The Matchup
North Carolina Wesleyan at Methodist
Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
7:30 p.m. ET |Â
Monarch Sports Network
Fayetteville, NC / Riddle Center
North Carolina Wesleyan (10-8, 4-3 USA South)
Head Coach:Â
John Thompson
NCWU Record: 453-322
Methodist (5-11, 1-4Â USA South)
Head Coach:
Aloysius Henry
Methodist Record: 12-53
Series History
All-Time Series Record: Methodist leads, 75-66
Last Meeting: NCWU won, 68-64 (2024, Fayetteville)
Last Time Out
The Bishops continued its win streak on Saturday taking down Mary Baldwin by a score of 85-76 in Staunton, VA. Wesleyan was led by
Khalid Chavis-Hinds who dropped 22 points and
Ky'ron Kelly who finished with a sixteen point, twelve rebound double-double.
USA South Winning Streak Rolls On
Coming into Wednesday night's contest, the Bishops are on a three game win streak and playing its best ball of the 2024-25 campaign. Sitting at fourth in the conference standings, NCWU is poised to make a push towards a bye in the first round of the USA South Tournament.
The Opponent
Methodist will enter Wednesday night with a 5-11 overall record and defeating Greensboro 79-61 on Saturday afternoon. The Monarchs are led by Junior forward Ke Edwards, who is averaging sixteen points per game.Â