University of Delaware Athletics
Blue Hens Open CAA Slate By Hosting Hofstra on New Year's Eve
12/30/2016 2:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Delaware (7-6, 0-0 CAA) vs. Hofstra (8-5, 0-0 CAA)
Date: Saturday, December 31, 2016
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Bob Carpenter Center - Newark, Del.
TV: None
Video: Hens All-Access
Radio: WDSD 94.7 FM (Scott Klatzkin, Bill Harman)
Live Stats: www.BlueHenStats.com
Twitter Updates: twitter.com/DelawareMBB
All-Time Series: Hofstra leads, 52-31
Hofstra: Joe Mihalich (La Salle '78), fourth season at Hofstra, 62-52; 19th season overall, 327-255 STORYLINES
• For the second consecutive season, the Blue Hens kick off their Colonial Athletic Association schedule against Hofstra on New Year's Eve.
• Delaware is 1-4 during games on New Year's Eve, including last year's 90-80 loss to the Pride in Hempstead.
• The Blue Hens are 8-7 in CAA openers, but have lost their last two conference openers. Delaware is 11-4 in CAA home openers, with two straight defeats.
• Delaware clinched a winning non-conference record and remained perfect at home this year with Wednesday's 63-54 win over Iona.
• The Blue Hens became the 11th Division I team to equal or surpass its win total from last season.
• Ryan Daly posted game-highs of 18 points and a career-best 12 rebounds, as he notched the first double-double of his career. Daly has reached double figures in five straight games, and now leads the Blue Hens in both points per game (12.0) and rebounds per game (6.6).
• Chivarsky Corbett missed the Iona game with a right leg injury but is expected to play vs. the Pride.
• Hofstra leads the all-time series with Delaware, 52-31, and the Pride has won four straight meetings, all by double figures.
• Hofstra leads the CAA with 40.9 rebounds per game, while the Blue Hens are second with 40.5 rebounds per contest.
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