GAMEDAY CENTRAL
No. 2 Embry-Riddle (16-0, 4-0) vs Webber International (7-10, 4-1)
DATE: Saturday, January 17, 2015
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 43-19
LAST MEETING: ERAU, 67-56 • Dec. 3, 2014

THE OPENING TIP
• Embry-Riddle returns to Daytona Beach to host second-place Webber International in the final regular season matchup between the two conference teams.
• The Eagles have matched up with the Warriors more than any other team in program history (62 games).
• The Eagles are off to their best start (16-0) in program history.
• The Eagles are the last undefeated team in NAIA II and the only team without a loss in Sun Conference play.
• Dalton Barnes leads the Blue and Gold offensively, averaging 15.9 ppg overall and 20.5 ppg in TSC action.
• DeForest Carter currently ranks first in the NAIA in steals per game at 4.0 and third in the NAIA in assists per game at 7.2.
• Cesar Pastrana ranks fourth in the country with a 64.8 field goal percentage.
• Saturday's contest marks ERAU Head Coach Steve Ridder's 851st career game.

EMBRY-RIDDLE
The second-ranked Embry-Riddle men's basketball team returns to the ICI Center tonight following arguably the toughest test of the season in Wednesday's 63-59 overtime road win against St. Thomas. The Eagles overcame their largest deficit of the season en route to their first win over the Bobcats since the 2012-13 campaign. Daniel Kiesling's buzzer-beating tip-in sent the contest to overtime before ERAU outscored STU 11-7 in the extra period to claim the win. Sophomore Dalton Barnes scored 27 points to lead the way for the Eagles, pushing his conference average to 20.5 ppg.

Barnes (15.9 ppg) leads three Eagles averaging in double-figures this season as Cesar Pastrana (13.9 ppg) and DeForest Carter (11.3) join him. Pastrana ranks fourth in the country and first in The Sun Conference with a 64.8 field goal percentage while also grabbing 7.8 rebounds per night. Carter chips in 7.2 assists, 4.0 steals and 4.1 rebounds for the Eagle effort.

WEBBER INTERNATIONAL WARRIORS
The lone unbeaten team in NAIA II at 16-0, the Eagles host a Webber International (7-10, 4-1) team that has won four straight, including a pair of upsets. The Warriors got game-winning shots from Brian Pace in both upsets against then-No. 20 Thomas and No. 17 Northwood. Pace, having returned to the WIU lineup in the second semester, is averaging 20.0 points and 6.2 rebounds for the Warriors. Dwayne Lyals brings 10.9 ppg and 7.6 boards to the Webber International effort.

THE SERIES
The Eagles are 43-19 all-time against WIU, running their win streak to four earlier in the season. ERAU is 23-5 at home against Webber International.

BY THE NUMBERS
1,483 - Points scored by DeForest Carter, No. 14 on the all-time scoring list
1,079 - Points scored by Cesar Pastrana in his career, No. 23 on the all-time scoring list
720 - Career rebounds pulled down by Cesar Pastrana, ranked No. 6 in ERAU career history
689 - Career assists dished out by Carter, most all-time
675 - Career Points scored by Dalton Barnes, in just his second season as an Eagle
621 - Wins by Head Coach Steve Ridder now in his 26th season with ERAU men's basketball
.614 - Career Field Goal Percentage by Cesar Pastrana, rnaking third all-time
614 - Career rebounds grabbed by Carter
295 - Career steals recorded by Carter, most all-time
228 - 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
10 - Sun Conference Tournament titles
8 - Regular season conference championships
2 - The Eagles' current national ranking
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 621 wins in 26 seasons as the Eagles' head coach.