve as the guest coach for the game against Scranton on December 7
• For more information on the 25th Anniversary celebration, click HERE