Braves Square Off with Warhawks on the Road
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Braves Square Off with Warhawks on the Road

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MONROE, La. – The Alcorn State University men's basketball program will be in action at 11 a.m. Saturday when it travels to Fant-Ewing Coliseum to face the University of Louisiana Monroe.
 
It will be the second game of the season for both teams. The Braves (0-1) fell at DePaul on Tuesday 72-54, while the Warhawks (1-0) topped Louisiana College 64-41.
 
Alcorn got off to a slow start at DePaul, but outscored the Blue Demons 28-27 in the second half. The Braves outrebounded DePaul 43-39.
 
Senior Deshaw Andrews netted a team-high 12 points, and junior Kobe Wilson pulled down 10 rebounds. Junior Troymain Crosby, a preseason All-Conference Second-Team selection, pitched in with nine points.
 
Sharp-shooting senior Maurice Howard was named to the Preseason All-Conference First-Team. Howard ranks eighth all-time in school history in assists with 234. He's nine away from moving up to No. 7. Howard also needs 21 points to reach the 1,000 mark in his career. He scored six points in the season-opener.
 
Howard and Crosby are two of four returning starters from last year. Andrews and Devon Brewer also return. Brewer has turned away 65 career blocks, and is attempting to become just the ninth player in school history to reach the 80-block plateau.
 
The Warhawks finished 19-16 overall and 9-9 in the Sun Belt Conference last season. The went on to play in the College Insider Tournament (CIT) and defeated Kent State 87-77 before falling to Texas Southern 108-102 (2OT).
 
In the team's opener against LC, JD Williams scored a game-high 25 points and Michael Ertel scored 15 points. The Warhawks held a 57-24 rebounding advantage. Williams and Ertel are the team's top returners from last season as Williams averaged 15.5 points per game, and Williams 11.8.
 
Alcorn will play its home-opener Tuesday when it hosts Paul Quinn at 6 p.m. at the Davey L. Whitney Complex.
 
NOTES
- The Braves are 2-4 all-time against the Warhawks. The last meeting came in 2009-10 with the Warhawks finishing on top 82-66. Alcorn's two victories in the series both came in 1990-91 with the Braves winning 102-71 at home and 78-70 on the road.
 
- Alcorn is going for its first non-conference win over a Division I opponent since 2012-13 when it topped Samford 69-65 in overtime. However, all wins from 2012-13 were vacated by the NCAA. Prior to that season, the last DI non-conference win was against Jacksonville State 70-68 in 2003-04.
 
- The Braves were picked to finish ninth in the SWAC Preseason Poll. They ended in eighth last year and brought back four starters and seven letterwinners.
 
- Howard is the school's all-time leader in three-pointers made and led the SWAC in three-point shooting last season with a .406 percentage. Howard averaged a team-high 13.7 points per game and logged a league-leading 36.4 minutes per game.
 
- Alcorn head coach Montez Robinson is in his fifth season at the helm. He carries a 39-33 SWAC record and was the 2016-17 SWAC Coach of the Year.
 
- The Braves reloaded with 10 newcomers this year, including seven transfers. Corey Tillery is a graduate transfer from Tennessee Tech where he averaged 8.1 points per game last season.
 
- Alcorn ranked second in the SWAC in three-point percentage defense last year, limiting the opposition to a .312 mark.
 
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