Women's Hoops Hosts Blue Devils In Monday Doubleheader
1/4/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
SACRED HEART (6-5, 1-0 NEC) VS CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE (5-7, 1-0 NEC)
GAME 12 * Fairfield, Conn. * Dave Bike Court at the William H. Pitt Center * 5:00 PM
Live Stats and Video
Inside the Series...
- This is the 43rd time in program history the Pioneers have faced Central Connecticut State
- SHU leads the all-time series 28-14
- Since joining the NCAA Division I ranks, Sacred Heart is 24-7 against the Blue Devils
- The Pioneers went 1-1 against CCSU last season, topping the Blue Devils 77-59 at home before falling 74-55 on the road
- Central Conn. State knocked SHU out of the Northeast Conference Tournament in the quarterfinal round in consecutive years: 63-51 in 2010 and 54-49 in 2011
Scouting the Blue Devils...
- Led by junior Kayla Miller (8.3 points per game), the Blue Devils come into Monday's contest 5-7 overall and 1-0 in NEC play
- CCSU snapped a five-game losing streak with a conference play-opening win over Fairleigh Dickinson 82-53
- The Blue Devils opened the season with a big overtime win against CAA member Hofstra, 71-66
- CCSU alumna Beryl Piper (93-115) returns for her eighth season as the head coach of Blue Devils. The 1987 graduate is the winningest women's basketball coach of CCSU's Division I era with 93 career victories. She has also led CCSU to three Northeast Conference Tournament Semifinals (2009, 2010, 2011) in her tenure
Kimmel Back-to-Back Double-Doubles...
Red shirt-junior Hannah Kimmel has recorded her second and third double-doubles of the season in consecutive games. In the Pioneers' take down of Big East member Villanova, the guard/forward tallied a career-best 33 points against the Wildcats while grabbing 10 rebounds. This past Saturday in the NEC-opener, Kimmel paced Sacred Heart with 21 points and 11 rebounds.
Pioneers Against the NEC at Home...
Sacred Heart has had many magical moments in the William H. Pitt Center including clinching three Northeast Conference Championship. The Pioneers are 119-19 all-time against NEC opponents at home and 12-5 in Tournament play.
Preseason Picks...
The Pioneers were tabbed second in the Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, receiving four first place votes, behind reigning Champions the Robert Morris Colonials who garnered five first place votes. The CCSU Blue Devils finished tied with Fairleigh Dickinson for ninth place in the poll.
