The Misericordia University men's and women's basketball teams will look to remain unbeaten in Freedom Conference action when they host FDU-Florham, Saturday afternoon at the Anderson Center.

The women's game is set for 1:00 p.m. with first place on the line.  Misericordia, the defending Freedom champion, is 7-4 overall and 3-0 in conference play after Wednesday's 83-80 win over Eastern.  FDU-Florham is 13-1 overall and tied with the Cougars at 3-0 in Freedom play.

MU senior Tyann McDaniel is coming off a career-high 28-point performance against Eastern and is averaging 11.1 points per game.  Junior Lauren Smicherko leads the team with 13.2 points per game and Hannah Seely adds 11.5 points and a team-high 7.4 rebounds per game.

Kayla Sileo adds 7.5 points per game off the bench.

After opening the season with five consecutive wins, the Cougars dropped four straight before winning their last two. 

FDU-Florham has won 12 straight.  The Devils are led by Kyra Dayon with 16.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, both team highs.

Leigh-Ann Lively is second on the team in scoring with 15.8 ppg.

Jalessa Lewis (9.9), Rachel Groom (9.8) and Delisah Thompson (9.1) round out the starting line-up and all average more than nine points per game.

The Misericordia men improved to 7-7 overall and 3-0 in the Freedom with an 83-59 win over Eastern, Wednesday.  FDU-Florham is 6-7 overall and 2-1 in the Freedom after a win at Manhattanville.

Matt Greene is shooting 40 percent from three-point range and leads the Cougars with 12.1 points per game.  He ranks 19th in the nation with 3.15 three-pointers per game.

Steve Ware averages 10.9 points and a team-high 7.5 rebounds per game while Cael Evans adds 10.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.

For FDU-Florham, Trevor Sykes leads a trio of double-figure scorers with 15.5 points per game.  Mike Williamson is second on the team with 13.2 ppg and Will Green adds 10.6 points and a team-best 9.5 rpg.