Men's Basketball | 1/7/2021 6:15:00 AM

    WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – The No. 8-ranked West Liberty men begin their quest for a Mountain East Conference '4-peat' at home tonight when Notre Dame (Ohio) dribbles into the ASRC for a mutual season opener.
    Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. In accordance with Mountain East Conference safe competition guidelines, no spectators will be permitted.
    The Hilltoppers return all five starters from last year's 27-4 MEC regular-season and tournament championship squad. Earlier this week, the Mountain East Conference coaches made them a unanimous pick to defend their title in the annual MEC Coaches' Preseason Poll.
    The Falcons have completely revamped their roster coming off a 9-20 campaign in Mark Richmond's initial season at the helm. Sophomore guard Jordan Burton and junior forward Dae John Walker-Bey are the only players on the roster who played for the Falcons a year ago with Walker-Bey missing most of the season due to injury.
    Coach Howlett took time out of his pre-game preparations to offer a video preview of tonight's season opener. Click on the photo above to feel his excitement.
    Hilltopper fans will still be able to follow the Black and Gold online through a variety of platforms. Topper Station will once again be live-streaming all home games from its website along with providing a live telecast for Xfinity cable subscribers on WLTV-14. Topper Station will also be carrying live streams on its YouTube, Facebook and Twitter pages.
    Those links are provided below along with links to live stats, game notes and the NCAA Division II national scoreboard:

  West Liberty Live Stats
 
West Liberty Game Notes
 
NCAA Division II Scoreboard
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