VCU (9-4, 1-3) looks to avoid its third consecutive CAA loss when they take on the Blue Hens of Delaware (5-10, 1-3) Saturday at the Verizon Wireless Arena at the Stuart Siegel Center.
The Rams will be without the services of junior Larry Sanders, who was suspended for Saturday’s contest for a flagrant foul in Wednesday night’s loss at Drexel.
Sanders, the Rams' leading scorer and rebounder, is tied for eighth in the CAA in scoring (14.7 ppg), fourth in rebounds (8.1) and second in blocked shots (3.2).
VCU head coach Shaka Smart will look to Bradford Burgess to continue his high level of play with the absence of Sanders. The sophomore scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed eight boards at Drexel Monday.
Delaware enters the game at VCU riding a 13-game losing streak in CAA road games. The Blue Hens last win came against Georgia State on Feb. 13, 2008.
The Hens are led by guard Alphonso Dawson who averaged 19.0 points and 10.5 rebounds as Delaware won back-to-back games for the first time this season last week . The junior tallied team-highs of 23 points and 14 rebounds in an 82-72 over-time win against Lafayette and had a team-best 15 points and seven boards as the Hens edged rival Drexel 62-58. He had 19 points and eight boards in a loss to W&M on Wednesday.
VCU leads the all-time series with Delaware, 12-3, and is a perfect 7-0 at the Siegel Center against the Blue Hens.
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