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SAINT PETERS (2-6) AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY (1-4)
Sat, December 6, 2014, 2 p.m.
Case Gym - The Roof, Boston, Mass.
>> Saturday's game between Saint Peter's and Boston University marks the 10th meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 1973-74 season.
>> The Terriers have won the last six meetings in the series to grab a 7-2 advantage in the series.
>> It will be the second-straight meeting in Boston after the Terriers defeated the Peacocks 66-65 on Nov. 30, 2013 at Case Gym - The Roof.
>> Saint Peter's last win in the series was a 58-50 victory on Jan. 31, 1980.
>> The Peacocks are 89-76 against teams currently associated with the Patriot League, but that includes a 42-34 mark against Loyola. The Greyhounds were in the same conference with Saint Peter's until last season when they joined the Patriot League with the Terriers.
>> Junior Nathan Dieudonne made a free throw with 1.7 seconds left to lif Boston University to a 66-65 win against the Peacocks in the last meeting on Nov. 30, 2014. Dieudonne paced the Terriers with 21 points while Maurice Watson, Jr. (17 points) and Dom Morris (12 points) also found double figures in the game.
>> Senior Marvin Dominique powered Saint Peter's with 20 points and seven rebounds against Boston University last year while senior Tyler Gaskins added 12 points in the contest.
>>The Peacocks come into the tilt 2-6 after falling 70-67 to Canisius on Wednesday in the second league game of the year.
>> Freshman Elisha Boone paced the team with a career-high 11 points while Dominique and sophomore Quadir Welton each chipped in 10 points.
>> Saint Peter's has lost four of its six games by a combined eight points and had a shot to win or tie in those contests. The squad lost by 12 points in the season opener on Nov. 14 and by nine points at La Salle while the other four defeats have been by three points or less.
>> Boston University comes into the contest 1-4 after falling 69-59 to UMass Lowell on Sunday.
>>Sophomore Cedric Hankerson paced the Terriers with 22 points on Sunday and leads the team with 20.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.
>> Dieudonne added 14 points and eight rebounds against UMass Lowell. The junior is third on the team with 9.0 points and a team-best 7.8 rebounds per game.
>> The Peacocks will return to the Yanitelli Center on Dec. 10 to host Princeton. It will be the first trip to Jersey City for the Tigers in program history and the second meeting in the all-time series since the Tigers defeated Saint Peter's 57-36 on Dec. 30, 1978.
>> Saint Peter's will then travel to Seton Hall for their annual matchup with the Pirates. The Peacocks defeated Seton Hall 83-80 last year in overtime thanks to a Desi Washington 3-pointer in the waning seconds of the contest.
>> The Peacocks will host Fairleigh Dickinson on Dec. 23. The squad downed the Knights 67-63 last season in Teaneck.
WHAT'S TRENDING
>> The Peacocks have played six games in 12 days and four games in a seven-day span.
>> Saint Peter's has hit 37 baskets from behind the arc in the last four game after connecting on 17 in the first four games. The team has also hit over 40 percent of its 3-point attempts in that stretch after connecting on better than 33.3 percent in the first four games.
>> The Peacocks have lost two games this season after holding a double-figure lead in the contest and three games when the advantage was at least eight points.
>> Senior Marvin Dominique has scored double figures in seven of the eight games this season. The senior has posted 17 points or more four times this season. He has also grabbed at least eight rebounds seven times this season, including two 10+ rebound games.
>> Sophomore Travis Hester is averaging 13.0 points per game in his last three games, notching the majority of his points from behind the arc after connecting on 11 of 18 from downtown in that span. The sophomore earned his first start in a Peacocks uniform against Canisius on Dec. 3.
>> Sophomore Quadir Welton notched his second double-digit point performance of the season with 10 points against the Golden Griffins. Welton posted all 10 points in the second half.
>> Senior Tyler Gaskins has finished with three made 3-pointers in each of last two games, posting 12 points against Norfolk State on Nov. 29 and nine points on Wednesday.
