Gameday Central: November 12, 2016
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.-- Carson-Newman athletics features a number of competitions on the second Saturday of November as both football and volleyball cap its seasons while men and women's basketball compete in its first Saturday games of the season.
Carson-Newman Football vs. Tusculum
Location: Pioneer Field
Time: 1:30 P.M.
Broadcast Time: 12:30 P.M.
RADIO: Joy 620 (WRJZ-AM, Knoxville) & Mountain Country 106.3 (WPFT-FM, Sevierville)
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Tusculum2016 Record: 3-7, 2-4 SAC |
CARSON-NEWMAN2016 Record: 4-6, 2-4 SAC |
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STORYLINES
• Carson-Newman is guaranteed a losing record in the South Atlantic Conference for the first time since 2011 and the third since 1979. The Eagles have also been guaranteed their first losing season since 2011. The previous losing season before that was 1978. That was also the last year C-N had fewer than five wins (the Eagles went 2-8 that year)
• Carson-Newman and Tusculum renew what is the second-oldest rivalry game in the state of Tennessee. The Pioneers and Eagles first met in 1904. (The Tennessee/Vanderbilt series is the oldest by eight years - 1896).
• Carson-Newman has won seven straight in the series, the longest win streak of the Eagles in the modern era and the second longest all-time. The Eagles won 10 straight contests from 1935-1950, missing a handful of years because of World War II. Carson-Newman outscored Tusculum 359-20 over that stretch. The Eagles shutout TC in eight of those meetings.
• Of late, Carson-Newman has scored points in bunches against the Pioneers. The Eagles are averaging 55 points per game on the seven-game win streak over Tusculum. Carson-Newman has rolled up at least 450 yards on the ground in each of those last seven meetings. Nine individuals have rushed for at least 170 yards over that same span, topping out with Buck Wakefield's school record 332 yards in 2009.
• Carson-Newman has three 70-yard touchdown passes in the same season for the first time this decade. Aaron Seward is responsible for two of the hauls, Jamal Jones accounts for the other.
Carson-Newman Women's Basketball vs. Lander
Location: Tex Turner Arena
Time: 2:00 P.M.
Broadcast Time: 1:45 P.M.
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Lander2016 Record: 0-0, 0-0 PBC |
CARSON-NEWMAN2016 Record: 0-0, 0-0 SAC |
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STORYLINES
• USC Aiken is coming off of a 9-19 season a year ago where it lost its final six games of the year and 10 of its final 11. The last victory came on Feb. 3, a 57-55 win at UNC Pembroke. Peach Belt coaches selected USC Aiken 10th out of 14 teams in the preseason poll.
• The Pacers have lost three times in season openers dating back to the 2005-06 season, both times to the Lady Eagles, 2005, 2014 and 2015.
• First-year coach Mark Miller has taken over the reins of the program after a 10-year run at Holy Family University. He went 223-74 with seven 20-year campaigns on his resume.
• The Pacers had one of the lowest scoring offenses in the nation last year averaging 61.6 points per night, 221st nationally while ranking last in the PBC and 243rd in the country in rebounds per game with 35.7.
• The roster features five newcomers including Georgia transfer Jasmine Carter. The former top-20 shooting guard in the nation played in just 10 games before an injury ended her career with the Bulldogs.
Carson-Newman Men's Basketball vs. Lander
Location: Finis Horne Arena
Time: 3:00 P.M.
Broadcast Time: 2:45 P.M.
RADIO: Joy 620 (WRJZ-AM, Knoxville) & Mountain Country 106.3 (WPFT-FM, Sevierville)
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Lander2016 Record: 0-0, 0-0 PBC |
CARSON-NEWMAN2016 Record: 0-0, 0-0 SAC |
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STORYLINES
• Carson-Newman opens the season with two opponents its never played just once before in Southern Wesleyan and Lander. The Warriors are members of Conference Carolinas, Lander is a Peach Belt school that won 22 games a year go. The Eagles beat SWU to open the season last year 83-69 before losing a halftime lead en route to a 72-65 loss to the Bearcasts.
. Carson-Newman men's basketball is 39-20 all-time in season opening games. The Eagles are 2-1 over the last three seasons in lidlifters. Carson-Newman last opened a season on the road in 2014 when it lost at Barton 74-72.
- Carson-Newman is 9-8 against Conference Carolinas competition under Benson and 3-4 against the Peach Belt. The Eagles also notched victories against USC Aiken (PBC) and Limestone (CC) last year, in addition to the nonconference split with the Warriors and Bearcats last season.
Carson-Newman Volleyball vs. Lenoir-Rhyne
Location: Holt Fieldhouse
Time: 2:00 P.M.
Broadcast: 1:50 P.M.
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Lenoir-Rhyne2016 Record: 10-17 (8-12 SAC) |
CARSON-NEWMAN2016 Record: 3-25 (2-18 SAC) |
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STORYLINES
• C-N and L-R will match up for the 53rd time as the Eagles hold a 32-20 lead in the alltime series while the Bears go for their first season sweep since 2013.
• After dropping the first two sets, the Eagles won sets three and four and held a 13-12 advantage in the fifth set before the Bears used a timeout and won the last three points of the match to seal the contest.
• Senior libero Aleksandra Vrvilo is 23rd in the country with 553 digs and 5.37 scoops per set, ranking fourth in the conference in both areas.
• Lenoir-Rhyne is on the fringe of the league championship entering the weekend seventh but is riding a hot streak. Following a four-match skid, L-R has won three straight including a sweep of Wingate and a four-set win over Queens, two of the top three teams in the SAC.
• Conversely to Brevard, Lenoir-Rhyne is the top blocking team in the league ranking 18th nationally with 233 rejections and 11th with 2.31 blocks per set.
• Emily Steele is third in the league with 1.02 blocks per set while placing 10th in the SAC with an attack percentage of .254
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