POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (November 30, 2015) - The Vassar College men's basketball team will look to buck the trend of alternating losses and wins to start the 2015-16 campaign, as the squad heads up I-84 to battle New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) foe Trinity College Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. in Hartford, CT. The Brewers are coming off a 68-61 win last Tuesday evening at Maritime College, as senior guard Erikson Wasyl (Durham, CT/Coginchaug) led all scorers with 19 points in the win.

Game Details
Opponent: at Trinity College (CT) (3-1, 0-0 NESCAC)
Links:
(Vassar Men's Basketball Home Page) (Roster) (Stats) (Schedule)
(Trinity Men's Basketball Home Page) (Roster) (Stats) (Schedule)
Site: Hartford, CT
Facility: Ray Oosting Gymnasium
Date: December 2, 2015
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Game Coverage: (Live Stats) (Live Video)

What To Look For
The Brewers will look to ride their momentum from last Tuesday's win into Wednesday's tilt with the Bantams, but Trinity is also playing well having won its last three games. Vassar College will also have to contend with Wednesday being the home opener for Trinity, so a hostile crowd could be in the cards for VC. It will be important for the Brewers to take good shots, control tempo and make free throws, as Trinity is allowing 28 free throws on average per game.
A matchup to watch will be Vassar freshman Paul Grinde (Virginia Beach, VA/Cape Henry Collegiate) against Trinity junior middle man Ed Ogundeko. Grinde will have a four inch size edge on Ogundeko, but the Bantam junior is averaging 14.3 points per game on 54.5 percent shooting, while pulling in 15 rebounds in each of his last two games.

A Look At The Bantams (3-1, 0-0 NESCAC)
Trinity College stumbled to a 80-69 loss at Springfield College in its first game of the season on November 21, but has rebounded nicely to earn wins over Framingham State (71-60), Maine-Fort Kent (90-51) and UMass-Boston (77-54). Trinity does a very good job of holding onto the ball, as the Bantams are averaging just 11.5 turnovers per game, which currently leads the NESCAC. Trinity also makes it very difficult on opposition to score, leading the conference in points allowed per game with just 61.3, while forcing teams into 33.6 percent shooting from the floor, second-lowest in the NESCAC. The Bantams have done well on the glass, ranking second in their league in rebounding margin, grabbing 12.3 more boards per game thus far this season.

Individually the Bantams have a balanced attack on offense, led by the 14.5 points per game from senior guard Jaquann Starks. The senior is shooting 36.4 percent from downtown, as he averages 8.2 attempts from deep per game. Ogundeko combines will forwards Shay Ajayi and Eric Gendron to complete a formidable frontcourt trio that teams to average 32.7 points among the three of them nightly. Senior point guard Andrew Hurd only takes three shots per game, but hands out 5.0 assists per game, tied for the most in the NESCAC. On the glass, Ogundeko is second in the conference in rebounding with 12.0 caroms nightly, while Ajayi is also pulling in 10 a game. Trinity is coming off a season where it went 23-7, losing in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, its best finish since the 1998-99 season.

Against Trinity (CT) All-Time
The Bantams hold a 6-1 edge over the Brewers in the all-time series, as Vassar's lone win came back on New Year's Eve in 2013 in Hartford. Last year, Trinity knocked off VC 52-44 in the AFC.

Classic Man
Senior Erikson Wasyl is well on his way to becoming the 14^th member of the 1,000 Point Club at Vassar College, as he enters the week with 854 points for his career. With 21 games remaining, Wasyl needs to average 7.0 points per game to reach the plateau.

Solid Shooting
This year, the Brewers have been effective offensively from the floor, shooting 46.1 percent on field goals. In fact, VC has outshot its opposition in all four of its contests thus far.

Crying Foul
The Brewers are doing a nice job of not sending teams to the line, and even when they do, opposing squads are making just 59.7 percent against VC from the charity stripe. The 37-for-62 against is by far the worst percentage against in the Liberty League.

Glass Men
The Brewers come into the week second in the Liberty League in rebounding margin, pulling in 1.8 more boards per game than its opponent.

Troublesome Trio
So far this season, the Brewers have three players in the Top 10 in scoring in the Liberty League. Senior Erikson Wasyl, sophomore Jesse Browne (Barrington, RI/Deerfield Academy) and freshman Paul Grinde compose the trio, as VC is the only team with three players in the top 10 offensively. In fact, the triplets are the highest scoring trio in the conference with 48.3 combined points per game.

What Can Browne Do For You?
Sophomore Jesse Browne has started the season out strong, averaging a team-best 17.3 points per game, while sitting third in the Liberty League in field goal percentage at 53.1 percent. He also is in the top 10 in assists per game with three a night.

Tony Awards
Sophomore Tony Caletti (Mill Valley, CA/Branson) ranks second on the team in made three-pointers with seven while starting all four games for VC thus far.

Hey Mickey
Junior guard/forward Mickey Adams (Boston, MA/St. Sebastian's School) earned his first start of the season last Tuesday, and rewarded the coaching staff with a career-high 13 rebounds against Maritime.

Gallivan-ting Around
Freshman big man Chris Gallivan (East Walpole, MA/Walpole) has given the Brewers some big minutes, as he leads the team in field goal percentage (58.3%), while pulling down 3.3 boards in 15.3 minutes per game.

Friendly Return
Assistant coach Michael McSloy returned to his alma mater last week at Maritime as an assistant for the Brewers. A former All-Skyline Conference performer, McSloy saw his Brewers earn a 68-61 victory over the Privateers.

Up Next
Vassar will finally open its home slate this upcoming Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. against another NESCAC foe, hosting fellow Empire State and former Liberty League school Hamilton College in non-conference play from the Athletics and Fitness Center.