Mercyhurst Lakers @ Lafayette Leopards
Mercyhurst faces Lafayette on 3-game skid
Mercyhurst Lakers (3-5) at Lafayette Leopards (2-7)
Easton, Pennsylvania; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Mercyhurst heads into the matchup with Lafayette after losing three straight games.
The Leopards are 2/3 in home games. Lafayette has a 1-2 record against teams over .500.
The Lakers have gone 1-5 away from home. Mercyhurst ranks ninth in the NEC shooting 30.5% from 3-point range.
Lafayette is shooting 39.8% from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points lower than the 40.2% Mercyhurst allows to opponents. Mercyhurst averages 65.4 points per game, 10.0 fewer points than the 75.4 Lafayette allows to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Caleb Williams is scoring 16.2 points per game and averaging 3.7 rebounds for the Leopards. Andrew Phillips is averaging 14.8 points and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 39.3%.
Bernie Blunt is shooting 46.7% and averaging 16.3 points for the Lakers. Jake Lemelman is averaging 13.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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2025-26 Northeast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Connecticut | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| New Haven | 0-0 | - | 5-4 |
| Long Island University | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
| Le Moyne | 0-0 | - | 4-5 |
| Mercyhurst | 0-0 | - | 3-5 |
| Saint Francis | 0-0 | - | 2-7 |
| Stonehill | 0-0 | - | 2-8 |
| Wagner | 0-0 | - | 1-6 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 0-0 | - | 1-7 |
| Chicago State | 0-0 | - | 1-8 |
2025-26 Patriot League Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| American University | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Colgate | 0-0 | - | 5-4 |
| Navy | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
| Boston University | 0-0 | - | 4-5 |
| Loyola Maryland | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| Holy Cross | 0-0 | - | 3-6 |
| Army | 0-0 | - | 3-7 |
| Lehigh | 0-0 | - | 3-7 |
| Lafayette | 0-0 | - | 2-7 |
| Bucknell | 0-0 | - | 2-8 |
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