The Gannon men's basketball team will take its season-high five-game win streak on the road this weekend when it travels to Cheyney and Shippensburg for a pair of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) crossover games. Both games are scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.

Gannon improved to 7-2 with back-to-back home victories against Millersville (74-52) and West Chester (96-86) January 3-4. In the process, the Golden Knights moved to a perfect 7-0 at home this season and have won nine consecutive home games dating back to last season. On the other hand, the squad is 0-2 on the road this season with losses at Urbana (79-70) and Central State (78-74).

Cheyney (8-2) is coming off back-to-back road victories at Lock Haven (88-68) and Edinboro (78-70). The Wolves are 3-0 at home this season with victories against the University of Sciences (73-57), Washington Adventist (74-66) and the District of Columbia (63-61). They rank second among PSAC teams in scoring defense (64.6) and third in three-point field goals per game (7.4).

Shippensburg (4-6) snapped a four-game losing streak Tuesday night with a 72-47 rout at Lock Haven. The Red Raiders have picked up three of their four victories at home. The PSAC Eastern Division club leads the conference in three-pointers per game (7.8) and ranks second in three-point field goal percentage defense (29.2).

Gannon will be making its first-ever trip to both venues. The Golden Knights have won eight consecutive games against Cheyney and lead the all-time series 14-10. Head coach John T. Reilly's squad is 4-0 all-time against Shippensburg. However, every game against both clubs have been played at the Hammermill Center.

Both Saturday's and Sunday's games can be heard live on Jet Radio 1400 and via the Internet at http://www.wergfm.com.

Live gameday statistics will be available for Sunday's game against Shippensburg at http://www.sidearmstats.com/ship/mbball/index.htm. There will be no live gameday statistics available for Saturday's Cheyney game. There will also be no live video broadcast available for either contest.

For complete game notes for the Gannon men's basketball team's weekend games at Cheyney and Shippensburg, please click here.