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FPU Hosts West Coast Baptist, Concordia This Week

FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific men's basketball team is back in action this week after a three-game swing in Hawaii. The Sunbirds host West Coast Baptist on Tuesday before taking on Concordia in PacWest play on Saturday.
 
THE SCHEDULE
Game #7
vs. West Coast Baptist (0-11)
Tuesday, Dec. 11 • 6 p.m. 
Fresno, Calif. • Special Events Center 
Live Stats • Video
 
Game #8
vs. Concordia (8-4, 4-0 PacWest)
Saturday, Dec. 15 • 4:30 p.m. 
Fresno, Calif. • Special Events Center 
Live Stats • Video
 
ABOUT THE SUNBIRDS
• Fresno Pacific currently sits at 2-4 overall and 1-2 in league play. The Sunbirds went 1-2 on their Hawaiian road trip, with the win coming against Hawai'i Pacific (67-54). FPU also took Chaminade to overtime, but fell 93-86, and suffered a setback to Hawai'i Hilo 72-57.
• FPU is currently averaging 68.3 points per night and is shooting .411 from the floor as a team.
• Aamondae Coleman is leading the Sunbirds in scoring (14.2 ppg) and rebounding (9.2 rpg). The sophomore is second in the league in rebounding average and seventh in scoring.
• All five starters are averaging double-digits.
 
FPU LEADERBOARD
• Scoring: Aamondae Coleman, 14.2 ppg
• Rebounds: Aamondae Coleman, 9.2 rpg
• Assists: Adrian Antunez, 2.3 apg
• Blocks: Toby Christensen, 3
• Steals: Adrian Antunez, 9
• FG%: Aamondae Coleman, .542
• Three-Pointers: Nate Kendricks, 9

ABOUT THE EAGLES
• West Coast Baptist is in search of its first win of the season. The Eagles (0-11) most recently fell to Life Pacific 115-69 on Saturday. 
• Seth Hanna leads WCB with an 18.5 points per game average, while Nic Corl adds 15.2 points and 6.1 rebounds per night.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• FPU leads the all-time series 1-0 against West Coast Baptist. The Sunbirds defeated the Eagles 85-44 last December. 
 
ABOUT THE EAGLES
• Concordia enters Saturday's matchup at 8-4 overall and 4-0 in the PacWest. The Eagles most recently took down Biola 84-78 on Saturday at home.
• CUI is one of the most efficient teams in the league and is averaging 74 points per night. The Eagles rank second in the PacWest in turnover margin (4.33). Brian Chambers is sixth in the league in scoring (16.4), while Kayle Knuckles leads the conference in threes (27).
 
SERIES HISTORY
• FPU trails CUI 43-16 in the all-time series. The Eagles took the last meeting 89-67 in Irvine last January.
 
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Players Mentioned

Adrian Antunez

#12 Adrian Antunez

PG
6' 0"
Sophomore
Toby Christensen

#24 Toby Christensen

F
6' 7"
Senior
Aamondae Coleman

#4 Aamondae Coleman

F
6' 6"
Sophomore
Nate Kendricks

#10 Nate Kendricks

G
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Adrian Antunez

#12 Adrian Antunez

6' 0"
Sophomore
PG
Toby Christensen

#24 Toby Christensen

6' 7"
Senior
F
Aamondae Coleman

#4 Aamondae Coleman

6' 6"
Sophomore
F
Nate Kendricks

#10 Nate Kendricks

6' 1"
Freshman
G