The game is on ESPN+.
Bridgewater is a D3 school and a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC). It is interesting to note that they have a notation on their schedule that this game is an “exhibition”. Their game against Elon on 12/15, a 104-70 loss, was also listed as an exhibition and is not reflected as a loss on their schedule page. The Eagles were picked 7th in the 13 team ODAC preseason rankings.
They play Mary Washington on Monday, December 18. I’ll update accordingly Tuesday morning.
KenPom: Gives us a 100% chance of winning.
GMU - 98
Bridgewater - Not Ranked
NET:
GMU - 60
Bridgewater - Not Ranked
We are 0-0 against Bridgewater all-time.
Bridgewater is currently 9-3 on the season. They are 4-2 at home, 5-1 on the road, and 0-0 at neutral sites.
Wins: St. Mary’s Md. (83-61), Washington & Lee (91-83), Penn Tech (100-79), William Peace (81-49), Juniata (82-64), Randolph (68-67), Averett (69-52), Penn St. Harrisburg (80-64), Greensboro (58-53)
Losses: Mary Baldwin (81-57), Shenandoah (76-52), Elon (104-70 ex) not listed as a loss on Bridgewater’s page, Mary Washington (69-52)
Schedule: https://bridgewatereagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2023-24
Roster: https://bridgewatereagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Stats: https://bridgewatereagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats
The Eagles are led by 6’5” Alec Topper (16.4 ppg & 8.8 reb), 6’5” Aaron Oates (14.4 pops & 6.0 reb), and 5’11” Jordan Cooper (12.9 ppg). Others of note are 6’5” Landon Hawes (8.8 ppg), 6’0” RK Law (5.9 ppg), and 6’4” Woody Machado (4.1 ppg). 6’3” Khalil Ward (3.1 ppg) and 6’4” Will Dunlap (2.9 ppg) also play double digit minutes.
The Eagles average 75.5 points per game while giving up 66.3. Bridgewater is shooting 43.2% from the floor and 31.7% from 3. Opponents are shooting 41.4% from the field and 25.9% from 3. The Eagles have out rebounded their opponents by 1.5 boards per game thus far. They shoot 68.7% from the charity stripe and have averaged 12.1 turnovers per game.
My prediction: Despite the sh&t show we witnessed against Loyola we are better at every position. We are also more experienced as nine Eagles are freshman or sophomores. Fatigue may be an issue for them since the “exhibition” against us will be their 4th game in 6 days. This should be a 25+ point win. Anything less this far into the season will be a disappointment. GMU 85 - Bridgewater 50.
Discuss.
Bridgewater is a D3 school and a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC). It is interesting to note that they have a notation on their schedule that this game is an “exhibition”. Their game against Elon on 12/15, a 104-70 loss, was also listed as an exhibition and is not reflected as a loss on their schedule page. The Eagles were picked 7th in the 13 team ODAC preseason rankings.
They play Mary Washington on Monday, December 18. I’ll update accordingly Tuesday morning.
KenPom: Gives us a 100% chance of winning.
GMU - 98
Bridgewater - Not Ranked
NET:
GMU - 60
Bridgewater - Not Ranked
We are 0-0 against Bridgewater all-time.
Bridgewater is currently 9-3 on the season. They are 4-2 at home, 5-1 on the road, and 0-0 at neutral sites.
Wins: St. Mary’s Md. (83-61), Washington & Lee (91-83), Penn Tech (100-79), William Peace (81-49), Juniata (82-64), Randolph (68-67), Averett (69-52), Penn St. Harrisburg (80-64), Greensboro (58-53)
Losses: Mary Baldwin (81-57), Shenandoah (76-52), Elon (104-70 ex) not listed as a loss on Bridgewater’s page, Mary Washington (69-52)
Schedule: https://bridgewatereagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2023-24
Roster: https://bridgewatereagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Stats: https://bridgewatereagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats
The Eagles are led by 6’5” Alec Topper (16.4 ppg & 8.8 reb), 6’5” Aaron Oates (14.4 pops & 6.0 reb), and 5’11” Jordan Cooper (12.9 ppg). Others of note are 6’5” Landon Hawes (8.8 ppg), 6’0” RK Law (5.9 ppg), and 6’4” Woody Machado (4.1 ppg). 6’3” Khalil Ward (3.1 ppg) and 6’4” Will Dunlap (2.9 ppg) also play double digit minutes.
The Eagles average 75.5 points per game while giving up 66.3. Bridgewater is shooting 43.2% from the floor and 31.7% from 3. Opponents are shooting 41.4% from the field and 25.9% from 3. The Eagles have out rebounded their opponents by 1.5 boards per game thus far. They shoot 68.7% from the charity stripe and have averaged 12.1 turnovers per game.
My prediction: Despite the sh&t show we witnessed against Loyola we are better at every position. We are also more experienced as nine Eagles are freshman or sophomores. Fatigue may be an issue for them since the “exhibition” against us will be their 4th game in 6 days. This should be a 25+ point win. Anything less this far into the season will be a disappointment. GMU 85 - Bridgewater 50.
Discuss.
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