LIBERTY, Mo. - The William Jewell men's basketball team hits the road this weekend looking to snap a two-game skid against two of the tougher teams in the GLVC. Due to the winter storm making its way across the Midwest, the Cardinals will take on Indianapolis on Friday afternoon at 5 p.m. rather than the normally scheduled Thursday evening. 

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CARDINAL NOTES

• The Cardinals are looking to get back on track this week after dropping both games last weekend and four of the last five. Jewell will be at full strength for the first time in nearly three weeks as the Cards have played without at least one regular rotation player in each of the last six games. 
• Mason Alexander recently moved into the top-five in program history with more than 180 three-point field goals. The senior is now chasing another milestone, sitting 53 points from 1,000 for his career, which would make him the 44th Cardinal to reach the plateau. 
• Heri Tshiyoyo pulled down a career high 13 rebounds last Saturday against Missouri-St. Louis, his second consecutive double digit board game and seventh of the season. As a team, Jewell has dropped to 10th in the conference with 33.75 rebounds per game but are sixth with nearly 10 offensive boards per outing.  
• The Cardinals have multiple threats from long range but have been held lower than their norm recently, hitting less than 10 three-point field goals in the last five games and shooting 35%. Jewell has hit at least 10 three pointers in seven of 10 wins this season and are the only team in the league that boast three different players who have hit at least 30. 
• On the other side, the Cards are one of the top teams in the GLVC in three-point defense, holding opponents to just 32.2% and 8.5 makes per game, both ranked fourth in the league. 
• Jordan Jermain has been exceptional in the scoring colum over the last six games, averaging 18.2 points per game and shooting 47% from the floor and 44% from three. The sophomore scored a career high 30 against Missouri S&T in mid-January and is currently 18th in the GLVC with 13.7 points per game on the season.  
• The Cardinals have not been to the conference tournament since 2018 but are now guaranteed an appearance with the recent adjustment of GLVC policy. Due to COVID-19 cancelations and the inequities of the number of games played across the league, the conference tournament will now feature all 15 teams, with the regular season champion receiving a first round by while seeds 2-8 will host first round games on February 28. This policy is in place for the 2022 tournament only. 
• Chris McCabe is now in his third season at the helm of the Cardinal program and has matched his highest win total with the team's tenth win last week. Under McCabe, the Cardinals have defeated two nationally ranked teams, No. 12 Bellarmine (2020) and No. 11 Washburn (2021) along with Indianapolis (2020) who was receiving votes in the polls at the time. 
• Jewell is in its 123rd season of men's basketball on The Hill and are chasing win No. 1,700. The Cardinals entered the season with 1,668 victories, winning nearly 60% of the time over the last century-plus.

 
ABOUT INDIANAPOLIS

• Indianapolis enters the week with an overall record of 11-6 and 5-4 in the conference. The Greyhounds defeated Illinois Springfield on Saturday to snap a three-game skid. 
• Three players average in double figures, led by All-GLVC performer Cory Miller, Jr. with 15.6. Jesse Bingham adds 15.4 and Kendrick Tchoua brings 12.0 points and a team-leading 7.1 rebounds.
• The Greyhounds are the top shot blocking team in the conference with 4.6 per game, led by four players who average at least 0.8 per outing. 
• UIndy is one of the toughest defensive teams in the league, allowing opponents just 63.4 points per game, best in the GLVC and 13th in Division II.
• Paul Corsaro took over his alma mater in the spring of 2020 and is now in his second season at the helm. The former Greyhound basketball and football star, he led UIndy to an NCAA Tournament appearance on the hardwood and is the school record holder for touchdowns by a quarterback.
   

ABOUT SOUTHERN INDIANA

• Southern Indiana enters the week as one of the hottest teams in the league, winning five straight and sitting at 12-4 on the year, 7-3 in the GLVC. 
• The Screaming Eagles are the top rebounding team in the conference, pulling down more than 40 per game, including 28 on the defensive end, both best in the GLVC, and are led by conference rebounding leader Jacob Polakovich's 10.7, giving him a double-double with 12.1 points per night. 
• Along with Polakovich, Jelani Simmons (12.3) and Tyler Henry (12.1) also average in double figures as the Screaming Eagles put up 73.1 points as a team while giving up just 64.6. 
• Stan Gouard is in his second season at the helm of his alma mater after 12 seasons leading the program at Indianapolis. As a player for USI, he was a member of the 1995 National Championship team under Bruce Pearl.