SNHU (14-5, 12-3 Northeast-10) vs. Merrimack (10-9, 5-9 Northeast-10)
Saturday, February 7, 2015 - 3:30 pm
SNHU Fieldhouse - Manchester, N.H.

SERIES: SNHU leads 27-21
LAST MEETING: January 3, 2015 - Merrimack 95, SNHU 84

THE PENMEN: SNHU ran its win streak to seven with a 79-78 OT win over Saint Anselm Thursday...junior Rodney Sanders leads the Penmen at 19.2 ppg...he is shooting 48.8% from the floor and ranks sixth in the Northeast-10 in scoring...Elijah Bonsignore is scoring at a 16.5 ppg clip, adding 6.5 rpg...he has blocked 45 shots and is averaging 21.9 ppg during SNHU's winning streak...BJ Cardarelli is averaging 10.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game...he had a season-high 19 points at New Haven...Devin Gilligan is adding 8.7 ppg and 5.1 rebounds per game off the bench.

HEAD COACH STAN SPIROU: Stan Spirou is in his 30th season as head coach at Southern New Hampshire...he has guided the Penmen to 15 NCAA Tournaments, including four Elite Eight and two Final Four appearances, seven conference tournament titles and he owns a career 570-306 (.651) career record.

THE WARRIORS: Merrimack was 10-8 headed into a game Wednesday at Stonehill...Gelvis Solano leads the Warriors in scoring at 22.3 ppg while grabbing 6.2 rebounds per game...Troy Hammel is scoring at a 17.1 ppg clip, while James Kennedy is recording 10.5 points and a team-high 6.8 rebounds per game...JT Strickland is adding 10 points per outing.

WHAT'S NEXT: SNHU hosts Franklin Pierce on Tuesday evening before traveling to Stonehill next Saturday

NEWS AND NOTES: Bonsignore and Sanders each recently reached the 1,000-point plateau for their careers...Bonsignore reached the mark on January 7, while Sanders reached it on January 17...the Penmen are 11-2 when scoring at least 70 points this season...SNHU leads the NE-10 in opponent field goal percentage (.398) and ranks third in scoring defense (66.2).