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PENSACOLA, Fla. – UWF men's basketball will look to bounce back with a trip to the Magnolia State this Thursday and Saturday. The Argos head to Cleveland for a 7:30 p.m. matchup Thursday vs. Delta State and then travel on to Clinton for a 4:00 p.m. contest vs. Mississippi College on Saturday.
 
The Argos are looking to recover after a pair of defeats at Valdosta State and vs. Montevallo last week. The Argos previously defeated the LaGrange College Panthers Dec. 30 at home.
 
This will be the only two-game road trip this month for UWF. The Argos return home for games vs. Shorter and West Georgia Jan. 17 and Jan. 19 before a trip to West Alabama for a single game Jan. 24. The team closes the month at home vs. Auburn Montgomery and West Alabama Jan. 28 and Jan. 31.
 
GSC LEADERS
* Rashaan Benson has moved into ninth in the Gulf South Conference in scoring with 14.1 points per game. The senior guard posted his fourth 20-point game of the season Dec. 3 at Valdosta State. He is 12th with 3.1 assists per game.
* Jarrett Henderson has climbed to seventh in the conference in rebounds per game (7.0). He has four double-digit rebounding games this season and six in which he has grabbed at least eight.
* Benson and Jon Brown have proven to be two of the most effective free throw shooters in the conference this season. Benson is eighth in the GSC with a .797 mark from the line. Brown is 10th with a .782 mark.
* Henri Ventoniemi is 11th in the GSC with 0.6 blocks per game.

BENSON ETCHES ANOTHER LINE IN PROGRAM RECORD BOOK
* With 176 field goal attempts this season, Benson has equaled the program record for most career field goal attempts. The senior is tied with Terrence Harris. Each stand at 999.
* Benson, the program's all-time assists leader and one of just four players to score 1,000 points in a UWF uniform, now stands at 134 steals for his career. He is just five away from equaling Deondre Boynton (139) for most in program history. 
 
ARGOS SUFFER TOUGH LOSS VS. MONTEVALLO
* UWF men's basketball dropped its Saturday evening contest vs. GSC foe Montevallo 72-56. Bryan Chalifoux had a career-high 18 points.
* Chalifoux's 18 points eclipsed his previous collegiate career high of 14, which he initially set in a Dec. 18, 2017 vs. the Falcons. He had matched that total in the opening game of 2018-19 vs. Fort Valley State.
* Jarrett Henderson scored 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field. He also grabbed seven rebounds. Rashaan Benson posted 11 points, seven assists and four rebounds. Brett Carter Jr. recorded eight points and three assists.
 
SCOUTING DELTA STATE
* The Statesmen are 9-4 overall and 5-1 in Gulf South play so far this season. The team is 6-1 at home, 3-2 on the road and 0-1 on neutral floors. DSU is currently tied for second in the GSC with Valdosta State, one game behind conference leader Lee.
* Delta State has won 7 of 8 since Dec. 1. The team's only loss in that span came against Miles 52-46 on Dec. 19.
* The Statesmen are led by Brett Warner, who is averaging 14.7 points per game, the sixth-best number in the GSC. Warner leads the conference with a .902 mark from the free throw line. He is tied for the conference lead in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.3).
* Justin Slocum and Cedric Harper have done an excellent job controlling the boards for the Statesmen. Slocum is 9th in the conference with 6.8 rebounds per game. Harper is 11th with 6.7 per game.
* Delta State is second in the GSC in scoring defense (62.2 points per game) and second in scoring margin (9.1).
* UWF is 8-11 vs. Delta State since 2005 and has won three of the last four matchups. The Argos are 2-6 in Cleveland, Miss. since 2005.
 
SCOUTING MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE
* The Choctaws are 4-6 overall this season and 1-4 in conference play. Mississippi College is 4-3 at home and 0-3 away.
* The team is 1-4 since Dec. 1. Its most recent scheduled game was set to take place Jan. 7 vs. Shorter but was postponed.
* The Choctaws are led by Brandon Boston, who is fourth in the conference with 16.3 points per game. Marcus Lytle is 13th in the GSC with 13.3 points per game.
* Boston is 8th in the GSC in field goal percentage (.466). Lytle is fifth in the GSC in free throw percentage (.816).
* Tre Jenkins is fourth in the conference with a .424 mark beyond the arc.
* Mississippi College is fifth in the conference in scoring offense at 74.6 PPG.
* UWF is 6-3 vs. Mississippi College since 2012. The Argos have won five straight vs. the Choctaws. UWF is 3-1 in Clinton since 2014.
 
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