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DDN: Sophomore class giving Nagy a reason to smile

Tanner Holden

Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News

Loudon Love is the reigning Horizon League Player of the Year, but even someone of his stature can have a shoddy game once in a while.

His clunky performance against Robert Morris last Friday fell into that category. He tallied just seven points on 3-of-12 shooting.

But the senior center wasn’t overly concerned, knowing the Raiders don’t have to depend on any one player.

“Everybody can have an off night, and we’ve got enough people to pick it up,” he said after the 79-70 win. “We have so much offensive production on this team. It can come from anywhere.”

The Raiders (13-4), who have five straight wins and are a season-high 11th in the CollegeInsider.com mid-major poll, have been able to put four starters around Love who are playing well enough to earn postseason accolades.

And as opponents probably have noticed to their great dismay, all four are only sophomores, which means the preseason league favorites have a blindingly bright future.