The Particulars
Saint Peter's (2-3, 1-0 MAAC) vs. Siena (2-6, 0-1 MAAC)
Date: Sunday, Dec. 5 (2:00 PM)
Location: Run Baby Run Arena
Network: ESPN3
Tip-Off
- After picking up a win in the MAAC opener Friday night, Saint Peter's returns to action with a quick turnaround against Siena in the first conference contest at home this season.
- The Peacocks come into the matchup coming off a 69-59 win over Quinnipiac on the road while the Saints dropped a 77-72 decision in overtime against Manhattan
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Looking Back vs. Qunnipiac
- Four different student-athletes scored in double figures and senior KC Ndefo filled up the stat sheet to lead the Peacocks to a win over the Bobcats.
- Ndefo poured in 16 points, a career-high seven assists, seven rebounds and two blocks while junior Fousseyni Drame produced his third career double-double as the Peacocks improved to 2-3, 1-0 MAAC this season.
- SPU has now kicked off conference play with a win in each of the first four seasons of head coach Shaheen Holloway's career.
- Joining Ndefo and Drame in double figures were Daryl Banks III and Doug Edert who finished with 15 and 13 points, respectively. The duo did a lot of damage from the free throw line down the stretch, combining to go 10 for 11 from the stripe in the second half.
The Series
- All-Time: Saint Peter's leads 52-44
- Streak: Siena (1)
- Last Saint Peter's win: 1/22/2021 (W, 68-62, @ Siena)
- Last Quinnipiac win: 1/23/2021 (L, 47-,40, @ Siena)
Notes and Nuggets
- Saint Peter's, picked to finish second in the MAAC Preseason Poll, looks to open MAAC play with back-to-back wins for the third straight season led by fourth-year head coach Shaheen Holloway.
- Headlining the group of returners is rising senior forward KC Ndefo, who claimed the honor of 2021-22 MAAC Preseason Player of the Year, as well as a spot on the preseason all-league first team. Ndefo is coming off the best performance of the season thus far with 16 points, seven assists, seven rebounds and two blocks in the win over Quinnipiac.
- Junior guard Doug Edert averages 13.4 points per contest to lead all Peacock scorers this season with a pair of 17-point games to his ledger. Edert has scored in double figures in four of the Peacocks' five games this season including a pair of 17-point performances.
- Daryl Banks III, a Preseason All-MAAC Second Team selection, joins Edert averaging double figures this season with 12.2 points per game. He now has three straight games with double digit points and was recently named the MAAC Student-Athlete of the Week.
- Matthew Lee runs the offense at the point, averaging a team-best 3.6 assists per contest to rank fourth in the MAAC while also sitting seventh in the conference with a 1.29 assist-to-turnover ratio thus far this season.
- Fousseyni Drame is the team's leading rebound man, ranking second in the MAAC with 8.4 boards per game after his 13-point, 13-rebound double-double in the win over the Bobcats.
- The Peacocks head into the contest with one of the top pressure teams in the conference, ranking second in the MAAC and inside the top-50 in the country forcing 17.0 turnovers per contest.
Scouting the Saints
- Colby Rogers is the team leader offensively for Siena, averaging 13.9 points per game this season. Rogers does a majority of his offensive work from beyond the arc, ranking second in the MAAC in 3-pointers per game (3.0).
- Jackson Stormo is another strong offensive option for the Saints, producing 10.8 points and a team-high 7.1 boards per contest.
- Andrew Platek, a transfer from the University of North Carolina, is third on the team with 9.0 points per game in five games this season. Platek appeared for six minutes in Siena's loss Friday night against Manhattan before suffering an injury. It is unclear whether or not Platek will appear in Sunday's contest against the Peacocks.
- Siena ranks second in the conference with 3.5 blocked shots per game led by Anthony Gaines and Stormo who both average nearly one rejection per contest.
- The Saints have struggled on the defensive side of the ball thus far this season, sitting in the bottom two of the MAAC in scoring defense, opponents field goal percentage and turnover margin.
- Siena was selected to finish eighth in the MAAC Preseason Coaches poll.
Up Next
- The Peacocks will play in back-to-back home games for the first time this season when they take on St. Francis-Brooklyn Wednesday, Dec. 8 at 7:00 p.m. inside Run Baby Run Arena.
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