Rockhurst hopes to end losing skid in St. Louis

The Rockhurst men's basketball team travels to St. Louis this weekend, hoping to end their four-game losing streak. The Hawks face Missouri-St. Louis on Thursday (7:30 p.m.) and Maryville on Saturday (3 p.m.).

The Hawks currently rank ninth in the GLVC Point Rating System. RU's Chris Hamil (14.5), Quinton Curry (13.7) and Curtis Lewis (13.1) each rank among with the top 20 scorers in the GLVC. Curry, Nick Volz and Connor Evans are among three of the top 16 rebounders in the GLVC.

UMSL (15-4, 6-3 GLVC) has won eight of its last 10 games. The Tritons are coming off a 70-64 victory over Maryville last Saturday. Johnathan Matthews leads UMSL with a 14.7 scoring average.

The Tritons won their last meeting, 79-49, on Jan. 25, 2018 at the Mark Twain Building. UMSL has won five of the last six meetings. The all-time series is tied at 21-21.

Maryville (7-11, 2-7 GLVC) has lost seven of its last nine games. Casey Teson ranks third in scoring (21.0) in the GLVC.

The Saints won their last meeting, 80-66, on Dec. 2, 2017 at Rockhurst. The Hawks have won three of the last four meetings and lead the all-time series, 9-4.

Both games will be streaming on glvcsn.com and the GLVCSN mobile app. Live stats are available on rockhursthawks.com.

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Players Mentioned

#44 Quinton Curry: F; 6' 7"; Sophomore

#3 Connor Evans: F; 6' 5"; Senior

#2 Curtis Lewis: G; 5' 11"; Sophomore

#13 Nick Volz: F; 6' 8"; Redshirt Freshman

#20 Chris Hamil: G; 6' 5"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#44 Quinton Curry
: 6' 7"; Sophomore
: F

#3 Connor Evans
: 6' 5"; Senior
: F

#2 Curtis Lewis
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: G

#13 Nick Volz
: 6' 8"; Redshirt Freshman
: F

#20 Chris Hamil
: 6' 5"; Sophomore
: G