Game Preview: N4C Play Continues as Milwaukee Tech Visits #5 RVC
Rockford, IL – #5 Rock Valley College Men's Basketball (16-4, 4-0 in N4C) will host NJCAA DIII Milwaukee Area Technical College on Wednesday, January 18th at 7:30 PM.
Probable Starters
#5 NJCAA DIII Rock Valley College (16-4, 4-0 in N4C)
PG-
Malique Ross - 6'1, Fr., Oswego, IL; 12.4 ppg, 5.5 apg
SG-
Dalton Menke - 6'3, So., Winnebago, IL; 11.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg
SF-
Elijah Pappas - 6'3, Fr., Rockford, IL; 7.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg
PF-
DeMari Davis - 6'6, R-Fr., Indianapolis, IN; 7.8 ppg, 8.4 rpg
C-
Alec Pena - 6'7, So., Rockton, IL; 17.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg
6th-
Jace Kitchen - 6'6, So., DeKalb, IL; 13.2 ppg, 42.9% 3 PT
NJCAA DIII College of DuPage (8-11, 1-3 in N4C)
PG- Kyan Pleasant – 6'1, So., Beloit, WI; 13.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg 3.6 apg
SG- D'Andre Morehouse – 6'0, Fr., Milwaukee, WI; 8.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.3 apg
SF- Damon Simpson Jr. – 6'6, Fr., Milwaukee, WI; 7.8 ppg, 6.9 rpg
PF- Jarreyon Johnson – 6'7, Fr., Clearwater, FL; 6.9 ppg, 5.8 rpg
C- Evan Runkel - 6'8, So, Strum, WI; 12.8 ppg, 7.8 rpg
6th- Lavele Gray – 6'4", So., Milwaukee; WI; 8.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg
RVC Starts N4C Play 4-0
Rock Valley traveled to NJCAA DIII College of DuPage on Saturday for a match up with the Chaparrals… The Golden Eagles got off the a sluggish start, digging themselves a 29-26 deficit after one half of play… In the second half, Rock Valley outscored COD by 10, winning the game 74-67… RVC continued its solid team play with 5 players scoring in double figures…
Alec Pena (Rockton, IL) led the way with 16 points and 9 rebounds…
Jace Kitchen (DeKalb, IL) notched 13 off the bench, knocking down 3 triples... He also hauled in 5 rebounds… Both
Dalton Menke (Winnebago, IL) and
Malique Ross (Oswego, IL) scored 12 points each…
Elijah Pappas (Rockford, IL) scored 11 points and had 3 steals.
Game Notes
Rock Valley is an NJCAA Division III member of the North Central Community College Conference (N4C)… RVC Men's Basketball checked in at #5 nationally in the NJCAA DIII Poll released on January 10th, 2017… Rock Valley, with a record of 16-4 and 4-0 in N4C play, will host conference opponent Milwaukee Area Technical College on Wednesday… Last season, the Golden Eagles handled Milwaukee Tech on the road in a 75-65 victory, paced by
LT Davis' (Rockford, IL) 22 points… In their second match-up, the Stormers came into Rock Valley and were handed a 99-85 loss, behind 24 points from
LT Davis (Rockford, IL) and 23 points from
Elijah Williams (Chicago, IL)... RVC will play four consecutive home games starting with Milwaukee Tech on Wednesday, followed by Triton College on January 21
st in the "Rumble in the Rock", Madison College on January 25
th before heading into round two of N4C play, starting with rival Joliet Junior College on January 28
th.
Milwaukee Area Technical College Notes
Milwaukee Area Technical College is an NJCAA DIII member located in Milwaukee, WI… The Stormers are coached by Randy Casey… Coach Casey comes off an 23-7 season last year, and looks to end a three-game losing streak at Rock Valley… This season MATC is off to an 8-11 start, and 1-3 in N4C play… Randy Casey coaches both the Men's and Women's basketball teams at Milwaukee Tech, in addition to being the athletic director…The Stormers are led by sophomore Kyan Pleasant (Beloit, WI) with 13.3 points a game.
N4C Standings
| School |
N4C |
PCT. |
Overall |
Pct. |
Streak |
Home |
Away |
Neutral |
| Triton College |
4-0 |
1.000 |
18-1 |
0.947 |
W8 |
11-0 |
7-1 |
0-0 |
| Rock Valley College |
4-0 |
1.000 |
16-4 |
0.800 |
W10 |
9-3 |
7-1 |
0-0 |
| Madison College |
3-1 |
0.750 |
10-8 |
0.556 |
W4 |
8-1 |
2-5 |
0-2 |
| Joliet Junior College |
1-3 |
0.250 |
15-5 |
0.750 |
W1 |
10-2 |
5-3 |
0-0 |
| MATC-Milwaukee |
1-3 |
0.250 |
8-11 |
0.421 |
L3 |
5-2 |
3-9 |
0-0 |
| Harper College |
1-3 |
0.250 |
6-14 |
0.300 |
L1 |
3-8 |
3-6 |
0-0 |
| College of DuPage |
1-3 |
0.250 |
1-15 |
0.063 |
L2 |
0-7 |
1-8 |
0-0 |
| Wilbur Wright College |
1-3 |
0.250 |
1-17 |
0.056 |
L4 |
0-10 |
1-7 |
0-0 |