>> After dishing out 10 assists in his first five games, sophomore Trevis Wyche has handed out 16 dimes in his last three contests. The sophomore is averaging 8.0 points and 4.3 assists per game in his last four tilts.
GRUELING SCHEDULE
>> Saint Peter's played seven games in the month of November in a span of 15 days.
>> The Peacocks played four games in a seven-day period as part of the Barclays Classic from Nov. 22-Nov. 29.
>> Saint Peter's will play six times in December.
>> It is the first time in program history the squad had seven games in the month of December and the sixth time the squad will have played seven games in a month before the New Year for the sixth time under head coach John Dunne and the first since December 2011.
>> Senior Marvin Dominique has played in 279 minutes of 320 minutes this season and has competed for at least 37 minutes in five of the eight games this year.
ON THE ROAD
>> Senior Marvin Dominique is averaging 15.3 points and 10.0 rebounds per game in four road games this season. The senior recorded 19 points and a season-high 14 rebounds at Hartford on Nov. 16 and a season-best 22 points along with nine rebounds at Rutgers on Nov. 25.
>> Sophomore Trevis Wyche is averaging 8.0 points and 1.8 rebounds per game on the road this season. The sophomore is averaging 10.0 points per game in his last two games away from Jersey City after recording a season-best 12 points against the Scarlet Knights.
>> Saint Peter's is averaging 56.5 points per game on the road while allowing 57.5 points per game. The Peacocks are shooting 37.9 percent from the field while the opponents are hitting at a 37.0 percent clip.
>> The squad is 1-3 away from Jersey City this year after defeating Rutgers 68-50 on Nov. 25.
AGAINST THE BIG DOGS
>> Head coach John Dunne has wins against Alabama, Rutgers and Seton Hall on his resume in four of the last five seasons.
>> The Peacocks defeated Alabama 50-49 on Nov. 22, 2010 during the USVI Paradise Jam. The squad then opened the 2012-13 season with a 56-52 win against Rutgers on Nov. 9, 2012, won a thriller 83-80 in overtime against Seton Hall on Dec. 14, 2013 and then posted a 68-50 win against Rutgers on Nov. 25.
>> The squad has beat Rutgers in back-to-back games for the first time in team history and improved to 3-3 under Dunne against the Scarlett Knights.
>> Saint Peter's is 5-11 under Dunne against big name programs and 4-2 against those opponents in games decided by under 10 points.
>> The Peacocks will look to beat Rutgers and Seton Hall in the same season for the second time in team history when the squad travels to the Prudential Center on Dec. 14. Saint Peter's beat Rutgers 67-58 on Dec. 22, 1978 and then downed Seton Hall 77-70 on Feb. 3, 1979.
CLOSE CONTESTS
>> Saint Peter's is 8-9 in one-point games under head coach John Dunne in his nine seasons in Jersey City and 36-41 in games decided by five points or less.
>> The Peacocks were 7-5 in games decided by five points or less last season and 3-1 in tilts decided by one point, but have not had the same luck this campaign suffering a one-point loss and a pair of two-point losses.
>> The squad is 0-1 this year in one-point games after falling 51-50 to Hartford on Nov. 16 and then lost by two points to Niagara (61-59) on Nov. 20, Norfolk State (60-58) on Nov. 29 and three points to Canisius (70-67) on Dec. 3.
PRESEASON HONORS
>> Senior Marvin Dominique was named to the All-MAAC Preseason first team. The senior averaged 16.6 points and 8.9 rebounds per game last season.
>> Senior Desi Washington was selected to the All-MAAC Preseason second team. Washington was second on the squad with 13.5 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.
>> Saint Peter's was picked fourth in the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll. Iona, Siena and Manhattan were the three teams picked ahead of the Peacocks.
MILESTONE WATCH
>> Senior Desi Washington scored his 1,000th point in against Canisius on Jan. 3, 2014 of his junior campaign. Washington is now closing in on 1,000 points in his Saint Peter's career, needing 131 points to reach the grand total in his three seasons in Jersey City.
