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GAMEDAY: Rensselaer hosts Bard in a Liberty League contest, marking the first home game for the Engineers since January 9 ... The Engineers have played their last five games on the road.

STAUNCH DEFENSE: RPI leads the Liberty League in scoring defense, allowing 64.2 points per game, as well as scoring margin (2.8) ... The Engineers are sixth in the conference in scoring offense, averaging 66.9 points per game.

BALL CONTROL: Rensselaer is first in the Liberty League in turnover margin (1.70) and also leads in assist-to-turnover margin (1.28).

SHOT MAKING: RPI senior Tyler Gendron is third in the league in free throw percentage (79.4%) ... Freshman Tom Horvat is fourth in three-point field goals per game (2.2).

ON THE GLASS: Engineers senior Chase Almond is second in the conference in rebounding, averaging 8.3 per game ... Freshman Marcus Giese is 11th at 5.8.

HELPERS: RPI has two student-athletes in the top seven in the Liberty League in assists ... Junior Nate Kane is fourth, averaging 3.1 per contest, while freshman Tom Horvat is seventh at 2.9 ... Kane is fourth in assists-to-turnover ratio (1.4).

LEAGUE LEADER: Freshman Tom Horvat leads the conference in steals, averaging 2.8 per game ... Senior Chase Almond is fifth in the same category with an average of 1.4.

GAME HIGHS & LOWS: Rensselaer's highest scoring games both came in December: 95 points against Vermont Tech. (12/12) and 84 points against Wilkes (12/29) ... The Engineers held Vermont Tech. to a season-low 37 points on a season-low 14 field goals made ... The most points RPI has allowed is 88 points (11/21 vs. Hilbert) ... The Engineers were held to a season-low 53 points on January 9 against RIT.

BARD OF LATE: The Raptors snapped an eight-game losing streak in impressive fashion on Friday, defeating league-leading RIT, 67-59 ... Bard came right back and defeated Hobart on Saturday, 74-64 ... The game in Troy on Tuesday is the Raptors first road game since a 77-69 overtime loss at RIT on January 23 ... Bard played five straight at home from January 26 to February 6.

LAST SEASON: The Engineers defeated the Raptors 67-54 on January 13 last season behind 21 points and four rebounds from Chase Almond and 11 points from Tyler Gendron ... In the second meeting, which came on February 22 in Troy, Rensselaer prevailed, 60-41 ... Gendron scored 23 points, going 8 for 11 from the floor, including 5 of 6 from three-point range ... Josh Dugas had nine points and Brian Hatcher scored nine points with 10 rebounds.