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Rockhurst opens 2020 road schedule at Lewis

Curtis Lewis went over 1,000 career points earlier this season.
The Rockhurst Hawks hit the road for the first time in conference play in 2020. The Hawks travel to Illinois to face Lewis on Thursday (7:30 p.m.) and Illinois Springfield on Saturday (3 p.m.).

Rockhurst (7-4) has won seven of its last nine games and shares first place in the GLVC with a 3-0 league mark. The Hawks are unbeaten after three conference games for the first time since 2010.

Curtis Lewis leads the Hawks in scoring (18.6 pg) and assists (4.5 pg). He ranks fourth in scoring, 11th in assists and second in steals (2.2 pg) in the GLVC. The junior guard has amassed 1,080 points and 286 assists at Rockhurst over the past three seasons.

Quinton Curry and Nick Volz have teamed to give the Hawks a strong 1-2 presence inside. Curry and Volz have combined for 28.7 points and 15.1 rebounds per game.

Lewis (6-5, 1-2 GLVC) is coming off a 56-50 loss at No. 1 ranked Bellarmine last Saturday. The Flyers have won six of their last eight games. Anthony D'Avanzo leads Lewis in scoring (14.8 pg) and rebounding (6.8 pg).

The Flyers have won the eight of the last nine meetings with Rockhurst and hold an 11-4 lead in the all-time series.

Illinois Springfield (8-3, 1-2 GLVC) has dropped three of its last five games. The Prairie Stars have split their last six games after starting the season with a 5-0 record. Daniel Soetan leads UIS in scoring (18.4 pg), rebounding (7.1 pg) and blocked shots (1.3 pg).

The Hawks own a four-game winning streak over the Prairie Stars and lead the series 7-5 since 2010.

Both of the Hawks games this week can be streamed on glvcsn.com, with live stats available here on rockhursthawks.com.
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Players Mentioned

Quinton Curry

#44 Quinton Curry

C
6' 7"
Junior
Curtis Lewis

#2 Curtis Lewis

G
5' 11"
Junior
Nick Volz

#13 Nick Volz

F
6' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Quinton Curry

#44 Quinton Curry

6' 7"
Junior
C
Curtis Lewis

#2 Curtis Lewis

5' 11"
Junior
G
Nick Volz

#13 Nick Volz

6' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
F