GAMEDAY CENTRAL
No. 13 Embry-Riddle vs. Florida College
DATE: Tuesday, November 11, 2014
CITY: Daytona Beach, Fla.
SITE: ICI Center
TIP-OFF: 7 p.m. (ET)
LIVE STATS: ERAU Gameday Network
LIVE AUDIO: ERAU Gameday Network
LIVE VIDEO: ERAU Gameday Network
SERIES: ERAU leads 16-0
LAST MEETING: ERAU 106, FC 79 • Nov. 30, 2013 - Daytona Beach, Fla.

THE OPENING TIP
• Embry-Riddle and Florida College will be playing for the 17th time with ERAU holding a 16-0 all-time advantage.
• The Blue and Gold began its final NAIA season on Saturday before the department's transition to the NCAA II and the Sunshine State Conference.
• Embry-Riddle had three players in double-figures on Saturday, led by newcomer Joseph Gonzalez's 18 points.
• The Eagles No. 13 preseason ranking marks the sixth straight season the Eagles have been ranked in the preseason national poll.
• Tuesday's contest marks ERAU Head Coach Steve Ridder's 836th career game.

THE EAGLES
Embry-Riddle opened its final NAIA season in style on Saturday, defeating Sterling, 87-45 in the ICI Center to move to 1-0 on the young season. The Eagles trailed just once in the early-going on Saturday, cruising to the victory thanks to 45 points off of Sterling turnovers.

ERAU got 18 points from newcomer Joseph Gonzalez to lead the way on Saturday, as the Eagles shot nearly 53 percent from the floor (32-for-61) with 41 points coming from the bench. Joining Gonzalez in double-figures were Cesar Pastrana with 11 and DeForest Carter with 10.

SCOUTING FLORIDA COLLEGE
Florida College, under the direction of Head Coach Jim Romkey, enters tonight's cotnest having played four games, all against Sun Conference competition. The Falcons hosted Warner on Monday evening after the printing of this program.

The Falcons went 16-19 last season, a record that included a pair of losses to Embry-Riddle. So far this season, FC dropped its season opener, 85-67 to Southeastern before losing 78-55 to Warner. The Falcons went on the road to down Webber International 81-75 on Nov. 4.

IN HONOR OF OUR VETERANS
In honor of Veteran's Day, the Embry-Riddle Athletics Department will be taking time to honor members of the armed forces for their service to the United States during tonight's game.

Prior to the start of Tuesday's game, the Athletics administration will recognize Captain Tom MacDougall. MacDougall worked at Embry-Riddle from 1997-2007, but prior to that he was a pilot in the Air Force during the Vietnam War.
At halftime tonight, all those who have served and are currently serving in the armed forces will be recognized at mid-court.

BY THE NUMBERS
1,312 - Points scored by DeForest Carter, No. 17 on the all-time scoring list
606 - Wins by Head Coach Steve Ridder now in his 26th season with ERAU men's basketball
596 - Career rebounds pulled down by Cesar Pastrana
224 - Conference wins in program history
90.9% - Production returning from 2013-14 to this year's squad
26 - Seasons under the guidance of Head Coach Steve Ridder
14 - NAIA National Tournament appearances
13 - The Eagles current national ranking
10 - Sun Conference Tournament titles
8 - Regular season conference championships
1 - NAIA National Championship (2000)

AMONG THE NATION'S BEST
Heading into his 26th season at the helm of the ERAU men's basketball program, Head Coach Steve Ridder ranks fifth on the NAIA Division II men's basketball winningest active coaches listing. Ridder has 606 wins in 25+ seasons as the Eagles' head coach.