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Crucial Road Swing Starts With Faulkner On Thursday

By: Erik Simpson, Sports Information Director
MBB-Sean Cranney

Men's Basketball | 1/30/2019 12:32:00 PM


DALTON, Ga. – Dalton State continues the 2018-19 season this week with a crucial two-game road swing. To begin, the Roadrunners will travel to Montgomery, Ala. to matchup with Faulkner (Ala.) on Thursday night. They will then travel back across the state of Georgia to Cochran to face Middle Georgia State on Saturday afternoon. Middle Georgia is tied for fifth in the SSAC standings with the Roadrunners and currently hold the tiebreaker by virtue of their win in Dalton earlier this month, while Faulkner is right behind both the Knights and Roadrunners in seventh.

Dalton State (Ga.) (12-9, 7-6 SSAC), in its first season under interim head coach Alex Ireland, is coming off a home win against Mobile (Ala.) (81-73) on January 26. The Roadrunners have won two of their last three contest and are looking to finish the regular season strong with nine games remaining. Dalton State is averaging four players in double-figures in scoring, led by Elijah Staley with 15.5 per game. Junior Sean Cranney leads the SSAC in assists per game with 5.05 per game.

Faulkner (Ala.) (13-8, 6-7 SSAC), in its 5th season under head coach Scott Sanderson, comes into the game having lost two of their last three games. The Eagles got out to a hot start at 9-0 with wins over #16 Cumberlands (Ky.) (71-63) on November 9 and #8 Pikeville (Ky.) (88-81) on November 10 and shot up to a #7 national ranking in the first poll of the season. Since that time they have struggled going 4-8. Their last game out was a road win over Blue Mountain (Miss.) (87-75) on January 26.

Thursday's game will be live streamed on the Faulkner Sports Network. Live stats will be provided through Dakstats.
 
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SSAC Standings
School SSAC Overall
#13 William Carey (Miss.) 12-1 16-5
#9 Stillman (Ala.) 11-2 19-2
#20 Bethel (Tenn.) 10-3 16-5
(RV) Loyola (La.) 8-5 13-7
Middle Georgia State 7-6 12-6
Dalton State(Ga.) 7-6 12-9
Faulkner (Ala.) 6-7 13-8
Florida College 5-8 11-10
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 5-8 8-11
Mobile (Ala.) 4-9 7-11
Blue Mountain (Miss.) 2-10 8-10
Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 0-12 1-18

IN'S & OUT'S
•    Sanderson carries an 89-56 record in his four plus years as the Faulkner head man. He is 51-36 in SSAC play with the Eagles.
•    Sanderson replaced brother, Jim, who spent 24 years on the Faulkner bench. For his career, Sanderson is 395-282 with head coaching stops at Lipscomb (Tenn.) and Mobile (Ala.) in addition to Faulkner.
•    Faulkner averages 80.9 ppg and allows 75.1 for the season, but in conference play they have averaged 77.6 while allowing 76.8.
•    Milan Skundric leads the Eagles in scoring (14.9 ppg) and rebounds (8.1 rpg).
•    The Roadrunners held Skundric to 10 points and seven rebounds in their last matchup.
•    Dalton State is 4-4 on the road this season, with all road losses coming in SSAC play.
•    Malik Pugh recorded a season-high 22 points last game out and hit 3-of-5 shots from behind the arc.
•    Athletic freshman Timothy Green had nine points and two big offensive rebounds in Dalton State's win over Mobile (Ala.) January 26. His play will be much needed as the Roadrunners look to finish out the regular season with momentum.

SERIES VS. FAULKNER (ALA.)
•    Eleventh meeting all-time
•    Dalton State leads all-time series 8-2
•    Last Meeting: January 3, 2019; Dalton State, 67-55
•    Sean Chislom had a monster double-double with 15 points and 15 rebounds
•    The Roadrunners held Faulkner to 25% (18-for-72) from the field
•    Dalton State held the advantage on the glass, 48-40
•    Teams combined for 39 turnovers, DS 24 FLK 15


 
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Players Mentioned

Sean Chislom

#20 Sean Chislom

F
6' 4"
Senior
Sean Cranney

#21 Sean Cranney

G
6' 2"
Junior
Timothy Green

#12 Timothy Green

F
6' 7"
Freshman
Malik Pugh

#2 Malik Pugh

G
6' 1"
Senior
Elijah Staley

#0 Elijah Staley

F
6' 7"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Sean Chislom

#20 Sean Chislom

6' 4"
Senior
F
Sean Cranney

#21 Sean Cranney

6' 2"
Junior
G
Timothy Green

#12 Timothy Green

6' 7"
Freshman
F
Malik Pugh

#2 Malik Pugh

6' 1"
Senior
G
Elijah Staley

#0 Elijah Staley

6' 7"
Senior
F