Harrogate, TN - One week after seeing its six game winning streak snapped on the road at Carson-Newman, the Lincoln Memorial men's basketball team is seeking to start a new streak, beginning Wednesday night at home against the Emory & Henry Wasps. Lincoln Memorial, winners of eight of its 10 last contests, is tied for second place in the conference with Catawba at 9-3 in SAC play, while Emory & Henry is second-to-last in the conference with a 2-11 record in conference play. The Railsplitters maintain a 56-19-1 all-time series lead over Emory & Henry in a series that dates back to 1924. Following the 1977 season, the teams took a hiatus, meeting again when the Wasps ascended to the Division II ranks in 2022.

Me'Kell Burries leads the Railsplitters in scoring, averaging 17.7 points per game to go along with 3.1 rebounds per game. Freshman Wes Enis has exploded onto the college basketball scene since joining the team in early January as an early enrollee, and is the team's second leading scorer through 10 games, averaging 17.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. Enis erupted for a career-high 31 points in the loss to Carson-Newman last week. Chase Rankin is one of the most well-rounded players in the country, as well as the SAC, and is currently averaging 14.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game. Martez Brown is the nation's leading rebounder by a substantial margin. The nation's second leading rebounder (Cantia Rahming, Saint Leo) trails Brown by a whopping 68 rebounds. Brown is the only player in the SAC averaging a double-double with 12.8 points and 14.5 rebounds per game, edging the conference's second-leading rebounder by nearly seven rebounds per game. His 14 double-doubles on the season lead the nation as well.

Tip-off between the Railsplitters and Wasps is set for 7:30 PM and can be found streaming on FloSports at: https://flosports.link/48UhlCe