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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Basketball: Lourdes has three games on the schedule between Christmas and New Year's, beginning with an exhibition game against NCAA Division I Bowling Green on Thursday evening.  The Gray Wolves return to regular season play on Friday hosting Kent State-Tuscarawas before entertaining Akron Wayne on Saturday afternoon.

Head Coach Josh Gibson: In his second season on the Lourdes bench Josh Gibson has an 12-31 (.279) record.  Overall as a men's collegiate head coach, Gibson has a 73-89 (.451) record in his sixth season.  He is only the second head coach in Lourdes program's history.

Series Notes: Lourdes and Bowling Green have never met on the hardwood in regular season or exhibition action.  Lourdes and Kent State-Tuscarawas are meeting for the first time on Friday evening.  Lourdes holds a 6-0 series edge all-time against Akron Wayne dating back to Nov. 8, 2014.  The Gray Wolves defeated the Warriors earlier this season on Dec. 19 in Orrville, Ohio 88-57.  Lourdes won the only previous game played in the Ebeid Rec Center, 83-48, on Oct. 29, 2016.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Lourdes was tied with Rochester (Mich.) in the final minute on Dec. 14 before the Warriors scored the game's final six points to earn a 67-61 victory over the Gray Wolves.  Jordan Fabry led Lourdes with 17 points while Malik Thurman added 11 more.  On Tuesday (Dec. 19), the Gray Wolves snapped an eight-game losing skid with an 88-57 victory at Akron Wayne.  Fabry tallied 14 points while Vic McEwen added 13 more off the bench.

Scouting Bowling Green: The Falcons snapped a two-game losing skid on Dec. 21 with an 81-78 overtime victory at Green Bay.  Justin Turner leads Bowling Green averaging 17.4 points per game while Dylan Frye adds 15.2 points per night for a team averaging 81.1 points per contest.

Scouting Kent State-Tuscarawas: The Golden Eagles have dropped two straight games after falling 90-51 at Rochester (Mich.) on Dec. 18.  Kent State-Tuscarawas hosts Stratford  twice (Dec. 21 and 22) and Villa Maria (Dec. 28) before traveling to Lourdes.  Gunnar Tharp leads the Golden Eagles averaging 23.8 points per game while Zach Camporese adds 17.7 points per contest.

Scouting Akron Wayne: The Warriors enter the game at Lourdes having dropped eight straight games after suffering an 88-70 loss at Indiana-South Bend on Dec. 20.  Deirre Powell led Akron Wayne with 20 points and 10 rebounds in the first meeting between the Gray Wolves and Warriors this season while Kylan Richburg added 11 points.

Lourdes in Division I Exhibitions: Lourdes is 0-2 all-time in exhibition games against NCAA Division I foes, having faced a Mid-American Conference opponent each time.  The Gray Wolves suffered a 106-51 setback at Western Michigan earlier this season on Oct. 29 while dropping an 87-66 contest at Central Michigan on Dec. 31, 2015.

The 2017 Calendar Year: Heading into the final two games of the 2017 calendar year, Lourdes has posted a 10-18 record.  Twice the Gray Wolves have won three straight contests, and will be looking to close the year the same way.

Welcome Back Trent: Trent Bond made his first appearance of the 2017-2018 season on Tuesday evening at Akron Wayne.  The sophomore scored six points on 3-of-3 shooting while handing out three assists offensively.  In 15 minutes defensively, Bond registered three steals.

McEwen Produces in the Victory: Vic McEwen entered the Akron Wayne contest having scored a total of four points this season.  The freshman tallied 13 against the Warriors in the victory, going 5-for-6 from the free throw line while also draining a pair of three-point field goals.  In 15 minutes of action, McEwen also grabbed six rebounds and registered three steals.

Connecting from the Line: Clif Snow ranks eighth nationally among all NAIA Division II players shooting 89.6% from the free throw line.  The freshman has connected on 43-of-48 this season, helping Lourdes shoot at a 68.3% clip for the year as a team, an improvement of 11.1% from the 2016-2017 campaign when the Gray Wolves connected at a 57.7% clip as a team.

Among the Nation's Best: Lourdes is allowing just 69.6 points per game on the season, a mark that ranks ninth among all NAIA Division II teams.  The Gray Wolves also rank 27th nationally with a 2.21 turnover margin and are 33rd in field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to 43.0% shooting from the floor.  Lourdes is 34th in the country tallying 7.6 steals per game and the team's 3.0 blocked shots per night ranks 41st.

This and That: Not one Gray Wolf has started every game this season with 10 different players having drawn at least one starting assignment ... opponents are shooting just 57.2% from the free throw line against Lourdes this year ... Hamish Abbott has registered 24 steals this season, 42nd best in NAIA Division II ... the Gray Wolves scored 56 points off the bench in the win over Akron Wayne ... Jordan Fabry has scored 14 or more points in four straight games ... Malik Thurman is shooting 49.5 from the floor, including 47.4% from three-point range.