WASHINGTON – American University men's basketball (12-6, 4-3 PL) looks to get back in the win column on Saturday as the Eagles head to Colgate University (13-7, 7-0 PL) for an afternoon test against the Raiders. The Eagles have dropped their last three contests after opening up Patriot League action 4-0 while the Raiders are 7-0 in league play for the first time in program history.
 
QUICK FACTS

• Date/Time: Saturday, Jan. 21; 2:00 PM
• Site: Hamilton, N.Y. (Cotterell Court)
• Series History: American leads, 31-16
• TV: ESPN+ 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• American leads the all-time series 31-16.
• The last meeting between the two programs was on Feb. 23, 2022 in Hamilton, N.Y. Colgate won the meeting by a 14-point margin, 63-49. Stacy Beckton Jr. led all scorers in the game with 16 points while the Raiders had three score in double figures.
• American's last win over Colgate came in 2017 in Hamilton. The Eagles won in overtime 67-64.
• Colgate has won the last nine meetings.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT AMERICAN

• American enters Saturday's game with a 4-3 mark in Patriot League action after dropping its last three-straight games after opening up Patriot League play 4-0.  
• The Eagles are coming off a home loss to Lafayette, 70-59, on Wednesday. Sophomore Elijah Stephens led the Eagles with 17 points while junior Johnny O'Neil added 15 points and a team-high eight rebounds. With the loss, American and Lafayette split the 2023 regular season series.
• Both junior Matt Rogers and O'Neil are averaging in double figures through the Eagles' 18 games so far this season. Rogers is averaging 13.2 points per game while O'Neil is averaging 11.9.
• American leads the league in blocks, averaging 3.78 per game, and steals averaging 7.67 per game. O'Neil leads the league in blocks, averaging 1.7 per game.
• After Saturday's game, American will return to Bender on Wednesday, Jan. 25 for a matchup with Army West Point.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT COLGATE

• Colgate enters Saturday's game with a perfect 7-0 record in Patriot League play. The Raiders are 7-0 in league action for the first time in program history, and have won 22 straight games over conference opponents.  
• The Raiders are led by senior Tucker Richardson who is averaging 14.9 points per game, 4.9 assists per game, and 2.1 steals per game. Senior Keegan Records leads the Raiders in rebounds, averaging 5.7 per game, and leads the team in blocks, along with junior Jeff Woodward, averaging 0.9 per game.
• Colgate leads the league in scoring, 79.8 points per game, and assists, 17.6 per game. Individually, Richardson leads the league in assists with 4.9 per game and steals with 2.1 per game. 

DIVISION I RANKINGS

• As a team, the Eagles are 19th in the nation in field goal percentage (48.8 percent), 79th in steals per game (7.7 per game), 60th in free point percentage (36.5 percent) and 91st in winning percentage (66.7 percent).
• Individually, junior Johnny O'Neil is 66th in blocks (4.1 per game), 45th in blocks per game (1.8 per game), and 87th in defensive rebounds per game (5.75 per game). Sophomore Elijah Stephens is 61st in steals (36) and 54th in steals per game (2.00 per game) in the NCAA rankings.

TICKETS

• Season tickets, mini-plans and individual game tickets in premium seating locations are still at AUeagles.com/Tickets.
• AU students are admitted FREE with a valid undergraduate, graduate, or WCL ID. 
• The February 4-Pack ticket mini plan on sale now. The mini-plan gets a sideline ticket to four games of your choice in February, starting at $30. Visit AUeagles.com/Tickets to purchase your tickets today.

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