CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The No. 7/16 Queens University of Charlotte men's basketball team will hit the road for their first road trip of the young season as they travel to Carson-Newman (1-2; 0-1 SAC) for a South Atlantic Conference clash on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. The Royals have opened the new season 3-0, including an 82-71 conference victory on Wednesday night against Catawba inside Curry Arena.
 
Saturday afternoon's meeting will mark the 21^st contest between Queens and Carson-Newman, with the Royals owning a 16-4 advantage. Prior to last season's 88-79 loss in Charlotte, Queens had bested the Eagles 13 straight times dating back to Dec. 12, 2015. In last season's matchup, Jamari Smith dropped a career-high 26 points on 8-of-17 shooting from the floor and grabbed eight rebounds.

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Quick Facts (Game Notes)
Queens University of Charlotte (3-0; 1-0 South Atlantic Conference)

• In the season opener against Young Harris, the Royals set a new program record with 133 points scored as eight Royals finished with double figures.
• Head Coach Bart Lundy picked up his 400^th career victory in the dominant season opener. Lundy enters his 14^th season at Queens and 20^th season overall as a collegiate head coach.
• The Royals are coming off their first conference victory of the season as they defeated Catawba, 82-71. Jamari Smith scored a team-high 18 points off the bench while Gavin Rains was a menace recording a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
• Queens has displayed their depth early as nine Royals are averaging at least 15.0 minutes per game and six Royals are averaging double figures.
• Queens remains in the national spotlight as the Royals sit at No. 7 in the D2SIDA Week One Media Poll, No. 1 in the D2SIDA Southeast Region Poll, and No. 16 in the NABC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• Returning their top six scorers and top five rebounders, Queens was picked to finish atop the South Atlantic Conference's Preseason Poll, as voted on by the League's coaches. The Royals received over half the first-place votes and 150 total votes as the preseason favorites.
• Kenny Dye and Jamari Smith were each named to the SAC's First-Team Preseason All-Conference Team and Gavin Rains earned Second-Team honors.

 
Carson-Newman University (1-2; 0-1 South Atlantic Conference)

• The Eagles are 1-2 on the young season with a 108-75 victory on opening night over Lees-McRae College in the SAC/Conference Carolinas Challenge. In their last matchup, the Eagles dropped their conference opener 73-69 to Tusculum.
• Carson-Newman was picked to finish second in the SAC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll after posting a 16-6 overall record last season and winning the conference tournament championship.
• Preseason Second Team All-Conference selections EJ Bush and Ren Dyer return for the Eagles.

 
Fans can tune into the game tomorrow night on the Eagles Sports Network starting at 4:00 p.m. Be sure to follow the Royals men's basketball program on Twitter and Instagram to stay up to date on all the latest news and updates surrounding the team. Fans are also encouraged to follow Queens Athletics on social media @QueensAthletics to follow all of the Royals sports in action.