PENSACOLA, Fla. - The University of West Florida men's basketball will hit the road this weekend to face Gulf South Conference opponents in the University of West Alabama on Jan. 10 and then the University of West Georgia on Jan. 12.
The Argonauts will first take on West Alabama Jan. 10 in Livingston, Alabama at 4 p.m. CT. The Tigers have a record of 9-7 this season and are seventh in the GSC with a record of 4-4.
UWF will then travel to Carrollton, Georgia for a match-up against West Georgia Jan. 12 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Wolves are currently 9-3 this season and are fifth in the GSC with a record of 4-3.
Around the GSC
Gulf South Conference men's basketball teams returned from holiday break, while Christian Brothers and West Alabama were the only two squads to have a non-conference and a GSC game(s) on the week. The Bucs closed 2014 with a commanding 92-68 win over Harding and then claimed a 77-74 double-overtime win against Valdosta State on Saturday. The Tigers defeated Auburn-Montgomery 95-67 on New Year's Day, but fell to Shorter on Saturday, 69-78. Union claimed an 82-79 win over West Florida and now stands alone atop the GSC standings at 5-2 (11-2 overall).
This Week in the GSC
Monday will see six contests, all conference games. Alabama Huntsville and its GSC-leading 65.2 scoring defense will play host to Delta State, which is averaging 78.6 points-per-game. Mississippi College has strung off three-straight and is slowly rising up the standings. MC will take on North Alabama. West Georgia tops the GSC in scoring offense (88.0 ppg) and will face Shorter, which sports a second-best 86.6 ppg.
On Saturday, another six GSC games will be played. Union and its 10.4 scoring margin will host Alabama Huntsville in hopes of shutting down guard Ronnie Mack from beyond the key. Mack leads the GSC in three-point field-goals made with 44. His 119 three-point field-goal attempts currently tops all of NCAA Division II.
Straughn leading the GSC
University of West Florida senior
Erin Straughn (Pensacola, Fla./East Carolina University) is currently leading the Gulf South Conference in 3-point field goal percentage at 49.2 percent. So far this season, Straughn has made five or more three pointers in a game on two separate occasion, including seven against Spring Hill on Nov. 25. Straughn is currently second on the team in points per game at 13.6.
