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Stony Brook at Albany, 7:00 PM Eastern, espn3
Four games. That is all that separates the Albany Great Danes from perfection in the America East. UAlbany enters tonight’s home game against Stony Brook a perfect 12-0 in league play and can tie their school record for conference wins in a season at the D1 level with number 13 tonight. This season by the Great Danes has been somewhat amazing given that they only went 5-7 in non-conference games before the start of America East play (now 6-7 after adding a win at NJIT this past Friday evening). Their losses included Holy Cross, St. Francis-PA and Niagara, none of whom look anywhere near to being NCAA tournament bid contenders this year. However, since the calendar rolled to 2015, the Great Danes are undefeated, entering tonight’s contest on a 13 game winning streak, making them the second hottest Under the Radar team, behind only Murray State’s current 21 game streak. They also join Murray State, Gonzaga and Kentucky as the only four schools remaining undefeated within their conferences.
Tonight, UAlbany hosts the Seawolves of Stony Brook. Stony Brook enters the game in fourth place at 8-4 in league play and 17-10 overall. They grabbed headlines back on December 28 when they traveled cross-country and took down previously undefeated Washington 62-57, though the Huskies’ subsequent collapse has tempered that victory somewhat. Stony Brook already fell at home to Albany, back on January 19, by a 64-47 score. The Seawolves will be looking to return the favor and snap UAlbany’s streak tonight. If they cannot do it, only home contests against Hartford and Vermont, plus a road trip to UMBC, stand between the Great Danes and entering the America East tournament at 16-0.