DSU Hornets to take on Delaware Hens in First State Rivalry

2011-12 DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL
HORNETS (4-4) VS. DELAWARE BLUE HENS (3-4)
SAT., DEC. 10, 2011 (1:00 P.M.)- DOVER, DEL. (MEMORIAL HALL)

THE GAME

Delaware State welcomes the University of Delaware to Memorial Hall for a First State rivalry contest. The Hornets bring a 3-4 overall record (1-1 MEAC) into the contest. DSU is coming off a 72-65 loss to Howard last Tuesday. The Hornets trailed by 22 points midway through the second half of the contest, but could get no closer than the final score the rest of the way. Casey Walker and Kendall Gray led Delaware State with 17 points each in the Howard contest. Delaware is 3-4 this season (1-0 CAA). The Hens are trying to bounce back from a 69-60 loss to Penn at the Palestra on Wednesday. Kyle Andrews led four Delaware players in double figures with 13 points vs. Penn.

DSU VS. DELAWARE SERIES HISTORY (DELAWARE LEADS 9-2)

The Hornets and Hens are meeting for the third straight year and 12th time overall. Delaware holds a 9-2 series lead, highlighted by an eight-game win streak from 1992 to 2000. The Hens won last year's contest 61-50 at UD's Bob Carpenter Center. DSU led by 11 points in the second half, but was scoreless in the last 5:07 of the game. Alphonso Dawson led UD with 16 points, while Jay Threatt was high man for the Hornets with 13. The last time the teams played at Delaware State, the Hornets posted a 75-67 victory in 2009. The state's only Div. I teams did not meet from 2001 to '08.