UPCOMING GAMES
No. 2 seed Fort Lewis College will open post season play against No. 7 seed University of Colorado Colorado Springs at home tonight at 7 p.m..
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The Skyhawks enter postseason play with 18-4 record (23-5 overall), which earned them the No. 2 seed in RMAC Tournament play.
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Joshua Blaylock took home the RMAC Player of the Year award. The 6-foot-2 senior guard from Lancaster, Calif. started all 28 games this season and led the league in points per game (20.1) and minutes per game (34.6). The RMAC Preseason Player of the Year was third in the league with 90 made three pointers on the season and sixth in three point field goal percentage (45.7) and free-throw percentage (86.0). Blaylock also earned First Team All-RMAC honors.
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Rasmus Bach also earned First Team All-RMAC honors. The 2014 Freshman of the Year was fourth in the RMAC in scoring averaging 18.5 points per game while shooting at a 55.5 percent clip from the court. The 6-foot-4 guard started in all 28 games this season and averaged 6.3 rebounds per game. Bach was also selected to the RMAC All-Academic First Team.
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Riley Farris was name Co-Freshman of the Year this season after averaging 8.8 points per game on 57.2 percent shooting while primarily coming off the bench for the Skyhawks. Farris has appeared in 25 games this season and started three games on the year.
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Will Morse was an Honorable Mention this season after leading the RMAC in assists per game (5.4) and assist to turnover ratio (141-44). The senior guard from Austin, Texas scored 8.2 points per game and started all 26 games he appeared in.
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The first 200 FLC students to tonight's game will receive a free ticket, sponsored by the Bank of the San Juans, KDUR and the Billy Goat Saloon.
Fort Lewis split two games last week with a win at home against Adams State University (80-65) and a loss on the road against Westminster College (84-78).
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Blaylock's performance this past week helped him capture RMAC Offensive Player of the Week honors. He averaged 25 points, three assists, and shot 60 percent over the two games.
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The Skyhawks dropped from No. 14 in last week's NABC poll to No. 21 this week.
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Brandon Wilson is averaging 7.4 rebounds per game, which is tied for fourth in the league.
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Alex Semadeni leads the league in field goal percentage shooting 68.5 percent from the field (87-of-127).
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The Skyhawks have the league's best scoring offense (89.5 per game), scoring margin (14.3 points per game), field goal percentage (51.9 percent), three-point field goal percentage (42.7 percent), and assists (17.1 average).
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SCOUTING THE MOUNTAIN LIONS
University of Colorado Colorado Springs enter tournament play with a 12-15 record on the season and 11-11 in RMAC play. The Mountain Lions are the No. 7 seed in the tournament this season after pulling in the No. 5 seed the previous year.
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UCCS is led by TreShawn Wilford who leads the team in scoring (12.4 per game), rebounds (7.4) per game, and steals (1.8 per game).
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The Mountain Lions are averaging 78.0 points per game this season. They are fourth in the league for blocked shots (3.1 per game) and are third in rebounding margin (plus 4.7 per game).
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UP NEXT
If Fort Lewis wins tonight's game, they will continue tournament play on Friday, March 3
rd against the winner of Colorado State University-Pueblo and Colorado Christian University. The highest remaining seed after tonight's quarterfinal games will host the RMAC Final Four.
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