ABILENE – After an opening night win over Arlington Baptist on ESPN3, the Wildcats are primed to take on Drexel of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The team left for Philadelphia on Friday with the tip scheduled for 2 p.m. Eastern. ACU won big over the Patriots of Arlington Baptist, 90-39, on Tuesday night and are looking to continue their success against a tough Drexel opponent.
FOLLOW THE GAME
- ACU at Drexel: Sunday, Nov. 10 – 1 p.m. (Central) – FloSports (
Live Video), StatBroadcast (
Live Stats)
- The game will also be broadcast on 98.1 The Ticket with the voice of the Wildcats,
Grant Boone.
SERIES HISTORY
- This will be the first ever meeting between these two programs.
ACU STORYLINES
- The Wildcats are coming off of a dominant defensive performance, holding ABU to 39 total points.
- ACU totaled 16 steals including four steals each for newcomers,
Mahki Morris and
Coryon Mason.
- The debut starting lineup for the Wildcats featured
Payten Ricks, the only returning starter,
Damien Daniels,
Kolton Kohl,
Coryon Mason, and
Joe Pleasant.
- Kohl put up 21 points on 10-of-13 shooting in the opener.
- This is the third straight season where the Wildcats have faced a CAA opponent. Last season they earned wins over both Elon (N.C.) and Campbell, with a win at Campbell in overtime in 2017-18.
SCOUTING DREXEL
- Junior, James Butler is the leading scorer through two games for the Dragons this season. He is averaging 14.5 points per game.
- The Dragons are 1-1 on the season, losing a game to cross-town rival Temple, and earning a win over Niagra on Friday night.
- Drexel is coming off of a 13-19 season, including going 7-11 in conference play, and a first-round exit in the CAA tournament.
- Drexel has turned the ball over 36 times in just two games this season.
- The Dragons are currently outrebounding their opponents by an average of eight rebounds per game.
