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Men’s Basketball Hosts Fairfield on Sunday

Peacocks seek sixth straight home win

Game 24
Saint Peter's (12-11, 9-5 MAAC) vs. Fairfield (10-14, 6-7 MAAC)
Date: Sunday, February 16
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Yanitelli Center, Jersey City, NJ
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GAME NOTES
 
Opening Tip
  • Saint Peter's remains in Jersey City this weekend, welcoming Fairfield on Sunday, Feb. 16. 
  • The men are seeking their sixth straight win in the Yanitelli Center, when the teams tip at 2 p.m. on ESPN3.
  • The Peacocks enter Sunday's contest with sole possession of first-place in the MAAC, holding a conference-best 9-5 record and an overall mark of 12-11 on the season.
  • Saint Peter's enters the game as winners in six out of the last seven games, including five straight in the Yanitelli Center.
  • Last time out, Saint Peter's earned an 84-72 wire-to-wire victory over Quinnipiac on Friday night.
  • The freshman trio of Daryl Banks III (18), Doug Edert (18), and Aaron Estrada (14) combined to score 50 points in the win. 
  • Saint Peter's dominated the contest, leading for exactly 39 minutes and not allowing Quinnipiac to lead at any point of the game.
  • It was also the third straight game and 13th time this season that at least 10 Peacocks registered a point in a game.
 
Things to Know Before Sunday's Showdown
Series History
  • The all-time series between Saint Peter's and Fairfield has been the closest series for the Peacocks compared to any other current MAAC team.
  • The Peacocks and Stags are in a deadlock at 59-59 all-time, since the 1950-51 season.
  • Saint Peter's has controlled the matchup recently, winning 10 of the last 15 meetings dating back to the 2013-14 campaign, with two of the wins coming at the MAAC tournament.  
  • Over the past five battles between the two programs, the home team has been the victor.
  • In the first season meeting on Jan. 15, the Peacocks fell to the Stags 61-51 in Connecticut. 
  • Since that defeat, Saint Peter's has been the hottest MAAC team, winning seven out of its last nine games.
Still Hot at Home
  • Saint Peter's continued its dominance in the Yanitelli Center, improving its overall home record to 8-3 and its MAAC home record to 6-1 on the year.
  • The 8-3 overall home record is the best in a single season since the 2010-11 MAAC Championship squad's mark of 8-3 in the Yanitelli Center and the six conference wins are also the most at home by a Peacock team since 2010-11.
  • This becomes just the ninth time in the 38 MAAC seasons, that the Peacocks have won six or more home conference games --- seven is the program record, which has been achieved twice in 1983-84 and 2004-05.
  • The men from Jersey City are now riding a five-game winning streak at home and the squad has been victorious in eight of the past nine home bouts.
 
Back on Top
  • Saint Peter's regained sole possession of first place on the MAAC leaderboard, following Friday's league games.
  • This is the first time since Feb. 5 that the Peacocks are alone at the top of the conference standings.
  • The 2019-20 men's basketball conference season remains as one of the tightest league races in recent history. 
  • Heading into Sunday, the top four teams are separated by one game.
  • Additionally, all 11 MAAC squads have at least five losses --- since the 2006-07 season, the most losses by a MAAC regular season champion was six defeats.
 
Season Sweep
  • Following Friday night's win over Quinnipiac, Saint Peter's secured the regular season series sweep over the Bobcats.
  • The win gave the Peacocks their third regular season series sweep over the Bobcats in the past four seasons and improved Saint Peter's all-time record to 11-5 over Quinnipiac.
 
Next Up
  • Saint Peter's hits the road next week, visiting Manhattan on Friday, Feb. 21.
  • The game will tip at 7 p.m. on ESPN3.
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Players Mentioned

Doug Edert

#2 Doug Edert

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6' 2"
Freshman
Daryl Banks III

#5 Daryl Banks III

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6' 3"
Freshman
Aaron Estrada

#1 Aaron Estrada

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6' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Doug Edert

#2 Doug Edert

6' 2"
Freshman
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Daryl Banks III

#5 Daryl Banks III

6' 3"
Freshman
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Aaron Estrada

#1 Aaron Estrada

6' 4"
Freshman
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