NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz women's basketball team travels to cross-river rival Vassar College on Wednesday, Nov. 19 for a 7 p.m. non-conference contest.
RECORDS: The Hawks are 1-1 after defeating Mount Saint Mary College 61-40 in the consolation game of the 31
st-annual Emmanuel Tournament over the weekend… The Brewers are 0-2 after suffering defeats to Babson and No. 15 Williams in the Babson Tournament... New Paltz is 13-7 all-time against Vassar.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (1-1): New Paltz opened the season with a 69-59 loss to William Paterson on Saturday… Junior guard
Goldie Harrison scored a team-high 13 points behind 7-of-10 shooting from the foul line… Junior guard/forward
Colleen Ames chipped in 12 points… Sophomore forward
Courtney Irby grabbed a team-high 10 boards… Versus the Knights, sophomore guard/forward
Kit Small pulled down a contest-best 14 rebounds (10 defensive) while Irby led the way with 12 points in just 18 minutes of play… Small was named to the All-Tournament Team.
STATISTICAL LEADERSPoints: Ames (9.0 ppg), Small (8.5 ppg), Irby (7.5 ppg)
Rebounds: Small (9.0 rpg), Irby (8.0 rpg),
Laura Stuart (5.5 rpg)
Assists:
Shannan Walker (3.0 apg), Small (2.0 apg), Harrison (2.0 apg)
Steals:
Tanysha Campbell (2.5 spg), Ames (2.0 spg), Irby (2.0 spg), Harrison (2.0 spg)
Blocks: Irby (1.0 bpg),
Jasmine Bryant (0.5 bpg),
Norvonee Hall (0.5 bpg)
TEAM STATISTICS: The Hawks are shooting 25.5 percent from the field (38-of-149)… New Paltz is 12-of-57 from three-point range (21.1 percent)… The Hawks are shooting 52.5 percent (32-of-61) from the foul line.
SCOUTING THE BREWERS (0-2): Junior guard Caitlin Drakeley scored a career-high 32 points behind 11-of-24 shooting against No. 15 Williams on Sunday (L, 75-67) … Senior guard Allyson Pemberton chipped in 10 points while junior forward Colleen O'Connell pulled down a game-high 10 boards… Against Babson on Saturday (L, 65-55), Pemberton had 15 points and O'Connell notched 13 points.
STATISTICAL LEADERSPoints: Drakeley (19.5 ppg), Pemberton (12.5 ppg), O'Connell (9.5 ppg)
Rebounds: Rose Serafini (8.5 rpg), O'Connell (7.5 rpg), Drakeley (5.0 rpg)
Assists: Drakeley (2.5 apg), O'Connell (2.0 apg)
Steals: Pemberton (3.0 spg), Drakeley (2.0 spg), Kim Romanoff (1.0 spg)
Blocks: Serafini (2.0 bpg), O'Connell (0.5 bpg), Zoe Walker (0.5 bpg)
TEAM STATISTICS: Vassar is shooting 32.2 percent from the field (38-of-118)… The Brewers are 4-of-16 from three-point distance (25.0 percent) but are shooting at an 80.8 percent clip from the charity stripe (42-of-52).
LAST MEETING: The Hawks fell to Vassar 60-53 in their home opener when these two teams last met on Nov. 21, 2013.
WHAT'S NEXT: New Paltz will compete in the Wesleyan Tournament from Nov. 21-22, opening against Purchase College on Friday at 8 p.m… Vassar plays at St. Joseph's of Long Island on Friday at 7 p.m.
