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Men's Basketball NACC Tournament Opening Round Preview

2/17/2022 3:41:00 PM

ROCKFORD, Ill. - The Rockford University men's basketball team received the ninth seed in what was the most hotly-contested title race in the history of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference. Nine teams, including Rockford, had a chance, depending on how all the games played out on the final day, to clinch at least a share of the regular season championship. The Regents played themselves into that situation by catching fire over their final 8 games, posting a 6-2 record, including a perfect 3-0 mark on the road. Rockford will now hit the road again on Saturday, February 19 to play the eighth-seeded Edgewood College Eagles in the opening round of the NACC Tournament. This marks the second straight season the Regents will participate in postseason play. 

Gameday Info

Teams: #9 Rockford University (15-8, 9-7 NACC) vs. #8 Edgewood College (10-13, 9-7 NACC)
Gameday: Saturday, February 19, 2022
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Madison, Wis. - Todd Wehr Edgedome

Team Overviews
 
Rockford Statistics Edgewood
83.7 Points 72.0
78.6 Points Allowed 76.2
5.1 Scoring Margin -4.2
46.9 Field Goal Percentage 44.4
44.2 Field Goal Percentage Allowed 44.2
34.4 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 28.9
30.4 3-Point Field Goal Percentage Allowed 33.8
72.5 Free Throw Percentage 73.2
38.5 Rebounds 37.7
1.1 Rebounding Margin -0.4
17.3 Assists 14.6
14.6 Turnovers 14.8
8.4 Steals 6.9
1.8 Blocks 3.1

Top Performers
Rockford University
  • Brandon Emerick
    • 14.7 ppg (13th NACC) on shooting 43.8% from the field, 37.5% from three-point range and 87.1% shooting at the free throw line.
    • He is also is averaging 2.1 steals (1st NACC), 3.1 assists (10th NACC) and 2.8 rebounds per game. 
    • Broke the school and NACC record for career three-point attempts (740)
    • Broke the NACC record and tied the school record for made three-pointers in a career (271).
    • Twice named the NACC Men's Basketball Player of the Week. 
  • DJ Bonds
    • 12.5 ppg (22nd NACC) on 58.7% shooting (2nd NACC) and 79.7% free throw shooting (10th NACC). 
    • He is also averaging 3.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game.
  • Micah Swanson
    • 12.0 ppg (24th NACC) on 55.3% shooting (4th NACC).
    • He is also averaging 7.7 rebounds (5th NACC), 1.0 assist and 0.8 blocks per game.
  • TJ Lacey
    • 11.6 ppg (26th NACC) on 49.5% shooting (14th NACC).
    • He is also averaging 5.7 rebounds (16th NACC), 2.9 assists (14th NACC) and 1.3 steals (29th NACC) per game.
  • Jaden Bell
    • 9.2 ppg on 45.2% shooting (26th NACC) and 83.3% shooting at the free throw line.
    • He is also averaging 6.6 rebounds (8th NACC), 2.1 assists and 1.3 steals (24th NACC) per game. 
Edgewood College
  • Jake Schroeckenthaler
    • 20.6 ppg (1st NACC) on 55.0% shooting (6th NACC).
    • He is also averaging 10.8 rebounds (1st NACC), 1.6 blocks (1st NACC) and 1.2 assists per game.
    • 14 Double-doubles(17th NCAA) and 205 made field goals (4th NCAA) this season.
    • Named the NACC Men's Basketball Player of the Week and to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
  • Eli Hartjes
    • 19.6 ppg (3rd NACC) on 53.7% shooting (7th NACC).
    • He is also averaging 9.5 rebounds per game (3rd NACC) and 3.1 assists (8th NACC) per game.
    • He is shooting 93.9% at the free throw line (2nd NCAA).
    • Twice named the NACC Men's Basketball Player of the Week and once named to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
    • CoSIDA Academic All-District selection.
  • Caden Nelson
    • 9.2 ppg on 46.3% shooting (23rd NACC).
    • He is also averaging 3.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists (6th NACC) and 1.9 steals (6th NACC) per game. 
  • Adam Baierl
    • 9.0 ppg on 39.4% shooting.
    • He is also averaging 3.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
Previous Meetings
  • Rockford is 13-21 all-time against Edgewood College dating back to the first meeting between the two schools on December 1, 1977.
  • The Regents are 8-20 against the Eagles since both schools joined the NACC for the 2006-07 season. 
  • Edgewood won the lone meeting between the two schools in Madison, Wisconsin earlier this season (98-79)
  • The Eagles have won the last five meetings and seven of the last ten.
  • Rockford's last road win over Edgewood was a 76-65 win on February 6, 2016. 
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