SELINSGROVE, PA (February 22, 2022) -- The Susquehanna University men's basketball team, winners of 11 straight and the Landmark Conference regular season champions with a 13-1 conference mark, will start its postseason journey on Wednesday evening, hosting No. 4 seed Juniata College in O.W. Houts Gymnasium for the Landmark Conference Tournament semifinals. The River Hawks are in search of their second Landmark Conference title in the last three seasons, though SU did not compete in 2020-21 due to CoVID-19. 

Event Details
Landmark Conference Tournament Website
Opponent: vs. Juniata College (15-10, 8-6 Landmark)
Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Selinsgrove, PA – O.W. Houts Gymnasium (Directions)
Tickets (sold at the door):
Adults - $7 
Minors (10-17), Non-Landmark Students & Seniors (62+) - $4
Landmark Students, Faculty & Staff - Free (with ID)
Children (0-10) - Free
Live Coverage: (Live Video) (Live Stats)

A Look at The River Hawks (21-4, 13-1 Landmark): 

• The River Hawk men come into Wednesday's game on an 11-game win streak, and have not lost at home since December 8, 2021 against No. 19 Swarthmore College. 
• Susquehanna leads the conference in scoring offense and scoring margin, as SU posts 80.4 points per game while outscoring opposition by 10.4 on average. 
• SU ranks 17th in the country and first in the Landmark Conference in steals per game with 10.5. 
• The River Hawks do a good job of taking care of the ball, as they are seventh in the nation in Division III in turnover margin at 6.8. SU is also 11th in D-III in turnovers per game, committing just 10.2 per game on average. 
• Along with that stat, SU is 10th in the country in assist to turnover ratio at 1.48. Much of that is due to the play of Danny Frauenheim, who is second in Division III in the category at 3.70. 
• SU's defense has been stellar the last month, allowing over 70 points just twice while lowering its points per game against average from 79.8 after a loss at Scranton to 70.1 points per game after Saturday's win over Elizabethtown. 
• Susquehanna had allowed teams to shoot over 50 percent nine times before the current 11-game win streak, but just once during that stretch. 
• The River Hawks come into today's game with the Landmark Conference's top three theft leaders, as Jay Martin leads the conference with 60 while Howie Rankine and Frauenheim are second and third, respectively, with 45 and 40. 
• Dominic Dunn is first in the conference and 49th nationally in three-point percentage, as the wing player has hit on 40.0 percent of his shots from deep. He's averaging 2.50 makes per game from deep, second in the Landmark. 
• SU's offensive attack has been very balanced of late, as senior Lukas Yurasits paces the squad with 15.0 points per game, shooting 51.5 percent from the floor. 
• Dunn is right behind Yurasits with 14.2 points per game, adding a team-leading 5.2 rebounds per game. 
• Frauenheim is averaging 10.5 points per game as well, leading the conference in assists per game with 5.5. 
• Rankine is pouring in 8.8 points a contest, and Martin is right behind him with 8.2 a night. 
• Senior center Jack Van Syckle has been huge since being inserted in the starting lineup 11 games ago, as he has posting six games with double-figures while adding two double-doubles. 
• The River Hawks are in search of their second Landmark Conference title, while looking for their seventh conference title ever after earning four in the Middle Atlantic Conference. 
• SU has made the title game in the Landmark Conference on four previous occasions. 

A Look at the Eagles (15-10, 8-6 Landmark)

• Juniata comes into Wednesday's game after a late season flurry to catch and pass the University of Scranton for the No. 4 seed in the tournament. 
• The Eagles are making their second straight trip to the Landmark Conference Tournament after missing the postseason for the prior two years. JC made the title game back in 2017-18 as the top seed.
• 2022 marks the third time that the Eagles have been the No. 4 seed in the Landmark Conference Tournament, joining 2016 and 2021. 
• JC is in search of its first Landmark Conference title, and its first conference title in program history. JC shared a Northern Division title back in 1958-59 with Hofstra, but Hofstra played in the College Division title against Drexel for the MAC title. 
• The Eagles come into Wednesday's game winners of their past two games and four of their last five including a 91-71 win at Moravian University clinch a playoff spot on Saturday. 
• Juniata has been one of the best defensive teams in the nation this year, allowing only 65 points per game, which is 42nd nationally and second-best in the Landmark. 
• The Eagles have forced 15.9 turnovers per game this year, which is second in the conference. 
• Evan Eisenhart ranks third in the conference in three-point field goal attempts with 144 on the season, making 2.32 per contest. 
• Sophomore Chase Husted leads the squad in scoring with 11.6 points per game, shooting 56 percent from the field. He also paces Juniata in rebounds per game with 6.6. 
• Eisenhart is second on the squad with 10.6 points per game, while junior wing player Nick Rigby has added 10.3 points per game. 
• The Eagles are 5-5 on the road this season but have won their last three away from Huntingdon. 

Series Match-Up: Susquehanna won both games with the Eagles this season, knocking off Juniata 81-38 in Huntingdon before topping JC 72-60 in Selinsgrove on February 5. SU holds a 108-81 series lead over the Eagles all-time. 

Other Landmark Action: The winner of Wednesday night's game in Selinsgrove will take on the winner of the No. 2 Drew University and No. 3 Catholic University contest. The highest seed will host the Landmark Championships on Saturday.