The Pioneers will travel to Painesville, Ohio to take on Lake Erie College on Thursday, January 14 at 7:30 p.m. and will host NCAA Division II #17 Ashland University in Osborne Hall on Saturday, January 16 at 3:00 p.m.

Live Stats- Lake Erie: http://www.gliac.org/sports/mbkb/2015-16/boxscores/20160114_xgw7.xml
Live Stats- Ashland: http://www.gliac.org/sports/mbkb/2015-16/boxscores/20160116_7s9d.xml

 2015-16 Rosters
Malone | Lake Erie  |  Ashland
 
2015-16 Statistics
Malone | Lake Erie  |  Ashland

2015-16 Schedules
Malone  |  Lake Erie  |  Ashland
 
2015-16 Records
Malone: 3-10; 0-8 GLIAC
Lake Erie: 6-8 overall; 3-5 GLIAC
Ashland: 12-2 overall; 6-2 GLIAC
 
Last Season's Records
Malone: 11-17 overall, 9-13 GLIAC
Lake Erie: 12-14 overall, 9-13 GLIAC
Ashland: 19-10 overall, 13-9 GLIAC
 
All-Time Series:
-Lake Erie: 13-5; Last season, the Pioneers defeated the Storm twice, 86-72 at Lake Erie and 77-64 at home.
-Ashland: 8-30; Last season, Malone played Ashland twice and fell both times, 80-61 at Ashland and 72-69 at home.
 
Malone Notes:
-After starting the season with a 3-1 record, the Pioneers have lost nine straight, with five of the games being decided by 10 or fewer points.
-The Pioneers lost at home to NCAA DII #23 Ferris State University (MI) last Thursday, 85-72. Stephen O'Daniel III was the leading scorer on the night, finishing with 17 points. On Saturday, Malone fell at home to Grand Valley State University (MI) by the final score of 89-79. Christian Graves and Jay Parker each tallied 17 points to lead the Pioneers. The Pioneers scored 23 points off 13 GVSU turnovers.
-Brian Stone is ranked first in Division II in field goal percentage (73.5) and 12^th in the GLIAC in points per game, averaging 16.1.
-Mitchell Spotleson is ranked eighth in the GLIAC in rebounds per game (7.6). He has grabbed 99 total rebounds on the season (24 offensively and 75 defensively), which is also a team high.
-O'Daniel III is ranked 10^th in the GLIAC in three-point percentage, knocking down 43.5% of his attempts.
-Parker is ranked eighth in the GLIAC in assists per game, dishing out 4.2.
-As a team, the Pioneers are ranked seventh in the GLIAC in three-point percentage (36.6%) and in assists per game (15.2).

Lake Erie Notes:
-Cliff Hunt has been at the helm of the Storm's program for 11 years. He has guided Lake Erie to two NCAA Tournament appearances.
-The Storm are returning 11 players from last season's squad.
-LEC snapped their five game losing streak, beating Northern Michigan University 63-54 last Saturday. Guard Sean Howard finished with a team high 15 points. 
-The Storm's leading scorer so far this season is Andy Bosley...he has tallied 223 points, averaging 15.9 per game and is ranked 13^th in the GLIAC in points per game.
-In conference play, the Storm have beaten Hillsdale College (MI) (82-69) and Northern Michigan University (63-54) at home, while beating Grand Valley State University (MI) (84-78) on the road. 
-Guard Trey Howard is ranked sixth in the GLIAC in total steals (23).
-As a team, the Storm are currently third in the GLIAC in steals per game (7.8).

Ashland Notes:
-John Ellenwood is entering his seventh season as the Eagles' head men's basketball coach.
-The Eagles are returning eight players from last year's team.
-Last season, the Eagles loss 79-67 to Ferris State University (MI) in the GLIAC Tournament quarterfinals.
-Junior Wendell Davis is leading the team in points, averaging 20.5 per game and is ranked fourth in the GLIAC in points per game. In addition, he is ranked first in three-point percentage (50.0%) and seventh in the GLIAC in rebounds per game (7.8). He has grabbed a total of 109 rebounds.
-Ashland's only two losses on the season so far have been at home to Saginaw Valley State University (MI) (68-66) and at Lake Superior State University (MI) (82-76).
-As a team, the Eagles are ranked third in the GLIAC in three-point percentage (37.2%), sixth in defensive rebounds, averaging 27.0 per game and are seventh in free throw percentage, making 71.3%.
-Last Thursday, the Eagles defeated Northern Michigan in overtime 81-75. Donnell Cegers came off the bench to score a team high 25 points. Last Saturday, Ashland defeated Michigan Tech 73-67. Forward Kyle Monroe led the team with 24 points.
 
Up Next:
The Pioneers will welcome Tiffin University to Osborne Hall on Thursday, January 21 for a 8:00 p.m. contest and will travel to Columbus to face Ohio Dominican University on Saturday, January 28 for a 3:00 p.m. tip-off.