GAMEDAY CENTRAL
No. 2 Embry-Riddle (20-1, 8-1) at Florida Memorial (1-17, 0-9)
DATE: Saturday, January 31, 2015
CITY: Miami Shores, Fla.
SITE: Health and Sports Center
TIP-OFF: 7 p.m. (ET)
LIVE STATS: ERAU Gameday Network
LIVE AUDIO: ERAU Gameday Network
SERIES: ERAU leads, 42-13
LAST MEETING: ERAU, 59-49 • Feb. 1, 2014

THE OPENING TIP
• Embry-Riddle starts the second half of its conference schedule on Saturday with its first game against Florida Memorial
• The Eagles are coming off a home victory over rival Northwood on Wednesday, 77-67
• ERAU is 17-9 on the road against Florida Memorial and has won four straight overall in the series
• Dalton Barnes and DeForest Carter have saved their best for the conference season, averaging 15.6 and 14.3 points per game, respectively.
• DeForest Carter currently ranks first in the NAIA in steals per game at 3.8 and fourth in the NAIA in assists per game at 6.9.
• Saturday's contest marks ERAU Head Coach Steve Ridder's 856th career game.

EMBRY-RIDDLE
The Blue and Gold (20-1, 8-1) are halfway through its Sun Conference schedule, but will play Florida Memorial on Saturday for the first time this season. Embry-Riddle has a two-game lead in the loss column in league play with nine games left to go.

The Eagles have gotten to 20-1 (the only one-loss team in NAIA II) by way of a high percentage shooting clip and a defense that allows just 63.4 points per game and outrebounds opponents by seven boards per contest. The Eagles are hitting 7.4 three-pointers per contest while keeping opponents at a 31 percent average from long range.

Reed Ridder and Joseph Gonzalez have had two big games in ERAU's last two contests, helping the Eagles to wins over nationally-ranked Southeastern and Northwood. Ridder has scored 14 and 15 points, respectively, while Gonzalez has chipped in 13 points each of the last two outings.

FLORIDA MEMORIAL
The Lions are in search of their first TSC win of the season and their second win overall in 2014-15. FMU has dropped 11 straight decisions, including a Thursday night loss to Thomas (64-57). Florida Memorial is averaging 60.3 ppg and 40.7 percent from the field.

Samuel Dorismond is the lone Lion to average in double-figures, scoring nearly 19 points per contest on 45 percent shooting. He leads the squad with 33 made threes on the season.

THE SERIES
ERAU holds a 42-13 all-time record against FMU, including a 17-9 mark on the road. The Eagles have won four straight and 12 of the last 13 meetings.

BY THE NUMBERS
1,569 - Points scored by DeForest Carter, No. 9 on the all-time scoring list
1,137 - Points scored by Cesar Pastrana in his career, No. 21 on the all-time scoring list
760 - Career rebounds pulled down by Cesar Pastrana, ranked No. 6 in ERAU career history
733 - Career Points scored by Dalton Barnes, in just his second season as an Eagle
719 - Career assists dished out by Carter, most all-time
641 - Career rebounds grabbed by Carter, 9th all-time
625 - Wins by Head Coach Steve Ridder now in his 26th season with ERAU men's basketball
.613 - Career Field Goal Percentage by Cesar Pastrana, ranking third all-time
310 - Career steals recorded by Carter, most all-time
232 - 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 625 wins in 26 seasons as the Eagles' head coach.