Benedictine University is looking to extend their season-high win streak to five games tonight as they will travel to River Forest to take on Concordia University of Chicago at 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday’s game kicks off the heart of Benedictine’s Northern Athletics Conference competition. The Eagles currently stand at 1-2 in the NAC with a win over Milwaukee School of Engineering and losses against Lakeland and Edgewood College.

Concordia University (6-4, 3-0 in NAC) poses a definite challenge for Benedictine, as the Eagles will have to contain the high-octane offense of the Cougars. Standing out above the pack has been James Morgan.

The 6’6 senior is nearly averaging a double double on the year with 15.8 points per game and 9.8 rebounds per game while junior Deontay Young is second on the team with 12.5 points per game. Young also has a team-high two steals per game, which added with Concordia’s +5.0 turnover margin makes the Concordia defense a definite challenge.

Luckily for Benedictine, Concordia has dropped three of their last four contests, however Concordia’s perfect record in the NAC, including a victory of Lakeland (Benedictine lost to Lakeland, 70-73).

Concordia’s biggest flaw may be their less than stellar rebounding margin, currently sitting at -1.7, compared with Benedictine’s +1.5. Cameron Snelling is the Benedictine leader in rebounding thus far grabbing 7.8 rebouds per game, followed by #A.J. Brown# with 4.1 per game.

Scoring-wise, Benedictine does not have a single standout, but rather contributions across the board. Snelling leads the Eagles with 10.9 points per game, but point guard Nate Green trails only slightly with 10.6 per game. Terry Licht has been a dominant force off the bench scoring 9.2 points per game with a little over 17 minutes per game.

Three pointers have also been a key for the Eagles offense as Dan Klecan and Michael Fahey have combined for a total 29 three pointers on the year. Klecan currently stands at 8.8 points per game on 18-of-49 shooting from beyond the arc.

For those unable to attend Wednesday’s game, Benedictine will be offering a live webcast with veteran sports broadcaster and voice of the Eagles Mark Vasco. For more info on the webcast, visit http://athletics.ben.edu

Concordia University will also be offering live video streaming of the contest at http://www.cuchicago.edu/multimedia/live.asp