THE GAME
Saturday's Matchup: Villa Maria (3-0) at SUNY Delhi (0-0)
When: Saturday, November 17th, 3:00 PM (ET)
Where: Delhi, NY (Floyd L. Maines Arena)

Sunday's Matchup: Villa Maria vs. Apprentice/Bryant & Stratton-Syracuse
When: Sunday, November 18th, 2/4 PM (ET)
Where: Delhi, NY (Floyd L. Maines Arena)

TIP-OFF NOTES

• This is the seventh all-time meeting between the Vikings and Broncos, with Villa posting a 4-2 record in those matchups.  Villa won both matchups last year.
• The two teams split both meetings in each of the first two seasons that the home-and-home series' began.
• This will be the only meeting between the Broncos and Vikings this season.
• Delhi recently moved into the NCAA Division III and out of the USCAA II.
• Both Villa and Delhi competed in the Northeastern Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (NIAC) last season with both advancing to the conference's postseason tournament.  The third-seeded Broncos fell to the second-seeded Maine Fort Kent Bengals in the semifinals while top-seeded Villa defeated College of St. Joseph in the semis before downing Maine in the championship game.
• Delhi came in ranked 13th in the final National Coaches Poll while the Vikings finished in the number-two spot.

ABOUT DELHI

• They are hosting an early-season tournament for the second consecutive season as Villa participated last season along with Fisher College.
• Delhi returns numerous key pieces from last year's team including four players who averaged in double-figures...
  • William Knight, Junior, Guard: 14.0 PPG
  • Jake Slobe, Junior, Guard: 12.6 PPG
  • Jordan Fragale, Junior, Guard: 11.2 PPG, 6.0 APG
  • Payton Dean, Junior, Forward: 12.1 PPG, 8.1 RPG
• The Broncos finished last season with a 15-15 overall record, and a 3-4 mark in NIAC play
• Delhi's season-opener was canceled this past Thursday due to inclement weather.

THE VIKINGS

• The Vikings currently sit at 3-0 on the season after winning all three of their opening home games.
• Villa opened the season with two wins in the Villa Tip-Off Classic over Fisher College (97-66) and the University of Maine at Fort Kent (99-97).  They followed that with another victory the next Monday over Carlow University (99-75).
• The Vikings return seven players from last year's 26-6 team, including four starters.  
• This tournament marks the first two road games of the season for Villa as they play seven of it's first nine games at home.
• DeJaun Owens leads the team in scoring, netting 19.0 per game

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