Blue Hens Look For Second Straight Win Saturday vs. Hofstra

Delaware (6-18, 1-12 CAA) vs. Hofstra (17-8, 9-4 CAA)

Date: Saturday, February 13, 2016
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Bob Carpenter Center - Newark, Del.
TV: NBC Sports Network (Mike Corey, Ron Thompson)
Mobile: NBC Sports Extra
Radio: WDSD 94.7 FM (Scott Klatzkin, Bill Harman)
Live Stats: delaware.statbroadcast.com
Twitter Updates: twitter.com/DelawareMBB
All-Time Series: Hofstra leads, 51-31

COACHES
Delaware: Monté Ross (Winston-Salem State '92), 10th season overall and at Delaware, 131-179
Hofstra: Joe Mihalich (La Salle '78), third season at Hofstra, 47-45; 18th season overall, 312-248

STORYLINES
    • Delaware looks for its second consecutive victory as the Blue Hens host Hofstra in the second contest of a three-game homestand.
   • The Blue Hens snapped a school-record 15 game losing streak with Thursday's 69-60 victory over Drexel. UD had also lost five straight home games before the win over the Dragons.
   • Marvin King-Davis posted game-highs of 23 points and nine rebounds, and has surpassed the 20-point mark in consecutive games for the first time in his career. He also eclipsed the 500-rebound mark during the victory.
   • Devonne Pinkard scored 10 points, and has reached double figures in a career-best four consecutive games.
   • Cazmon Hayes added 13 points, Kory Holden poured in 12 and Anthony Mosley contributed 11 during the win, as Delaware put five players in double figures for the first time since the Iona game on Nov. 20.
   • The Blue Hens shot 50 percent from the field, also the highest since the Iona game when UD also shot 50 percent.
   • Hofstra leads the all-time series with Delaware, 51-31, and has won the last three meetings after the Blue Hens had taken eight in a row.
   • Delaware is 21-18 against the Pride in Newark, and has won three of the last four matchups in the Carpenter Center.
   • Hofstra posted a 90-80 triumph over UD in the teams' first meeting in Hempstead on Dec. 31.

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Blue Hens Look For Second Straight Win Saturday vs. Hofstra

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