LIBERTY, Mo. - The William Jewell men's basketball finally returns home on Thursday after a five-game road stretch. The Cardinals will host Maryville at 7:30 p.m. followed by a matchup with Lindenwood on Saturday at approximately 3 p.m. 

ADMISSION ❌
At this time fans are not permitted to attend games, per Great Lakes Valley Conference policy, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This policy will be reevaluated again in February by the Council of Presidents.

BROADCAST 🎥 
All games this season can be seen live, for free, on the GLVC Sports Network at GLVCSN.com/Jewell.

LIVE STATS 📊
• Thursday vs. Maryville
• Saturday vs. Truman 

SERIES INFORMATION

• Jewell holds a slim 6-5 lead in the NCAA era over Maryville and 8-5 overall. The Cardinals have won three of the last four meetings, including last season's 83-77 matchup. The Saints held a five point lead at the break but Jewell outscored Maryville 51-40 in the second half to grab the win. Eysan Wiley and Jackson Golightly each finished in double-figures with 17 and 16 points respectively.
• The Cardinals and Lindenwood have met just four times in the NCAA era, with Jewell winning three of four. In total, Jewell leads the series 25-9. Last season, Jewell escaped St. Charles with an 88-87 win behind Wiley's monstrous game with a career high 34 points and 15 rebounds.        

CARDINAL NOTES

• The Cardinals are coming off a 70-59 loss at the hands of crosstown rival Rockhurst on Tuesday evening. The Hawks led by as many as 13 in the second half and Jewell was able to close the gap to six but could get no closer. Jordan Jermain and Trey Shannon came off the bench to score career highs of 14 and 11 points respectively. Eysan Wiley added his second straight double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.  
• After posting his first double-double of the season last Saturday and another on Tuesday, Wiley moved into a tie for sixth among all active Division II players with 23 career double dips. Cam Martin of Missouri Southern leads all active DII players with 39 double-doubles. Wiley's is one of only five GLVC players to appear on the national leaders list and is tops among conference players with six more than Rockhurst's Quinton Curry. 
• Jackson Golightly scored five points on Tuesday to surpass the 500 point plateau for his career, which follows Mason Alexander breaking 600 on Saturday at Missouri S&T. Sophomore Jevaughn Ferguson enters Thursday's game needing one point to reach 100 for his career while Wiley is two points from 1,200.
• Jordan Jermain has been streaky during his six games this season, scoring in bunches at times, including a career-high 14 points on Tuesday. Overall, the freshman is fifth on the team with 6.3 points per game, scoring at least nine points in three of six games played. 
• Another underclassman that shined on Tuesday was sophomore Trey Shannon, who came off the bench to post a career-best 11 points on 3-of-5 shooting, including 2-of-4 from three while also grabbing four rebounds and handing out two assists. 
• Jevaughn Ferguson continues to grow and is becoming more of a threat in the paint for the Cardinals every week. The sophomore big man is averaging nearly eight points and 3.3 rebounds per game over the last five contests.
• The Cardinals are averaging 66.2 points per game, 14th in the GLVC, while allowing opponents 77.8. Defensively, Jewell continues to be one of the best from the three point line, holding opponents to just over 31% from long range. 
• Wiley has been a force in the paint for much of his career and being the primary focus on scouting reports has opened up an opportunity for the senior to distribute the ball more than ever before. He leads the team and is 10th in the GLVC with 3.50 assists per night, the most by any non-guard in the league.  
• Five of Jewell's 18 players also played with at least one current teammate at the high school level. Hanson and Hughes both played for Liberty North from 2014-18, with Perry joining them in 2016. Additionally, Jackson Golightly and John Zimmerman were teammates for four years at Maryville High School (MO) from 2013-17. Zimmerman initially attended Northwest Missouri State but did not play basketball giving him two years of eligibility remaining compared to Golightly's one.  
• Carter Olsen enters his third season as a Cardinal but will be listed as a senior this year as he is set to graduate in three years. Additionally, Olsen was married in the offseason to wife, Saige. 
• Grant Stubbs was a big pick up for the Cardinals both on the floor and amongst alumni as he is the eldest son of former Cardinal All-American Weldon Stubbs, '94. The senior Stubbs was inducted into the William Jewell Hall of Fame in 2016. 

ABOUT MARYVILLE 

• Maryville enters the week as one of the most improved teams in the GLVC this season, behind first year head man Jesse Shaw. The Saints are 4-6 thus far this season after winning just five games total last year. 
• Leading the way offensively, is Owen Long and his 22.6 points per game which is second in the league. Long was one of the top freshmen in the GLVC a year ago and shined for the Saints since his arrival. 
• Also averaging in double figures is Ari Jackson (13.2) and Daniel Farris (12.5) for Maryville who as a team average just under 71 points per contest which is 12th in the conference, while allowing 76 points to opponents. 
• As a team, the Saints grab 32.4 rebounds per game, but do so with a balanced effort. Kamto Eze is tops on the team with 5.6 boards per game while four others average at least three.

ABOUT LINDENWOOD

• Lindenwood sits at 6-5 entering the week but have dropped three of their last five. 
• The Lions have boast the league's leading scorer in TJ Crockett. The senior averages 26 points per game which is third nationally, to go along with 5.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and nearly two steals per outing. 
• Three others are also in double-figures regularly as Vijay Blackman puts in 13.5 points while Anthony Christian and Brandon Trimble add just over 10 points. 
• As a team, the Lions lead the conference in two defensive categories, including blocked shots at 3.6 and total steals with 92. They score 80 points per night but also allow more than 77. 
• Kyle Gerdeman is in his second season at the helm of the Lindenwood program and went 12-16 last year.