GAMEDAY CENTRAL
No. 13 Embry-Riddle (8-0, 0-0) at Webber International (0-7, 0-0)
DATE: Wednesday, December 3, 2014
CITY: Babson Park, Fla.
SITE: Sabbagh Athletic Center
TIP-OFF: 7:30 p.m. (ET)
LIVE STATS: ERAU Gameday Network
LIVE AUDIO: ERAU Gameday Network
SERIES: ERAU leads 42-19
LAST MEETING: ERAU 81, WIU 66 • Feb. 15, 2014 - Daytona Beach, Fla.

THE OPENING TIP
• Embry-Riddle and Florida College will be playing for the 62nd time with ERAU holding a 42-19 all-time advantage.
• Wednesday's game marks the league opener for both Embry-Riddle and Webber International.
• The Eagles are one of just seven teams in NAIA II without a loss (Warner and Northwood are also amongst the unbeatens).
• Cesar Pastrana is the current two-time defending Sun Conference Player of the Week.
• Pastrana needs just seven points to become the 28th member of the ERAU 1,000-Point Club.
• DeForest Carter currently leads the NAIA in steals per game at 3.63.
• The Eagles No. 13 preseason ranking marks the sixth straight season the Eagles have been ranked in the preseason national poll.
• Wednesday's contest marks ERAU Head Coach Steve Ridder's 842nd career game.

THE EAGLES
The Eagles improved to 8-0 on the year with a hard fought, 66-54 win on the road at Berea on Saturday, getting a career game from Cesar Pastrana who scored 24 points and pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds in the victory. Pastrana continues to lead the charge for the Eagles offensively, averaging 17.0 points and grabbing 8.4 rebounds for the Blue and Gold.

Dalton Barnes and DeForest Carter each average in double-figures with 13.6 ppg and 12.0 ppg, respectively, while Barnes brings 4.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game and Carter registeres 4.0 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 3.6 steals per game.

ERAU has a scoring margin of +21.6 through eight contests, holding teams to 39 percent from the field and 33 percent from long range, forcing on average 18.4 turnovers and outrebounding teams by 11.5 boards per outing.

THE WARRIORS
The Warriors are still in search for their first win of the 2014-15 season, dropping their first seven contests by an average of 14.9 points per game. Raymond Durant leads the team with 13.4 ppg, while Dewaine Lyals chips in 10.7 points and 6.0 rebounds per contest.

WIU is shooting just 39 percent from the floor while their opponents are shooting nearly 52 percent overall and 43 percent from long range.

BY THE NUMBERS
1,398 - Points scored by DeForest Carter, No. 17 on the all-time scoring list
993 - Points scared by Pastrana in his career, ninth all-time
664 - Career rebounds pulled down by Cesar Pastrana
613 - Wins by Head Coach Steve Ridder now in his 26th season with ERAU men's basketball
625 - Career assists dished out by Carter, second all-time
581 - Career rebounds grabbed by Carter
259 - Career steals recorded by Carter
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 613 wins in 26 seasons as the Eagles' head coach.