NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz women's basketball team looks to build some conference momentum when the Hawks host SUNY Oneonta at the Hawk Center on Saturday, Jan. 11, at 2 p.m. in their fourth State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) contest of the season.
LIVE COVERAGE: The New Paltz Athletics Communications Office will provide live in-game statistics and video at the above links.
RECORDS: The Hawks enter Saturday's game with a 2-8, 0-3 SUNYAC record … Oneonta has an 8-2, 2-1 record.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (2-8, 0-3 SUNYAC): A slow start didn't deter the Hawks on Tuesday night against SUNY Cortland as New Paltz stormed back from a 14-point second half deficit to draw within five points of the Red Dragons, but Hawks couldn't muster enough offensive momentum in a 66-53 loss… The Hawks, who trailed 41-27 with 18:28 to play, went on an 11-2 run over the next 5:27 to draw within 43-38 with 13:01 remaining… Junior guard
Shannan Walker led the Hawks with 13 points – one off her season best 14 against the Stevens Institute of Technology – while freshman guard/forward
Kit Small added 12 points.
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Junior guard
Goldie Harrison leads New Paltz in scoring (10.6 ppg), while freshman forward
Courtney Irby averages 8.2 rebounds per game, fifth best in the SUNYAC… Harrison's 2.7 steals per game ranks second in the SUNYAC… Senior forward
Jeanette Scott averages 1.3 blocks per game, fifth best in the conference… Walker's 1.6 three-pointers made per game is seventh best in the SUNYAC… Walker averages 32.2 minutes per game, seventh best in the SUNYAC.
TEAM STATISTICS: The Hawks rank fourth in the SUNYAC in offensive rebounding (13.9 rpg)… Opponents shoot just 65 percent from the free throw line, which is the fourth best mark in the conference… The Hawks rank sixth in steals per game (10.0 spg).
SCOUTING THE RED DRAGONS (8-2, 2-1 SUNYAC): Senior guard Alyshia Crawford drained a three-pointer following a timeout with 1:25 remaining in the game and then scored a breakaway layup with 12 seconds to go off a steal by Grace Schilling to lead Oneonta to a 66-62 victory over SUNY Oswego on Tuesday evening at Oneonta... The victory was Oneonta's third straight and the fourth in the last five games... Oneonta has posted conference wins over SUNY Fredonia and Oswego and lost to Buffalo State.
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Crawford leads the team in scoring (15.2 ppg), which ranks sixth best in the SUNYAC… Sophomore guard Lyteshia Price leads the team in rebounding (6.3 rpg), which ranks 15th in the SUNYAC.
TEAM STATISTICS: The Red Dragons lead the SUNYAC in scoring defense (52.7 ppg) and have held opponents under 50 points four times this season.
LAST MEETINGS: The Hawks and Red Dragons split the 2012-13 series… New Paltz won 50-36 on Jan. 12, 2013 at home and lost at Oneonta, 55-54, in overtime, on Feb. 15, 2013... In the second game against Oneonta, then-senior Alex McCullough became the third player in program history to surpass the 1,000-point mark.
GAME RECAPS:Jan. 12, 2013Feb. 15, 2013 WHAT'S NEXT: The Hawks visit SUNY Oswego next Tuesday, Jan. 14 for a 6 p.m. contest… Oneonta next visits SUNY Cortland on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 6 p.m.
COACHES: New Paltz is led by eighth-year head coach
Jamie Seward... Oneonta is led by Daphne Thompson who is in her seventh season.
