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HACKENSACK, N.J. -  The Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team follows its 86-77 victory in Saturday's Northeast Conference opener with a match-up against another 1-0 team, the Bryant Bulldogs.  Bryant defeated Central Connecticut on Saturday afternoon as the Knights were taking care of business against the Terriers of St. Francis Brooklyn.  Bryant enters the game with a 4-10 overall record, while the Knights are sitting at 5-7.  The game is schedule for a 7:30 p.m. tip at Stratis Arena inside the Rothman Center and can be watched live on NECFrontRow.com.

GAME DETAILS
FDU (5-7, 1-0 NEC) vs. Bryant (4-10, 1-0 NEC)
Where: Stratis Arena – Hackensack, N.J.
When: Monday, January 4, 2016 – 7:30 p.m.
Series History: Bryant leads 6-5
First Meeting: 1/17/09 – Bryant W, 56-43
Last Meeting: 2/12/15 – Bryant W, 74-71
Last FDU Win: 2/20/14 – FDU W, 63-52
 
Series History:  This is the 12^th meeting in the all-time series between these programs with all 11 coming over the last eight seasons.  Bryant holds a 6-5 advantage in the series.  Bryant won both meetings last season taking the first 73-60 and the second 74-71.  In head coach Greg Herenda's first season FDU split two meetings with the Bulldogs winning 95-68 at Stratis Arena and FDU winning 63-52 on the road.
 
Last Season vs. Bryant:  Current sophomores Darian Anderson (Washington, D.C./St. John's College ), Earl Potts Jr. (Severn, Md./Archbishop Spalding ) and Marques Townes (Edison, N.J./St. Joseph (Metuchen)) each scored in double figures against Bryant last season.  Anderson had 19 in the first meeting and Potts and Townes had 11 and 15, respectively, in the second match-up.
 
Sophomore Scoring:  Four FDU sophomores - Earl Potts Jr. (Severn, Md./Archbishop Spalding ), Darian Anderson (Washington, D.C./St. John's College ), Stephan Jiggetts (Forestville, Md./Bishop McNamara) and Marques Townes (Edison, N.J./St. Joseph (Metuchen)) - currently rank as the team's top four scorers.  Potts leads the group at 15.1 per game, while Anderson (14.3), Jiggetts (11.3) and Townes (9.7) are close behind.  The quartet has accounted for 604 points this season, which is 67% of the team's scoring this year.
 
Jiggetts Takes Over:  Stephan Jiggetts (Forestville, Md./Bishop McNamara) scored 17 second-half points to lead the Knights to an 86-77 victory over St. Francis Brooklyn on Saturday.  Jiggetts scored seven points, making a basket on three-straight possessions late in the second half.  His first tied the game, his next gave FDU a 76-74 lead and his third – a three-pointer – gave FDU a 79-74 advantage with 2:29 left to play.  He finished the game with a career-high 23 points.
 
Rhoden Comes on Strong:  Freshman Dondre Rhoden (Ridgefield Park, N.J./Ridgefield Park / Putnam Science Academy) came off the bench to provide FDU with stability down low.  The New Jersey native scored six points, blocked three shots and grabbed two rebounds.  He also took a crucial charge and played physical defense in the post.  Rhoden posted a number of career highs, including his 17 minutes of action.
 
Sophomores in Double Figures:  Despite being the Knights' top four scorers, the St. Francis Brooklyn game marked just the second time this season the Earl Potts Jr. (Severn, Md./Archbishop Spalding ), Darian Anderson (Washington, D.C./St. John's College ), Stephan Jiggetts (Forestville, Md./Bishop McNamara) and Marques Townes (Edison, N.J./St. Joseph (Metuchen)) all scored in double figures in the same game.  The other occurrence was in the 91-89 overtime victory at Lafayette.
 
Closing in on 150 Wins:  Greg Herenda is in his 10th season as a collegiate head coach and to date he has amassed 148 career victories across all levels from junior college to NCAA Division I.  He has 18 wins at the junior college level, 12 at Division III and 95 from his five seasons at UMass Lowell when the school was Division II.  He has totaled 23 wins so far in his time as a Division I head coach at Fairleigh Dickinson.  His career record is 148-130 (.532 winning percentage).
 
Winning the Turnover Battle:  The Knights have committed fewer turnovers than their opponents in nine games this season, including a current six game streak.  Over the last six games the Knights have committed 63 turnovers, while forcing their opponents to turn it over 101 times.