Eagles Return to Action on Wednesday Against Lees-McRae
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman men's basketball team returns to the hardwood on Wednesday afternoon against Lees-McRae.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman men's basketball team returns to the hardwood on Wednesday afternoon against Lees-McRae.
The matchup between the Eagles (4-5) and Bobcats (1-6), which was originally scheduled for Dec. 31, is slated to tip off at at 4 p.m. in Holt Fieldhouse.
The Eagles faced the Bobcats last season in Banner Elk, N.C., winning the contest 99-93.
The game is the first of two for C-N this week. The Eagles will get back into South Atlantic Conference play on Saturday at home against Newberry at 4 p.m.
Injury note: The Eagles will continue to play without key starters Jordan Dixon (Clinton, Tenn.) and Tray Okoth (Richmond, Va.). Dixon (illness) and Okoth (broken hand) both missed C-N's last game against King College on Dec. 12 and are out indefinitely.
Dixon is averaging 14.6 points, four rebounds and 3.1 assists per game this season, while Okoth averages 6.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per contest.