Darien Gay (11)Ferris State University is set to return from winter break with a pair of non-conference games - including a big regional Division II contest against Wisconsin-Parkside, Dec. 29, in Kenosha, Wis. at 8 p.m.
Additionally, head coach Bill Sall's Bulldogs (7-4 overall and 4-2 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) are back on the road to begin 2011, in Ypsilanti, against Division I Eastern Michigan, Tuesday, Jan. 4 at 7 p.m.
A lot of people will look at the Eastern game and point to that as a contest of interest - and it is one that intrigues. However, the Bulldogs would love to knock off another Great Lakes Valley Conference school, like Parkside - a regional rival. Ferris needs to rack up as many of these regional wins as possible.
Now, beating Eastern (a team that is Division I, but has had its struggles so far during the 2010-11 season) wouldn't be bad either. The Parkside, a .500 team from a record standpoint, game is most important for two reasons: it's the next game and it's a regional opponent.
The Bulldogs already have faced adversity this season with the injury loss of Jerrell Sanders, but players like Justin Keenan, the preseason Division II national player of the year, and Darien Gay, who recently scored the 1,000th point of his career, have been among those who have elevated their play.
Keenan is leading the team in scoring (20.6 points per game) and rebounding (nine per contest).
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