Up Next: UNH

On Saturday, Nov. 29, the University of New Hampshire Wildcats will travel to Poughkeepsie to take on the Marist Red Foxes. UNH sits at 1-2 on the season and comes to the McCann Center following a 70-50 rout at the hands of the Penn State Nittany Lions.
New Hampshire hails from the America East conference, and this game marks the first of two that Marist will play against the league. Marist clashes with Binghamton on Dec. 30 in Vestal, N.Y. UNH was picked to finish seventh in the nine team conference. Maine and Stony Brook were predicted to finish eighth and ninth, respectively, while Boston University was picked to finish first.
Marist has only faced UNH once in the school's history. The lone meeting came on Jan. 2, 1983 and ended in a Wildcats' win, 70-60.
This match-up looks to be a battle of the guards. New Hampshire's three highest scoring players are all starting guards and all average over 13 points per game (ppg). Tyrece Gibbs leads the Wildcats in scoring with 14.7 ppg while Eric Gilchrese and Tyrone Conley average 13.7 and 13.0 ppg, respectively. Gibbs led the Wildcats against Penn State with 14 points. Gibbs three-pointer with 4:45 remaining in the first half gave UNH its last lead of the game. Penn State subsequently embarked on a 10-2 run and controlled the rest of the game. UNH maintained a lead for the first 12:25 of the game, the longest of any Penn State opponent this year. Penn State is 4-0.
Both teams will look to rebound from tough losses. While UNH lost by 20 to Penn State, Delaware squeezed by Marist in overtime, 88-83. Marist held a 72-70 lead late in regulation but could not secure the victory.
Marist will return home for the second time this season. The home opener did not go as planned as Saint Bonaventure stormed into the McCann Center and dominated Marist en route to a 77-54 blowout win. Marist head coach Chuck Martin will also attempt to win his first game in front of the Poughkeepsie faithful. His first win as a head coach came against Robert Morris in the Garden State Tip-Off Classic hosted by Rutgers University. Marist handled Robert Morris, 72-55.
With New Hampshire featuring a trio of talented guards, look for David Devezin and R.J. Hall to factor into this game prominently. Also don't be surprised to see Dejuan Goodwin receive more minutes. Goodwin has started the last two games but an into early foul trouble against Delaware. Devezin and Hall are currently two of the red Foxes' leading scorers. Devezin averages 13.3 ppg while dishing out 4.3 assists per game. Devezin is currently tied for third in the MAAC with 4.3 assists per game (apg) with Siena point guard Ronald Moore. Fairfield's Jonathan Han ranks first with 6.4 apg.
Schneider leaving his mark on the MAAC
Although the Red Foxes have yet to play a conference game, Marist senior forward leads the MAAC in several key categories early in the season. Schneider ranks seventh in the MAAC in scoring with 14.3 ppg and third in total rebounding with 9.5 rebounds per game. Schneider leads the MAAC in defensive rebounding with 8 per game. Schneider leads the Red Foxes in scoring, rebounding, and minutes played. Schneider also leads the MAAC in minutes played with 151 in four games. The senior represents a stabilizing force on a Marist team featuring youth and inexperience. Schneider will not be a new face to New Hampshire. Schneider transferred to Marist from Vermont, an America East foe of New Hampshire.