HACKENSACK, N.J. – This Thursday brings a matchup of two teams with identical records as FDU (7-14, 4-4) gets set to take on Stonehill (7-14, 4-4).
 

THE BASICS

• When: Thursday, January 29, 7 p.m.
• Where: Merkert Gymnasium (Easton, Mass.)
• Watch: NEC Front Row
• Follow: Live Stats
• History: FDU is 6-1 all-time against Stonehill

LAST TIME OUT

• FDU fell to Le Moyne, 87–74, after struggling to find an offensive rhythm in the first half.
• David Jevtic recorded his first career double-double with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and an 8-for-9 performance at the free throw line.
• The Knights shot just 24.2 percent in the opening half and trailed 39–24 at the break.
• FDU responded with 50 second-half points and cut the deficit to as few as seven behind Eric Parnell, Joey Niesman and Taeshaud Jackson.
• Despite winning the rebounding battle and scoring 23 second-chance points, the Knights could not complete the comeback

CHECKING IN ON THE CAVALRY

• After a career-night of seven threes and 29 points for Eric Parnell at CCSU, Parnell leads the NEC with 62 made threes.
• Joey Niesman is averaging 16.1 points per game in NEC play.
• Taeshaud Jackson is second in the NEC in rebounding (8.2)
• FDU is averaging 15 assists and five turnovers over their last two games

SCOUTING THE SKYHAWKS

• Chris Kraus (Stonehill '06) is in his 12^th season as head coach
  • He is the first alum to lead the men's basketball program
• The Skyhawks are coming off a 61-59 win over CCSU
• NEC Wins: Wagner, Chicago State, Mercyhurst, CCSU
• NEC Losses: New Haven, CCSU, LIU, SFU
• Hermann Kofi leads the team in scoring at 13.8 points per game
• The Skyhawks score 67.1 points per game and shoot it at a 42.4% clip
• As a team, they shoot 33.3% from beyond the arc
• They outrebound opponents by an average of 5.2 boards per game

WHAT'S NEXT

FDU will travel to Staten Island to take on Wagner on Saturday, January 31, at 1 p.m. Fans can watch the game on NEC Front Row.