University of Delaware Athletics
Blue Hens Look For Third Straight Win Saturday vs. Rival Drexel
1/16/2015 11:23:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Delaware (3-13, 2-3 CAA) vs. Drexel (3-13, 1-4 CAA)
Date: Saturday, January 17, 2015
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Bob Carenter Center - Newark, Del.
TV: Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Mid-Atlantic/New England/Bay Area; SNY (Al Koken, Blaine Taylor, Brian Jackson)
Video: caa.tv
Radio: WDSD 94.7 FM (Scott Klatzkin, Bill Harman)
Live Stats: delaware.statbroadcast.com
Twitter Updates: twitter.com/udbluehens
All-Time Series: Delaware leads, 77-73
COACHES
Delaware: Monté Ross (Winston-Salem State '92), ninth season overall and at Delaware, 118-154
Drexel: James "Bruiser" Flint (Saint Joseph's '87), 14th season at Drexel, 231-186; 19th season overall, 317-258
STORYLINES
• Delaware looks for its third straight win, and its third home win of the season against long-time rival Drexel.
• Delaware has faced Drexel more than any other opponent, holding a 77-73 advantage over the Dragons. UD and Drexel have played every year since the 1960-61 season.
• The Blue Hens are 49-35 against the Dragons in Newark, and have taken four of the previous six meetings in the Bob Carpenter Center. However last year Drexel spoiled UD's Senior Day with a 69-65 triumph at the BCC.
• Drexel currently ranks ninth in the CAA with a 37.6 field goal percentage, while the Blue Hens are 10th with a 36.8 percentage.
• Delaware rallied from a five-point deficit with under two minutes remaining in regulation and eventually posted a 67-64 overtime victory over Towson Wednesday night.
• Kory Holden, the current CAA Rookie of the Week, had another big game with 24 points. He has gone 34 of 40 from the foul line over the last three contests.
• Cazmon Hayes scored 12 points for the second straight game, and set his career-high with eight rebounds.
• Kyle Anderson also contributed 12 points, and has reached double figures in all nine games that he has appeared in this season.
