After a 66-53 defeat in its first trip to the Palestra, Elizabethtown College looks to turn the tide as the Blue Jays face Wilkes University on Sunday. Elizabethtown’s success hinges on its veteran core of Austin Finarelli, Rance Russo, and EJ Finney. Finarelli leads the charge, averaging 23.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Russo contributes 16.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, while Finney adds 9.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, and a team-high 13 blocks.
Wilkes University makes its Palestra debut as the Landmark Conference's fourth-best scoring team, averaging 79.1 points per game, and boasting the league’s third-best scoring defense, holding opponents to 68.7 points per game. The Colonels, winners of eight of their last ten games, are led by standout Lucas Lesko. Lesko, averaging 23.8 points per game, is closing in on the 1,000-point milestone, sitting at 980 points heading into Sunday. A sharpshooter from beyond the arc, Lesko is hitting 43% of his three-point attempts (29-of-67), while adding 7.7 rebounds, 15 assists, and 13 blocks to his impressive stat line.
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