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WHO'S HOT Players with presidential names. Armstrong Atlantic State's George Bush and Belmont Abbey's Jon Adams each helped their teams pick up wins over Paine College this week. The Lions face Fayetteville State's Robert Ford tonight. Wonder if his middle name's Gerald.
WHO'S NOT Paine's men. The Lions have opened the season with a pair of home losses that came down to the wire.
STAT OF THE WEEK Augusta State has73 turnovers through three games, with a turnover margin of -7.1 per game. Last season, the Jaguars had a +3.1 turnover margin.
RANKING THE MEN'S TEAMS 1. Augusta State (2-1, 0-0 PBC). The Jaguars should be 3-0, but blew a 14-point, second-half lead against Carson-Newman.
2. Aiken Tech (4-1, 0-0 CJCC). In the Knights' 112-31 win over Anderson College's JV team Wednesday, the score was 47-9 at halftime.
3. Paine (0-2, 0-0 SIAC). The Lions have yet to find a consistent scorer, but continue to show promise for the rest of the season.
4. USC Aiken (0-0, 0-0 PBC). Pacers open their season tonight at Carson-Newman (8 p.m.).
RANKING THE WOMEN'S TEAMS 1. USC Aiken (2-0, 0-0 PBC). Two reasons why the Lady Pacers are undefeated: Erica Larsen averaging 18 points a game and the team is holding opponents to 32 percent shooting.
2. Augusta State (1-0, 0-0 PBC). Lady Jaguars missed 14 3-point attempts (2-for-16), 17 free throws (24-for-41), committed 19 turnovers, but still picked up a sloppy win over Voorhees Monday.
3. Paine (0-0, 0-0 SIAC). Lady Lions don't begin their season until Friday in the two-day Clark Atlanta tournament.
GAME OF THE WEEK Brunswick Community College at Aiken Tech, today, 3 p.m. Knights have been on a roll since their season-opening loss at Atlanta Metro. Aiken Tech opens conference play today.
THEY SAID IT "You have to recognize we have a young ballclub and they're going to make some mistakes. One game doesn't make a season," - Paine coach Ron Spry, who has nine newcomers and 11 underclassmen on this season's squad.
- Chris Gay
