Blue Hens Open Three-Game Homestand vs. Rival Drexel

Delaware (5-18, 0-12 CAA) vs. Drexel (3-20, 1-11 CAA)

Date: Thursday, February 11, 2016
Time: 7 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: delaware.statbroadcast.com
Twitter Updates: twitter.com/DelawareMBB
All-Time Series: Delaware leads, 78-74

COACHES
Delaware: Monté Ross (Winston-Salem State '92), 10th season overall and at Delaware, 130-179
Drexel: Bruiser Flint (Saint Joseph's '87), 15th season at Drexel, 242-212; 20th season overall, 328-284

STORYLINES
    • Delaware opens a three-game homestand against Drexel, the first of two meetings this season between the long-time rivals. UD is looking to snap a five-game home losing streak, the program's longest since the 2010-11 season.
   • The Blue Hens lost their school record 15th consecutive game with Saturday's 90-64 defeat at William & Mary. That streak is tied for the longest current skid in Division I, along with St. John's.
   • Kory Holden scored a game-high 24 points vs. the Tribe, his fifth 20-point effort in the last eight games. He currently ranks third in the CAA with a 17.8 scoring average.
   • Marvin King-Davis added 22 points and eight rebounds, and needs eight more boards to reach 500 for his career.
   • Devonne Pinkard contributed 10 points to reach double figures for the third straight game, the longest streak of his career.
   • Delaware committed just four turnovers against the Tribe, its lowest total of the season.
   • The Blue Hens lead the all-time series with Drexel, 78-74, and the road team has won the last four meetings in the series.
   • UD currently ranks 326th out of 346 Division I teams with a 39.9 field goal percentage, while Drexel is 340th with a 37.5 percentage. The Blue Hens and Dragons are also ninth and 10th in the CAA respectively in three-point shooting.

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