Game 27
Saint Peter's (12-14, 9-8 MAAC) vs. Rider (8-18, 6-11 MAAC)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 26
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Alumni Gymnasium, Jersey City, NJ
Network: ESPN3
Tip-Off
- The Peacocks play the second two straight games at home when they welcome the Niagara Purple Eagles on Thursday.
- The Peacocks are coming off of a 74-68 win over Niagara last game. Graduate guard Kendrea Williams scored a season high 20 points, while junior center Kassondra Brown recorded her seventh straight double-double, scoring 12 points and picking up 15 rebounds. Freshman forward Kaila Dawkins scored a career high 11 points.
- This was the first regular season sweep of Niagara for the Peacocks since the 2010-11 season.
- The Broncs and Peacocks met earlier this season at Run Baby Run Arena, with the Peacocks coming away with the 69-56 victory. Brown led the way for Saint Peter's, scoring 20 in the contest while grabbing 15 rebounds. Williams set the Saint Peter's career three-point record in the contest.
The Series
- All-time: SPU leads 46-27
- Streak: SPU (3)
- Last SPU Win: 2/12/22 (W, 69-56, at SPU)
- Last RID Win: 1/16/21 (L, 65-62, at RID)
Dre's Year
- Williams hit three three pointers in the game against Rider on 2/12. She broke the career three-point record at Saint Peter's, as she now has 169 and counting. Tania Kennedy '09 previously held the record with 167 during her outstanding career.
- Williams reached the 1,000 point milestone at Saint Peter's in the last game against Marist, scoring a layup with 3:26 left in the fourth quarter to hit the magic number. She is the 24th Peacock in history to achieve this.
- Williams eclipsed the 2,000 point mark of her career with 3:47 remaining in the second quarter against Canisius on 12/19. She has achieved that total by scoring for both FDU-Florham and Saint Peter's.
- Williams ranks fifth amongst the active career scoring leaders in the country.
- She is ranked seventh amongst the active career three-point field goal leaders in the NCAA.
Road/Home Splits
- In MAAC play, the Peacocks have had drastic differences between road and home performances.
- Saint Peter's has won five straight at home, the longest streak for the team since the 2007-08 season.
- The Peacocks have lost six straight road MAAC games. They haven't won a road game since December.
Moving Up
- The Peacocks came into this week in sixth place. They have beaten Monmouth and Niagara in back-to-back games which has moved them up to fourth. Both teams were ahead of them to start the week. They have a 9-8 record in conference.
- The team sits behind Fairfield, Quinnipiac, Manhattan, Saint Peter's has a 0-5 record combined against those teams.
- The Peacocks are 9-3 against teams below them in the conference standings.
- Conference standings for both men and women will return to overall MAAC wins this season and will not be based on MAAC winning percentage.
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