Women's Basketball Hosts Wagner Monday Night
2/8/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
SACRED HEART (11-9, 6-4 NEC) VS WAGNER (5-17, 3-8 NEC)
GAME 21 * Fairfield, Conn. * Coach Bike Court at the William H. Pitt Center * 7:00 PM
Live Stats and Video
Inside the Series...
- This is the 31st time in program history the Pioneers and Seahawks will face off
- Just last Tuesday, the Pioneers picked up a W at Wagner with a decisive 73-59 win
- 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
Last Time They Met...
Hannah Kimmel recorded her second double-double in as many games pacing the Pioneers with 18 points and grabbing 11 rebounds as the Sacred Heart women's basketball team defeated Wagner 73-59 in the Spiro Sports Center on Staten Island. The red-shirt junior was one of four Pioneers who reached double digit scoring in Tuesday's contest. Gabrielle Washington and Adaysha Williams put 14 points on the board each for Sacred Heart, while Lerae Ettienne totaled 10 as SHU improves to 10-9 on the season and 5-4 in NEC play.
Scouting the Seahawks...
- Wagner comes snapped a seven-game slide this past Saturday with a 63-60 win over St. Francis Brooklyn
- 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...
Katie Shepard led the Pioneers to a thrilling overtime win over the Bryant University Bulldogs with six overtime points Saturday afternoon in the William H. Pitt Center. The senior guard neared a double-double with 13 points and eight rebounds, while Adaysha Williams led the game with 19 points shooting 50.0% (8-16) from the floor. 2:32 into the overtime period, with the shot clock winding down Shepard landed the first basket of a triple giving SHU the advantage. Bryant managed two points from Winder, but Haines sunk one from under the basket improving SHU's lead to 67-64. Rucker hit one of two free throws making it a two point before Shepard drove the lane to slightly widen the leading to 69-65. Rucker found the basket again for a layup making it a two-point game again. But Shepard, who tallied six points in overtime, put the final nail in the coffin making one of two from the line with eight seconds left clinching the win for the Pioneers.
