Blue Hens Back Home Thursday To Renew Rivalry With Drexel

Delaware (11-16, 4-10 CAA) vs. Drexel (9-18, 3-11 CAA)

Date: Thursday, February 16, 2017
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: BlueHenStats.com
Twitter Updates: twitter.com/DelawareMBB
All-Time Series: Delaware leads, 79-76

Martin Ingelsby(Notre Dame '01), first season overall and at Delaware, 11-16
Drexel: Zach Spiker (Ithaca '00), first season at Drexel, 9-18; eighth season overall, 111-130 STORYLINES
    • Delaware opens its final homestand of the season by hosting long-time rival Drexel at the Bob Carpenter Center.
   • The Blue Hens have won two straight games, and three of their last five.
   • Delaware is looking for its first three-game winning streak since a five-game streak that culminated in the Blue Hens winning the 2014 CAA Title.
   • UD is also attempting to win its third consecutive home game.
   • Delaware won its second straight game, snapping a nine-game losing streak and a 15-game CAA road losing skid, with Saturday's thrilling 58-57 victory at James Madison.
   • Darian Bryant, who tied for the team lead with 12 points, hit a game-winning three-pointer with 5.5 seconds left before Anthony Mosley came up with a steal to clinch the victory.
   • Ryan Daly also finished with 12 points while grabbing a team-leading six rebounds.
   • Daly, who averaged 15.0 points and 8.0 rebounds last week, was named the CAA Rookie of the Week for a school-record fifth time in Monday.
   • Delaware leads the all-time series with Drexel, 79-76, but the Dragons took the first meeting this season, 76-60, on Jan. 14 at the Daskalakis Center.
   • The Blue Hens are 52-28 vs. Drexel in Newark, and snapped a two-game home losing streak to the Dragons with last year's 69-60 victory at the BCC.
   • The rivals have played every season since 1960-61, and a Blue Hens win would split the season series for the fourth straight year. UD hasn't been swept by Drexel since 2010-11.
   • Daly and Drexel's Rodney Williams are the only two players in the CAA to be ranked among the top 10 in both scoring and rebounding.
    • The first 200 UD students in attendance will receive a free Kimmel Carter t-shirt. Four UD students will also have the chance to win $1,000 during an in-game contest, compliments of Kimmel Carter.
    • UD will be holding Most Valuable Professor Night, when the men's basketball program will recognize professors who were selected by members of the team who have made an impact on their academic careers. The professors will join the Blue Hens on the court for the national anthem prior to the game and be recognized at that time for their impact on the UD men's basketball student-athletes.

University of Delaware Athletics

Blue Hens Back Home Thursday To Renew Rivalry With Drexel

Players Mentioned

Darian Bryant

Anthony Mosley

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