RADFORD WELCOMES ELON TO DEDMON FOR SATURDAY MATINEE

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SETTING THE STAGE

The Radford men's basketball returns to game action Saturday afternoon when it plays host to Elon for a 4 p.m. tipoff inside the Dedmon Center.
Series History: Radford leads 7-4, but the teams are meeting for the first time since the 2002-03 campaign when Elon was a member of the Big South. The Highlanders are 5-1 in games at Dedmon, with Elon's victory coming in its last visit.
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HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Record: 3-5
Radford looks for its third home win in as many games this season. The Highlanders shot at least 50 percent from the field in both of the victories.
Justin Cousin is coming off a strong performance against North Carolina, scoring 14 points and connecting on three 3-pointers.
Cousin is second on the team with 21 assists, including 13 in the two prior games inside Dedmon.
Caleb Tanner ranks second among Big South players in 3-point percentage, connecting at a 44 percent clip (21 of 48). He is also tied for third in the conference in made 3's per game with 2.6 per outing.
Tanner remains the Highlanders' leading scorer at 10.3 ppg. He shot a combined 8 for 12 behind the arc in the two home wins.
Ed Polite, Jr. now ranks second in the Big South with 9.0 rebounds per game, second in offensive rebounds (3.3 per game) and third in steals (2.3 per game).
Randy Phillips stands fifth in the league with 2.5 offensive rebounds per contest.
Christian Bradford is third on the team with 7.9 ppg, while ranking seventh among conference players with 2.9 assists per contest.
Donald Hicks has averaged 14.7 ppg in Radford's three victories, reaching double figures in each game, while shooting 53 percent from the field.
Devonnte Holland and Darius Bolstad are a combined 29 of 42 shooting (69 percent) off the bench.

SCOUTING ELON

Record: 6-3
Elon won six of its first seven games for its best start in 29 years before back-to-back losses at Georgetown (77-74) Sunday and at home against UNC Asheville (78-67) Tuesday.
The Phoenix were doomed by a poor start in the UNCA loss, shooting just 27 percent in the first half and falling into a 15-point hole.
Despite its lowest scoring output of the season in that game, Elon is still averaging 82.6 points per game with players in double figures.
Sophomore forward Tyler Seibring tallied 21 against Asheville to take over the team lead at 12.6 ppg. He also averages a team-best 6.0 rebounds per game.
Senior guard Luke Eddy, who was second on the team in scoring last season, is averaging 12.1 per game, along with a team-high 40 assists.
Redshirt junior forward Brian Dawkins is also at 12.1 ppg, while shooting 63 percent from both the field and 3-point range (12 of 19).
Sophomore guard Steven Santa Ana averages 12.0 ppg, while sophomore Dainan Swoope contributes 10.2 ppg off the bench.
The Phoenix rank 19th in the nation in 3-point attempts per game (251 total) and 28th in made 3's per game. They are shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc and 48 percent overall.