FREDERICK, Md. - The Hood College men's basketball hosts Widener University in the semifinals of the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth Championships on Friday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m.
Tickets (Per MAC Championship Policy)
- Hood students - FREE with ID
- Adults - $6
- Senior Citizens - $4
- Non-Hood students (valid ID) & Children - $2
- Pre-school (under 6) with Adult - FREE
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Scouting the Pride
Widener enters the contest 13-13 overall and went 6-10 in the regular season in conference play. The Pride have perhaps the most impressive win of an MAC Commonwealth team, defeating then-No. 8 Swarthmore 77-66 in November. Widener features a balanced offense with three players averaging between 12.2 and 12.8 points per game and a fourth player in double figures. Matt Daulerio checks in at 12.8 ppg and his shooting over 50 percent from the field and almost 40 percent from 3-point range. Jared Peters and Pat Holden also average over 12 ppg. Holden is currently second on the team at 12.4 ppg and has a team-high 80 assists. Peters chips in with 12.2 ppg and is the team-leader in steals with 43. Steven Matlack (11.2 ppg) and Kenny Lewis (9.8 ppg) round out the starting five. Lewis is the team's top rebounder with 7.3 per game.Â
Scouting the Blazers
The Blazers enter the playoffs at 18-6 overall after finishing 14-2 in the MAC Commonwealth. Hood is led by the senior guard tandem of twin brothersÂ
Mason Wang andÂ
Evan Wang. Mason is the conference's leading scorer at 22.3 points per game and makes league-best 3.3 3-pointers per game. He also ranks second in steals (2.3), third in 3-point percentage (.422), fourth in assists (3.6), fifth in assist/turnover ratio (1.5), eighth in free throw percentage (.797) and eighth in field goal percentage (.503). Evan is among the MAC Commonwealth leaders in scoring (eighth, 14.1), field goal percentage (ninth, .486), 3-point field goal percentage (second, .453), 3-point field goals (second, 2.8), assists (third, 3.8), while leading the league in assist/turnover ratio (2.5). As a team, Hood leads the MAC Commonwealth in scoring at 81.9 points per game and has a +7.8 scoring margin, also tops in the league. The high-scoring attack is fueled by a perimeter attack that hits 13.1 3-pointers per game, fourth in all of Division III. Hood is 21st in the nation in 3-point percentage at .378 as the Wang twins each rank in the top 30 individually. The Blazers take excellent care of the basketball, committing just 12.1 turnovers per contest.Â
Hood's Playoff History
The Blazers are making their 10th trip to a conference tournament in program history. It is also the team's fourth trip to the MAC Commonwealth Semifinals in five trips since joining the conference. The Blazers have made each of the last three full-season MAC Commonwealth Championship tournaments dating back to 2019. Â
About the 2022 MAC Commonwealth Men's Basketball Championship
For the 2021-22 season, tournament expansion was approved to include all nine teams, versus the typical field of five, due to a surge in COVID-19. Friday's other semifinal features Messiah at Eastern at 7 p.m.
