Friday-Saturday, January 17-18, 2014 New Paltz (2-9, 0-4 SUNYAC) vs. Plattsburgh (8-3, 3-1 SUNYAC) on Friday, Jan. 17, at 6 p.m. Potsdam (3-8, 1-3 SUNYAC) on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 2 p.m. New Paltz, N.Y.
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NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz women's basketball team returns to the Hawk Center for a pair of State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) games this Friday against SUNY Plattsburgh at 6 p.m. and on Saturday afternoon against SUNY Potsdam at 2 p.m.
 
LIVE COVERAGE: The New Paltz Athletic Communications Office will provide live in-game statistics and video at the above links.
 
RECORDS: The Hawks enter Friday night's game with a 2-10, 0-5 SUNYAC record… Plattsburgh owns an 8-3, 3-1 mark… Potsdam has a 3-8, 1-3 record heading into its Friday night game against SUNY Oneonta.
 
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (2-10, 0-5 SUNYAC):  A hot shooting SUNY Oswego team shot 61.5 percent in the first half and went 7-for-15 from three-point distance (46.7 percent) in defeating the Hawks 75-61 on Tuesday night… The Lakers went on a 21-5 run over a 4:57 span of the first half to take a 7-7 tie and turn it into a 28-12 lead… The Hawks were unable to bring the Oswego lead under 10 points, trailing 41-27 at halftime… Junior guard Shannan Walker led the Hawks with 12 points – her second double figures scoring effort in the last three games… Freshman forward Courtney Irby had 10 points and four rebounds… Both Walker and Irby shot 50 percent from the floor… Sophomore guard Christine Rivera grabbed a team-best seven rebounds.
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Junior guard Golide Harrison leads New Paltz in scoring (9.3 ppg), followed by junior guard Shannan Walker (8.3 ppg)… Courtney Irby averages 8.3 rebounds per game, fourth best in the SUNYAC… Senior forward Jeanette Scott averages 5.4 rpg… Harrison's 2.5 steals per game is tied for the SUNYAC lead… Scott averages 1.1 blocks per game, sixth best in the conference… Walker's 1.5 three-pointers made per game is 10th best in the SUNYAC… Walker averages 32.2 minutes per game, fifth best in the SUNYAC.
 
TEAM STATISTICS: The Hawks lead the SUNYAC in offensive rebounds per game (15.3 rpg)… Opponents shoot just 66 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 CARDINALS (8-3, 3-1 SUNYAC): Plattsburgh is playing its first game since Jan. 11, a 76-64 over The College Brockport, which completed a weekend sweep of conference play, having defeated SUNY Geneseo 62-51 the previous day… Plattsburgh has won eight of its previous nine games after starting the season 0-2… The win streak includes an impressive 73-61 victory over Lebanon Valley College and a 58-54 win at Middlebury College.
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Two players average in double figures for the Cardinals: senior guard/forward Kathleen Payne (18.5 ppg) and junior guard Brittany Marshall (13.8 ppg)… Payne currently ranks second in the SUNYAC in scoring… She has scored in double figures in all but one game this season, including a season-high 28 points against Lebanon Valley… Payne leads the team in rebounding (7.2 ppg) with a season-best 12 against Morrisville State…  Marshall leads the team in assists per game (5.1 apg)… She ranks third in the SUNYAC in three-point shooting percentage (37.1 percent) and averages 1.5 per game… Sophomore forward Devona Paul is a solid scorer (9.7 ppg) and rebounder (6.8 rpg) and leads the SUNYAC in free throw percentage (89 percent) on 33-of-37 shooting.
  
TEAM STATISTICS: The Cardinals are fourth in the SUNYAC in scoring (68.6 ppg) and third in defense (59.0 ppg)… Behind Paul's shooting prowess, Plattsburgh leads the SUNYAC in free-throw percentage (72 percent) and are the fourth best rebounding team in the conference (42.1 rpg).
  
LAST MEETINGS: New Paltz won both contests against Plattsburgh last season, winning 75-71 in overtime on Jan. 18, 2013, and 72-60 on Feb. 2, 2013. Game recaps of those contests are below.
 
GAME RECAPS:
Jan. 18, 2013
Feb. 2, 2013
 
SCOUTING THE BEARS (3-8, 1-3 SUNYAC): Heading into the Oneonta contest on Friday night, the Bears have lost five straight games… In their previous two contests, the Bears lost to Brockport, 65-50, on Jan. 10 and 65-51 to Geneseo on Jan. 11.
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Potsdam gets double-figure scoring efforts from senior forward Jessica Kouzan (14.7 ppg), who has scored in double figures in every game this season, including a 29-point game against Oswego on 12-of-19 shooting from the floor and 24 points in the season opener against Utica College… She ranks sixth in the conference in scoring and field-goal percentage (43 percent)… Junior guard/forward Bailey Weigel averages 10.9 ppg and leads the team in rebounding (7.4 rpg) and assists (3.2 apg).

TEAM STATISTICS: Potsdam ranks third in the SUNYAC in three-pointers per game (6.1) and free-throw percentage (69 percent).
 
LAST MEETINGS: New Paltz won both contests against Potsdam last season, winning 77-55 on Jan. 19, 2013, and 67-47 on Feb. 1, 2013. Game recaps of those contests are below.
 
GAME RECAPS:
Jan. 19, 2013
Feb. 1, 2013

WHAT'S NEXT: The Hawks host Potsdam on Saturday, Jan. 1,8 at 2 p.m. while Plattsburgh travels to Oneonta on Saturday for a 2 p.m. game… Potsdam, which plays at Oneonta on Friday night, next travels to Plattsburgh on Jan. 21 for a 6 p.m. game.
 
COACHES: New Paltz is led by eighth-year head coach Jamie Seward ... Plattsburgh is led Cheryl Cole in her 17th season... Ninth-year mentor Tara Ruckh leads Potsdam.