Trine Thunder vs. Kenyon Lords
CLEVELAND (Interstat) — Trine will visit Kenyon on Saturday in a men’s NCAA Division III basketball game at Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Trine is the visiting team, and Kenyon is the home team. Both teams enter with 0-1 records.
Trine’s Thunder will look to Cade Brenner, a player to watch in the matchup. Brenner finished with 18 points, six rebounds, two assists and one block in 29 minutes in the team’s most recent game, a 73-70 loss at Oswego State. Darrius Welch added five points, nine rebounds and two blocks in 14 minutes, while Jess Roller contributed eight points, four rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes for Trine.
Kenyon’s Lords will counter with Jackson Burke, a player to watch for the home side. Burke posted nine points, eight rebounds, one assist and three blocks in 29 minutes in the team’s most recent outing, a 76-43 loss at Case Western Reserve. Bence Lendvay recorded 11 points, three rebounds and one block in 19 minutes, and Langston Foster finished with nine points, two rebounds and one block in 26 minutes for Kenyon.
The game at Wolstein Center gives both programs another early-season test. Trine’s upcoming schedule includes home games against Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Anderson (Ind.), Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Hope. The Thunder also are set to travel to Ohio Northern, Dubuque, Saint John’s (Minn.), Redlands and Alma. The Dubuque and Saint John’s (Minn.) games are listed for Stevens Point, Wis., and the Redlands game is listed for Las Vegas, Nev. Trine’s listed schedule includes five home games and five games away from home in the next 10 contests.
Kenyon’s schedule includes a home game against Capital, followed by road games at Bethany (W.V.) and Bluffton and a home meeting with Otterbein. The Lords also are set to host Ohio Northern, Wabash and DePauw, and they will travel to Oberlin, La Roche and Earlham. Kenyon is listed as the home team for the matchup with Trine. Kenyon’s listed schedule includes five home games and five games away from home in the next 10 contests.
Brenner gives Trine a scoring and rebounding presence on the perimeter, while Burke provides Kenyon with size and rim protection. Trine will seek its first win after a close opening loss, and Kenyon will aim to rebound after a road defeat. The Thunder and Lords both will look to establish early rhythm in a game scheduled for Saturday.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Trine 81, Kenyon 68. Interstat’s ELO system gives Trine a 93.1 percent probability to win.