The Canisius men's basketball team returns to the road on Sunday afternoon when the Golden Griffins meet defending MAAC champion Iona in New Rochelle, N.Y. The Griffs, who have won seven straight and nine of their last 10, are tied for second in the nation with six road wins this season.

FASTBREAK POINTS
• The Canisius men's basketball team returns to the road this afternoon when the Golden Griffins play at defending MAAC champion Iona.
• The Golden Griffins are 10-5 overall and 3-1 after beating Quinnipiac 83-77 Jan. 4. The Griffs come into today's game riding a seven-game winning streak, the longest win streak for the program since 1998-99.
• As of Jan. 7, Canisius is one of 12 teams in the country with an active win streak of seven games or better.
• The Griffs are averaging 87.5 points per game in their last 10 outings since scoring a season-low 58 points in a loss to Tennessee State Nov. 23.
• After posting just one steal in the win over Siena Jan. 2, Canisius was credited with a season-high 14 steals against Quinnipiac.
• Senior Kiefer Douse recorded his first career double-double in the win over Quinnipiac after he scored a career-high 18 points to go with 10 boards.
• Junior Kassius Robertson knocked down three 3-point field goals in the win over Quinnipiac, his 48th career game with multiple 3-point makes.

CANISIUS - IONA SERIES HISTORY
• This is the 70th meeting between these two schools and Iona leads the series 39-30.
• Iona swept the regular-season series from Canisius this year, and the Gaels ended the Griffs' season with a 73-55 win the in the 2016 MAAC Championship quarterfinal round.
• The Gaels' have won two of the last three meetings between these schools by 18 points, including when the teams played in Buffalo last year.
• Canisius is 7-22 all-time in the Hynes Athletic Center. The Griffs' last win in this building came Jan. 17, 2014.

ABOUT THE GAELS
• Iona is 9-7 overall and 2-3 in MAAC play after losing at Monmouth Friday night.
• The Gaels have dropped four of their last five games, dating back to Dec. 22 at Towson. The lone win came Dec. 31 when the team defeated Marist 93-80 at home.
• Senior Jordan Washington leads the Gaels and ranks second in the MAAC in scoring average with his 18.3 points per game. He also ranks sixth in the league with his 7.3 rebounds per contest.
• Graduate student Jon Severe is good for 12.0 points per game. Severe is in his first year at Iona after starting his college career at Fordham.
• Iona is averaging 76.2 points per game this season, which ranks fourth in the MAAC. The Gaels rank third in the conference in field goal percentage (43.8 percent) and third in field goal percentage defense (42.9 percent).

SEVEN STRAIGHT FOR THE GRIFFS
• Canisius' 83-77 win over Quinnipiac Jan. 4 extended the Griffs' winning streak to seven straight, the longest active win streak for any team in the MAAC.
• During this winning streak, which dates back to the Blue and Gold's 87-77 win at Boston University Dec. 7, Canisius is averaging 88.6 points per game while shooting 47.5 percent from the field and 42.7 percent from 3-point land.
• The current seven-game winning streak is the program's longest since the 1998-99 season, when the Blue and Gold ripped off eight consecutive victories.
• This current hot streak for the Griffs marks just the fifth time since 1986-87 where the Blue and Gold have won six or more consecutive games, highlighted by the 1993-94 team's 15-game win streak.

MAAC ACTION
• Canisius improved to 3-1 in MAAC play this season with an 83-77 win over Quinnipiac at home Jan. 4.
• The Griffs' 3-1 start in MAAC play this year marks the fourth time in the last five seasons where Canisius has been 3-1 through the first four league games on the schedule.
• The win over Quinnipiac at home Jan. 4 also stands as Canisius' 199th all-time MAAC regular-season victory. Canisius joined the MAAC for the 1989-90 academic year.

UP NEXT
• The Griffs will travel to play at Fairfield on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Game time in Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut is set for 7 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on MAAC.tv.