>> Senior Marvin Dominique has 745 points in his career between Fordham and Saint Peter's, needing 191 points this season to reach the 1,000-point mark for his career. Dominique scored 514 points last season in his first campaign in Jersey City.
DOMINANT DOMINIQUE
>> Senior Marvin Dominique has recorded double figures in 36 of the 39 games in a Peacocks uniform. He has posted at least 15 points in 19 of those contests, 20 points in 10 tilts and 30 points in one game.
>> Dominique has also been a force on the boards, notching 14 games with double-digits in boards and in each of those games also registered a double-double.
>> The senior notched a career-high 31 points along with 14 rebounds in his first game in a Saint Peter's uniform against LIU Brooklyn on Nov. 9, 2013.
>> He had a career-high 16 boards against Niagara on Dec. 3, 2013.
>> Dominique has recorded double figures in points in 14 of the 15 non-conference games at Saint Peter's.
NO COMPLAINTS FROM LUCY
>> Senior Desi Washington has scored double figures 50 times in his Saint Peter's career, including 26 times with 15 points or more, 10 games with at least 20 points and two 30-point performances.
>> The senior is also a threat from behind the arc, leading the team in 3-pointers in a game 47 times.
>> Washington scored a career-high 34 points against Seton Hall on Dec. 14, 2013.
>> Washington is currently out of the lineup with an injury.
ONE-TWO GUARD PUNCH
>> Senior Jamel Fields and sophomore Trevis Wyche have provided the Peacocks with a great combo at point guard this season.
>> The duo has combined to average 10.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.
>> Wyche has scored at least eight points three times this season and has led the team in assists four times.
>> Fields scored a season-high eight points against La Salle on Nov. 22, but may have had his most complete game in a Peacocks uniform against Rutgers on Nov. 25 after stuffing the stat sheet with four points and career bests in rebounds (6) and assists (6).
>> Fields has led the team in assists two times this season and has posted at least five helpers in two contests.
ASSISTING WYCHE
>> Sophomore Trevis Wyche has fueled the team in assists in 31 of the 39 games in his career. He has led the team in assists twice this season.
>> Wyche had a career-best eight helpers against Kent State on Nov. 17, 2013.
>> He also fueled the team in steals 15 times and notched a personal-best three thefts three times.
>> Wyche recorded double figures in points 13 times in his career.
>> The sophomore notched a career-best 16 points in both contests against Quinnipiac last season.
WELTON STEPPING UP
>> Sophomore Quadir Welton has posted six games with at least 10 points and three games with at least 10 rebounds.
>> Welton has scored double figures twice this season.
>> The sophomore has reached a personal-best 16 times in his career and both instances came in the first game of the season. Welton had 16 points in his collegiate debut against LIU Brooklyn on Nov. 9, 2013 and then matched the total against Brown on Nov. 14, 2013.
>> The sophomore reached a career-best 11 boards twice in his career.
THAT'S WHAT I CALL A CAREER DAY
>> Freshman Elisha Boone produced a career-best 11 points against Canisius on Dec. 3.
>> Junior Elias Desport scored a career-best 10 points against Tennessee State while sophomore Travis Hester recorded a personal-best 15 points in that contest.
>> Sophomore Chazz Patterson posted a career-best 13 points against Rutgers on Nov. 25.
>> Senior Tyler Gaskins recorded a career-high 16 points against Niagara on Nov. 20.
THE NEWCOMERS
>> Freshman Elisha Boone has seen the most playing time of the newcomers, appearing in seven of the eight games this year.
>> Junior collegiate transfer Travis Hester has appeared in six of the eight games and has broke out with eight 3-pointers in two games on Nov. 28 and Nov. 29. Fellow junior college transfer Simeon Dennis has appeared in three contests.
>> Freshman Rodney Hawkins will have to sit out the first semester due to NCAA Division I transfer regulations. Hawkins attended Delaware State for a semester last year, but did not play for the Hornets prior to coming to Saint Peter's.
