This week
The Point Loma men's basketball team will travel to Riverside to play the California Baptist Lancers on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. Last season, these two teams played two of the most memorable games of the PacWest season. PLNU closed out Van Dyne Gym by coming back from a late 11-point deficit to defeat the No. 5 ranked Lancers. Then in the PacWest Tournament, PLNU upset No. 2 seed CBU on a last second shot by Mike Planeta. This year Point Loma will go into this first of two meetings this season at 6-4 while CBU comes in at 6-2.
 
Join the Green & Gold Watch Party
PLNU fans and students are invited to unite to watch the game on the big screen and cheer on their Sea Lions at the Green & Gold Watch Party at Buffalo Wild Wings on Midway Drive. Festivities start at 5pm with tip off of the women's game and continue all the way through the end of the men's game (start time 7pm). The restaurant will be decked out in green & gold spirit, featuring exclusive food specials with PLNU ID, cheerleaders, games, and lots of giveaways and prizes like front row VIP seating (including complimentary food & beverage) for the ESPN broadcast of the Sea Lions game on January 13, t-shirts, gift certificates and more, as the green & gold takes over to watch the Sea Lions on the big screen. Get ready to get LOUD!
 
Follow along
If you are unable to attend this week's game, or any PacWest games this season, they will all be available for fans to follow on live stats and live video. To access both live stats and live video visit plnusealions.com/gameday.
 
A look at the Sea Lions
The men's basketball team is 6-4 after suffering a tough loss at Azusa Pacific (66-55) in its PacWest opener. PLNU had won four straight contests entering conference play.
 
Preston Beverly is leading the team in points (13.3), rebounds (6.7) and blocks (1.0). He is shooting .486 percent from the field to rank sixth in the PacWest. Josh Rodriguez is pacing the Sea Lions in both assists and free throws made. He ranks second in the PacWest with 5.4 assists per game. Tanner Nelson leads the team in 3-pointers made with 17, while averaging 11.1 ppg.  Sterling Somers is doing a bit of everything for the Sea Lions with 8.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg and 2.1 apg.
 
Point Loma leads the PacWest scoring defense (66.8 ppg) and rebounding margin (14.5). PLNU is eighth in the league in scoring with 72.8 ppg while shooting .436 percent from the field. The Sea Lions are also second in blocked shots (4.10) and sixth in assists (14.0).
 
Record watch
Josh Rodriguez has put together an impressive first two seasons for the Sea Lions and is climbing up the record books on multiple top 10 lists. Below is a list of his standings in the record books and the next person in front.
Career Points: Rodriguez (1021) - 20th, Hayden Lescault (1211)
Career Assists: Rodriguez (394) - 7th, Josh Williams (398)
Career 3-pointers: Rodriguez (105) - 10th, Mike Planeta (133)
 
A look at the Lancers
The California Baptist men's basketball team is 0-1 in the PacWest and 6-2 overall. The Lancers are coming off a loss against Chaminade (92-79) in its PacWest opener. The Lancers lead the conference in scoring by a wide margin at 86.4 points per game. They are averaging 6.5 more points per game than the next closest team. CBU also paced the PacWest in free throw percentage (.825) and rebounding offense (44.8).
 
Kalidou Diouf, senior from Heidelberg, Germany, is leading Cal Baptist in made field goals with 53, blocks with six, total rebounds with 68 and total points with 130. Jason Todd leads the team in steals with eight on the season. Diouf also leads the PacWest in field goal percentage (.663). Gabe Taylor leads the Lancers in free throws made on the season with 27 bringing his free throw percentage up to .871.
 
Next games
The men's basketball team will play Dominican next Saturday Dec. 16 with tipoff starting at 4 p.m., and then face Academy of Art on Monday at 7:30 p.m.