This Week for SHU Men's Basketball
Wednesday, November 16
Lourdes University
8:00 P.M. | Adrian, Mich.
Saturday, November 19
University of Northwestern Ohio
3:00 P.M. | Lima, Ohio
Upcoming for SHU Men's Basketball: The Saints will dive further into their WHAC schedule in the third week of their season starting of action at home against Lourdes University. This weekend, SHU men's basketball will travel to Lima, Ohio to take on UNOH to close out the week.
Coaching Staff: Joe Pechota enters his 11th season as the head coach of the Siena Heights men's basketball program. Pechota has a career record of 211-294 which includes his 110 wins with the Saints program. He assisted this season by graduate assistant Aaron Herbst, assistants Darius Wilson and Aaron Benard, and director of basketball operations, Ryan Mann.
At Home: The Saints have played one home game this year coming in the opening game of the season where SHU fell to Ohio Christian 83-72.
On the Road: SHU played both matchups last week on the road dropping both games to in-conference opponents Indiana Tech and Aquinas.
The Team: The SHU men's basketball team returns multiple starters from the 2021 season, including Sophomore Max Moratinos. The Miami, Florida native saw 17 starts last season and held a 35.7 field goal percentage along with an average of 4.6 points per game. Luis Young, another Sophomore from Miami, Florida, adds to the Siena roster with his 28 games played and 3.6 points per game average. Young also holds a 35.8 field goal percentage giving SHU depth from the line. In addition, Davin Walker, a Sophomore from Detroit, Michigan, tallied 7.0 points per game with 44.7 field goal percentage returners to the Saints lineup. Siena Heights looks to fill the whole left by Kevin Rice with three top newcomers, first transfer Jalen Fisher from Lemoyne-Owen alongside incoming Freshman Colin Nutter and Jonas Tester, both out of Ohio. All three look to significantly impact the Saints' 2022-23 season.
Series History:
Lourdes University: The Saints have a record of 7-11 against the Gray Wolves of Lourdes University since 2013.
UNOH: Since 2013, SHU men's basketball has a record of 9-9 against the Racers of University of Northwestern Ohio.
Last Week Recap: The Saints started last week traveling to #25 nationally-ranked Indiana Tech where SHU would fall by a score of 74-60. On the weekend, SHU would look to find their first win of the season traveling to Aquinas for the second conference game of the year. The Saints lost 80-72 after a strong second half kept the Saints in the game.
