CANTON, Ohio -- The Malone University men's basketball team will continue their current homestand on Saturday afternoon when the Pioneers host the Mount Aloysius College Mounties, a NCAA Division III member out of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. 

Malone will look to even up their record at 2-2 after picking up their first win of the season against Wheeling University on Wednesday night.

GAME INFORMATION
The Matchup: Mount Aloysius College Mounties (1-4, 0-0 AMCC) at Malone University Pioneers (1-2, 0-0 G-MAC)
Where: Canton, Ohio | Osborne Hall
When: Saturday, November 20 | 3:00 p.m.
Tickets: Malone University Ticket Office 
Live Video Stream: Great Midwest Digital Network
Live Stats: Great Midwest Digital Network

SERIES HISTORY
These two teams have played just one other time in school history. A 93-78 win for the Pioneers in November of 2001.  

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT MALONE UNIVERSITY
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• The Pioneers opened up the home portion of their 2021-22 schedule in a big way on Wednesday with a 90-72 win over Wheeling University. Malone fell behind early on, but some hot shooting from beyond the three-point line allowed them to carry a 43-41 lead to the halftime locker room. The Pioneers then outscored the Cardinals by sixteen points in the second half to come away with the 90-72 win.
• Bo Myers led all scorers on Wednesday with a game-high 23 points. The junior, who enters play on Saturday second in the G-MAC in scoring at 26.7 points per game, has yet to score less than 23 points in a single game this season. 
• Jaret Majestic rarely missed in Wednesday's first half, especially from three-point range. The lefty from Malvern, Ohio made four first-half three-pointers on his way to a season-high 20 points.
• Justin Miller enters Saturday's contest sixth in the G-MAC in scoring with 18.7 points per game. As a team the Pioneers are still the top offense in the league averaging 87.3 points per contest. 
• After missing the opening weekend of the season, Bryce Butler was inserted back into the starting lineup on Wednesday. He responded with 19 points on 7-15 shooting from the field. 

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT MOUNT ALOYSIUS COLLEGE
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• The Mounties enter play with a 1-4 record overall this season after a 93-37 loss to North Carolina Wesleyan College on Saturday. The lone win for Mount Aloysius this year came on November 10, a 96-90 overtime win over Dickinson College. 
• MAC, who finished just 0-3 last year in a season that was disrupted several times by the COVID-19 pandemic, is led by first-year head coach Marcus Thomas. Most previously Thomas spent two seasons as the head coach at Penn State Fayette.
• Junior forward Carlos Palacio and junior guard Imil Britt were both tabbed as Players to Watch in the AMCC during the preseason. 
• So far this year, Palacio is leading MAC in scoring with 20.8 points per game. However, he did not play in the team's most recent game against North Carolina Wesleyan. 
• Jason Coronado (12.4) and Dwayne Jones (12.0) are the only other players for the Mounties averaging double-digit point totals this season. 

UP NEXT
The Pioneers continue the current homestand after the Thanksgiving holiday. Malone is back in action on Saturday, November 27, when they host the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Tip off from Osborne Hall is set for 7:00 p.m.