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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The calendar has flipped to the month of December and head coach Burt Paddock and his No. 10 ranked Panthers get back on the hardwood Wednesday when they travel to Adrian to face Siena Heights University at 8 p.m. Davenport will be looking to get back on the winning track after suffering back to back home defeats just before Thanksgiving. DU is 6-2 overall while the Saints are 4-6. Rick Berkey will have the call on the DAN.
Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Time: 8 p.m. EST
Location: Adrian, Mich. (SHU Fieldhouse)
Broadcast: Davenport Athletics Network (DAN)
Broadcast Talent: Rick Berkey
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Scouting Siena Heights – 4-6, 1-3 WHAC – Head coach Joe Pechota (2nd Year)
Siena Heights University is under the direction of second year head coach Joe Pechota and they bring a 4-6 overall record into Wednesday's matchup. The Saints have won two of their last three games overall including the claim of the Milk Jug in their annual rivalry game with Adrian College. Christian Covile leads the team in scoring at 16.7 points per night while Jamison Webster (11.4) and Stone Beckwith (10.4) are also in double figures. On the year, SHU is being outscored 71.2 to 68.7 points per night and is allowing their opponents to shoot 25 percentage points higher (.427-.402). SHU will hit the road on Saturday at Indiana Tech.
Last Year vs. Siena Heights
Davenport, which has won the last 10 overall meetings and 12 of the 20 all-time against Siena Heights, swept the Saints by a combined 77 points in 2012-13. DU won 80-48 in Adrian in the last matchup between the two schools and posted an 80-45 victory at home.
Paddock vs. Pechota
Wednesday's matchup between the two head coaches will be the fourth ever after Joe Pechota was hired last season by SHU. Paddock also faced his counter-part during the 2009-10 season when Pechota was at Brescia University. That day, Brescia defeated Davenport 74-53 in a Christmas tourney at Marian University in Indianapolis. Paddock is 2-1 in the series.
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