Sacred Heart to Take on Wagner Monday at 7:00 p.m.
2/1/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
SACRED HEART (9-9, 4-4 NEC) VS WAGNER (4-16, 2-7 NEC)
GAME 19 * Staten Island, N.Y. * Spiro Sports Center * 7:00 PM
Live Stats and Video
Inside the Series...
- This is the 30th time in program history the Pioneers and Seahawks will face off
- Last year Sacred Heart and Wagner split the regular season each team earning a win on its respective home court
- The only time Sacred Heart and Wagner faced off in the Northeast Conference Tournament was in the Pioneers' debut season, in the 2000 Championship game. The Seahawks took the championship winning the game 64-63
Scouting the Seahawks...
- Wagner comes into Monday night's contest on a six-game losing streak, having most recently fallen to Central Connecticut State 83-67 on Saturday
- The Seahawks are led by sophomore guard Jasmine Nwajei who is leading the Northeast Conference averaging 23.3 points per game
- Wagner posted a 2-9 record before opening the NEC slate, losing nine straight before topping Stony Brook 90-65 and Columbia 97-86
- While in the bottom five in most conference rankings, the Seahawks are fouth in steals with 8.63 per game
Last Time Out...
Gabrielle Washington tallied a season-best before the halftime buzzer and continued to be a strong offensive presence in throughout the game leading all-players with 29 points in the Sacred Heart women's basketball team's 71-64 overtime victory over Mount St. Mary's Saturday afternoon on Coach Bike Court in the William H. Pitt Center. Hannah Kimmel recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 13 points and 13 rebounds as the Pioneers even their record at 9-9 and 4-4 in Northeast Conference play. The loss drops the Mountaineers to 7-13 on the season and 5-4 against conference opponents.
Washington is Red Hot...
It seemed like senior Gabrielle Washington couldn't miss in the first half of Saturday's overtime win over Mount St. Mary's. Washington accounted for all eight of the Pioneers' points in the opening four minutes of the game as Sacred Heart jumped out to an early 8-2 lead. The senior was the driving force behind SHU's offense in the first half owning 15 points in the first eight minutes. At the end of the half, it was Washingto 25, Mount St. Mary's 23.
Hannah's Seeing Double...
Hannah Kimmel recorded her sixth double-double of the season on Saturday. The Pioneers' leading rebounder added 13 boards to her yearly total while putting 13 points on the scoreboard for Sacred Heart.
