GREENWOOD, S.C. - The Lander Bearcats return to action Saturday afternoon as they host Tusculum University at 1:30 PM in Horne Arena.  

QUICK HITTERS

Lander's Record: 6-1, 0-0 PBC

Tusculum's Record: 3-6, 1-5 SAC

First Met: November 21, 1989 

Last Met: December 1, 2012 (Tusculum won (81-55)

Last Five Tusculum leads 3-2

Who's Next: vs. Columbus State (Dec. 17)

STORYLINES

• Lander is coming off a dominating 103-40 win over Emory & Henry last Sunday in their home opener.
• It was the first time since February 8, 2020, that the Bearcats scored over 100 points when they scored 102 against Columbus State.
• The 40 points Lander gave up were the fewest they had allowed since January 13, 2021, when Francis Marion scored 35 points.  
• In their four-game winning streak, the Bearcats are outscoring their opponents by 31.25 points and are averaging 90.5 points per game.
• Zamiya Passmore joined the 1,000 career point club in the win over Belmont Abbey.
• Lander leads the Peach Belt in blocked shots (30), blocked shots per game (4.3), field-goal percentage (47.5), offensive rebounds per game (15.7), rebound margin (7.3), and scoring offense (83.6).
• Makaila Cange currently leads the PBC and is eighth in Division II in double-doubles (5), and leads the conference and is third in the country in field-goal percentage (65.9), first in the PBC in offensive rebounds per game (5.3), free-throws made (38), free-throw percentage (77.6), and points per game (21.6).
• Miriam Recarte leads the Peach Belt and is tenth in the country in blocked shots (20), and leads the conference and is ninth in blocked shots per game (2.86). Zamiya Passmore is second in the PBC in assists (39) and points per game (20.7)
• The Bearcats are dominating down low so far, averaging 42.5 points in the paint through six games.
• Recarte is 8 blocks away from 200 for her career.  

TEAM COMPARISON

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