University of Delaware Athletics
Blue Hens Look To Secure Top Seed in CAA Tournament During Monday Showdown at Towson
2/16/2014 1:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Delaware (19-7, 11-0 CAA) at Towson (17-9, 8-3 CAA)
Date: Monday, February 17, 2014
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: SECU Arena - Towson, Md.
Live Stats: www.towsontigers.com
TV: NBC Sports Network (Mike Corey, Ron Thompson)
Radio: WDSD 94.7 FM (Scott Klatzkin, Bill Harman)
Twitter Updates: twitter.com/udbluehens
All-Time Series: Delaware leads, 42-29
COACHES
Delaware: Monté Ross (Winston-Salem State '92), eighth season overall and at Delaware, 109-138
Towson: Pat Skerry (Tufts '92), third season at Towson, 36-53; fifth season overall, 60-78
STORYLINES
• Delaware can clinch at least a share of the CAA regular season title and would lock up the top seed in the CAA Tournament with a win at Towson.
• The Blue Hens are attempting to clinch the seventh 20-win season in school history, and the first since 2000-01.
• Delaware is one of six Division I teams undefeated in conference play, while its 13-game winning streak is the sixth longest current run in Division I.
• A win would give the Blue Hens the best start by any team in CAA history. A victory would also make it 14 in a row, which would be the second longest streak in school history.
• Delaware has won 15 consecutive CAA regular season games, dating back to last season.
• The Blue Hens have won their last eight CAA road games, and are 15-2 in their previous 17 conference road contests. Delaware's last CAA road loss came at Towson, an 85-65 Tigers victory at the Towson Center on Feb. 6, 2013.
• A victory would give Blue Hen head coach Monté Ross 110 career wins, which would tie him for second place on the UD career wins list along with Irv Wisniewski.
• Davon Usher followed up his 42-point effort against CofC by scoring 34 more against James Madison. His 76 point total is the highest in consecutive games in UD history, while he has scored 101 points in the last three contests.
• UD leads the all-time series with Towson, 42-29, but the Tigers are 21-12 in Towson.
• Delaware can clinch at least a share of the CAA regular season title and would lock up the top seed in the CAA Tournament with a win at Towson.
• The Blue Hens are attempting to clinch the seventh 20-win season in school history, and the first since 2000-01.
• Delaware is one of six Division I teams undefeated in conference play, while its 13-game winning streak is the sixth longest current run in Division I.
• A win would give the Blue Hens the best start by any team in CAA history. A victory would also make it 14 in a row, which would be the second longest streak in school history.
• Delaware has won 15 consecutive CAA regular season games, dating back to last season.
• The Blue Hens have won their last eight CAA road games, and are 15-2 in their previous 17 conference road contests. Delaware's last CAA road loss came at Towson, an 85-65 Tigers victory at the Towson Center on Feb. 6, 2013.
• A victory would give Blue Hen head coach Monté Ross 110 career wins, which would tie him for second place on the UD career wins list along with Irv Wisniewski.
• Davon Usher followed up his 42-point effort against CofC by scoring 34 more against James Madison. His 76 point total is the highest in consecutive games in UD history, while he has scored 101 points in the last three contests.
• UD leads the all-time series with Towson, 42-29, but the Tigers are 21-12 in Towson.
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