Penn 明言する／公表する out to end skid, 直面するs Bucknell
November ended on a sour 公式文書，認める for Penn 明言する／公表する, which hopes to return to the 勝利，勝つ column Saturday afternoon when Bucknell 支払う／賃金s a visit to University Park, Pa.
The Nittany Lions (4-3) began the season with four straight victories before 結論するing November with a trio of 二塁打-digit 敗北・負かすs at the ESPN Events Invitational. Most recently, Penn 明言する／公表する fell to Virginia 連邦／共和国 86-74 にもかかわらず エース Baldwin Jr.'s 27 points and five 補助装置s.
"I hope they're really mad. They should be mad. They better be mad," Penn 明言する／公表する coach マイク Rhoades said this week. "But also, you could be upset and mad, but you've got to come in here with an open mind and a （疑いを）晴らす mind that it's all about getting better."
In fact, a trip home might be the perfect 治療（薬） for Penn 明言する／公表する, which has won 12 straight nonconference games at the Bryce Jordan 中心.
Baldwin is second on the team in 得点する／非難する／２０ing (14.0) behind Kanye Clary (16.7), who 行方不明になるd most of the matchup against VCU 予定 to an 肘 傷害.
Bucknell (2-7) is coming off an 85-71 敗北・負かす against Princeton on Wednesday in which Jack Forrest 得点する／非難する／２０d 21 points and Josh Bascoe chipped in 14. The Bison led by five points at halftime and still were ahead with under seven minutes remaining before the game slipped away 負かす／撃墜する the stretch.
"We're 有能な of competing with high-level basketball programs 権利 now. ... We have enough talent to 勝利，勝つ basketball games like this. Now we just have to continue to clean up some of the things that 傷つける us," said Bucknell coach John Griffin III, who 特記する／引用するd his team's turnovers, の中で other 問題／発行するs.
Forrest leads the team in 得点する／非難する／２０ing at 15.4 points per game and has made 24 3-pointers - more than twice as many as any of his チーム仲間s. Elvin Edmonds IV, who ran ks second on the squad in 得点する／非難する／２０ing (10.0), has 行方不明になるd the last five games with a 脚 傷害.
This will be the 105th 会合 between the teams. Penn 明言する／公表する leads the かつてない series 79-25, 含むing a 15-1 示す in the last 16 matchups.
--Field Level マスコミ
