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Preview Article - Abington - 11.26.13

Men's Basketball Zach Freeman

NEAC Semifinals Preview: Penn St. Berks at Lancaster Bible

Men's Basketball vs. Penn St. Berks, 2 p.m. – NEAC Semifinals

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Team Records:
Penn St. Berks: 8-17, 7-11 NEAC
Lancaster Bible: 18-7, 14-2 NEAC

Regular Season Meetings:
Jan. 11: Lancaster Bible 77, Penn St. Berks 69 at Berks
Jan. 22: Lancaster Bible 87, Penn St. Berks 47 at LBC

Penn St. Berks' Past Three Games:
Feb. 28: vs. SUNY Cobleskill, W, 66-57, NEAC Quarterfinals
Feb. 22: at SUNYIT, L, 93-71
Feb. 21: at SUNY Cobleskill, L, 70-64

Lancaster Bible's Past Three Games:
Feb. 22: at SUNY Cobleskill, W, 60-44
Feb. 21: at SUNYIT, W, 90-78
Feb. 18: at Penn St. Abington, W, 72-71

Penn St. Berks Statistics:
Points: Darren Major, 18.9
Rebounds: Tom Smith, 6.9
Assists: Dameon Nixon, 4.9
Field Goal %: Tom Smith, 51.9% [148-of-285]

Lancaster Bible Statistics:
Points: Albert Suniga, 15.5
Rebounds: CJ Dunston, 8.6
Assists: Naheer Mirza, 4.4
Field Goal %: CJ Dunston, 58.2% [142-of-244]

Game Preview: Two familiar foes will meet on Saturday afternoon as Penn St. Berks rolls into the NEAC Semifinals after upsetting SUNY Cobleskill, 66-57 in the NEAC Quarterfinal on Friday night at Horst Athletic Center...Lancaster Bible defeated the Nittany Lions twice this season as they won a close game in Reading, Pa. on January 11, 77-69 and then blew Berks out of the water 11 days later in Lancaster, Pa. as the Chargers won, 87-47...NEAC Player of the Year Albert Suniga leads the Chargers with 15.5 points a game and chips in with 5.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game as well...Sophomore CJ Dunston has had two double-doubles against the Nittany Lions this season as he had 19-12 in Reading and 12-10 in Lancaster Bible's blowout win on Jan. 22...Penn St. Berks counters with Darren Major who had a game-high 22 points on Friday night and senior Tom Smith who averages 14.4 points and 6.9 rebounds per game...The Nittany Lions have made the NEAC Semifinals for three straight seasons while the Chargers will be playing their first-ever NEAC playoff game on Saturday...The winner of Saturday's game will meet either Penn St. Abington or Morrisville State in the NEAC Final on Sunday...Abington and Morrisville State will meet in the second NEAC Semifinal immediately following Berks – Lancaster Bible.
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