Blue Hens To Face ACC Opponent Boston College on Saturday

Delaware (5-3, 0-0 CAA) at Boston College (4-6, 0-0 ACC)

Date: Saturday, December 19, 2015
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Conte Forum - Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Internet: ESPN3.com (Alex Faust, Malcolm Huckaby)
Radio: WDSD 94.7 FM (Scott Klatzkin)
Live Stats: www.bceagles.com
Twitter Updates: twitter.com/DelawareMBB
All-Time Series: First Meeting

COACHES
Delaware: Monté Ross (Winston-Salem State '92), 10th season overall and at Delaware, 130-164
Boston College: Jim Christian (Rhode Island '88), 14th season overall, 260-178; second season at Boston College, 17-25

STORYLINES
    • Delaware returns to action after a week off for final exams to take on Atlantic Coast Conference opponent Boston College.
   • The Blue Hens have lost 21 of their last 22 games against ACC foes, but tonight's game will be the first ever meeting between Delaware and Boston College.
   • A win would give Delaware its first 6-3 start since the 2003-04 squad opened 6-2.
   • The Blue Hens are playing the third contest of a six-game stretch of road games.
   • Delaware snapped a three-game road losing streak with last Saturday's 70-69 comeback win at Marist. The Blue Hens trailed by 12 points with 5:33 remaining, but outscored the Red Foxes 17-4 the rest of the way.
   • Cazmon Hayes scored the game-winning bucket with 27 seconds to play, before Marist missed a three-pointer in the final seconds.
   • Marvin King-Davis posted his league-leading fifth double-double of the year with a season-high 20 points and a team-best 10 rebounds, and was named the CAA Co-Player of the Week on Monday.
   • Kory Holden scored 19 points, and is averaging 21.7 points over his last three games.
   • UD held a 44-25 rebounding advantage, and currently leads the CAA and ranks 33rd in Division I with a +8.6 rebounding advantage.
   • Delaware heads back to Boston in 19 days to face league opponent Northeastern on Jan. 7.

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Blue Hens To Face ACC Opponent Boston College on Saturday

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