NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – After falling just short at Vassar on Wednesday night, the State University of New York at New Paltz women's basketball team looks to bounce back at the Courtyard by Marriott Tournament, hosted by Wesleyan (Conn.) from Friday-Saturday, Nov. 21-22.
RECORDS: The Hawks are 1-2 after falling at Vassar 57-56 on Wednesday… Purchase is 1-0 with a season-opening 57-55 win at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA)… Wesleyan is 1-1 with the victory over Newbury… Newbury is 0-3 after falling to Wheaton 71-43.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (1-2): New Paltz nearly erased a five-point deficit in the waning seconds at Vassar on Wednesday night but fell 57-56… Sophomore guard/forward
Kit Small scored a team-high 11 points while grabbing five boards and two steals… Junior guard/forward
Colleen Ames and sophomore forward
Courtney Irby both finished with eight points as Irby also pulled down six boards… Junior guard
Goldie Harrison had a team-best four assists… Freshman forward
Norvonee Hall grabbed eight rebounds off the bench… New Paltz forced 31 Vassar turnovers.
STATISTICAL LEADERSPoints: Small (9.3 ppg), Ames (8.7 ppg), Irby (7.7 ppg)
Rebounds: Small (7.7 rpg), Irby (7.3 rpg), Hall (4.3 rpg),
Laura Stuart (4.3 rpg)
Assists: Harrison (2.7 apg),
Shannan Walker (2.3 apg),
Dariah Duncan (1.5 apg)
Blocks: Irby (1.3 bpg), Hall (0.7 bpg),
Jasmine Bryant (0.3 bpg)
Steals: Harrison (3.0 spg),
Tanysha Campbell (2.0 spg), Ames (2.0 spg)
TEAM STATISTICS: New Paltz is averaging 58.7 ppg… The Hawks are shooting 58-of-213 from the field (27.2 percent)… New Paltz is 44-of-81 from the charity stripe (54.3 percent)… The Hawks are 16-of-71 from three-point range (22.5 percent).
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS (1-0): Purchase edged USMMA 57-55 on Wednesday night… The Panthers trailed by 10 points at halftime but outscored the Mariners 33-21 in the second half… Sophomore guard Allison Haugh poured in a game-high 27 points behind 10-of-16 shooting… Haugh also grabbed a game-best seven steals… Junior forward Elizabeth Osowiecki chipped in 13 points, five rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
STATISTICAL LEADERSPoints: Haugh (27.0 ppg), Osowiecki (13.0 ppg), Michelle Rupelli (8.0 ppg)
Rebounds: Osoweicki (8.0 rpg), Jeidar Cole (7.0 rpg), Osowiecki (5.0 rpg)
Assists: Rupelli (6.0 apg), Haugh (2.0 apg), Osowiecki (1.0 apg)
Blocks: Osowiecki (2.0 bpg), Cole (1.0 bpg), Kristine Viven (1.0 bpg)
Steals: Haugh (7.0 spg), Osowiecki (2.0 spg), Viven (1.0 spg)
TEAM STATISTICS: The Panthers shot 38.2 percent at USMMA (21-of-55)… Purchase attempted just three shots from downtown (1-of-3)… The Panthers shot 14-of-22 from the foul line (63.6 percent)… Purchase was outrebounded 60-35 and their bench was outscored 19-0.
LAST MEETING: This is the first meeting all-time between New Paltz and Purchase.
SCOUTING THE CARDINALS (1-1): Wesleyan opened the season at the Eastern Connecticut State Tip-Off Tournament with a 55-37 defeat to Framingham State but bounced back with a 72-35 win over Newbury in the consolation game… Against Framingham State, Sophomore forward Brenna Diggins had a team-high 12 points with senior forward Jess Cherenza chipping in eight points and nine boards… Versus the Nighthawks, Diggins recorded a double-double with game-highs in points (15) and rebounds (15)… The Cardinals went 12-12 last season with a 3-7 NESCAC mark.
STATISTICAL LEADERSPoints: Diggins (13.5 ppg), Cherenza (6.0 ppg), Dreisen Heath (6.0 ppg), Jackie Browne (6.0 ppg)
Rebounds: Diggins (11.5 rpg), Cherenza (7.0 rpg), Heath (4.0 rpg), Browne (4.0 rpg)
Assists: Browne (2.5 apg), Cherenza (1.5 apg)
Blocks: Diggins (2.0 bpg)
Steals: Heath (2.5 spg), Lauren Gaj (1.5 spg)
TEAM STATISTICS: The Cardinals are averaging 54.5 ppg while allowing 45.0 ppg… Wesleyan is shooting 35.0 percent from the field (43-of-123)… The Cardinals are 4-of-31 from three (12.9 percent) and 19-of-35 from the foul line (54.3 percent).
LAST MEETING: This would be the first meeting all-time against Wesleyan on Saturday.
SCOUTING THE NIGHTHAWKS (0-3): Newbury is in search of its first win of the year after beginning the year with losses to Eastern Connecticut State, Wesleyan and Wheaton… The Nighthawks fell 71-43 on Wednesday to Wheaton despite a game-high 19 points from sophomore guard Janetis Cardona… Cordona pulled down a team-high eight rebounds and was 3-of-4 from three-point distance… Junior guard Jovanna Sandifer chipped in 12 points… junior guard Katelyn Roeser finished with four assists, three rebounds and three steals.
STATISTICAL LEADERSPoints: Cardona (9.7 ppg), Sandifer (9.3 ppg), Roeser (6.0 ppg)
Rebounds: Cardona (5.7 rpg), Destiny Spears (5.3 rpg), Jamie Vankoeverden (4.7 rpg)
Assists: Roeser (2.0 apg), Cardona (1.7 apg), Sandifer (1.0 apg)
Blocks: Roeser (0.3 bpg), Sandifer (0.3 bpg), Spears (0.3 bpg)
Steals: Cardona (2.7 spg), Sandifer (1.7 spg), Roeser (1.3 spg), Brittany Beals (1.3 spg)
TEAM STATISTICS: The Nighthawks are shooting 40-of-159 (25.2 percent) from the field… Newbury is 8-of-40 from beyond the arc (20.0 percent)… The Nighthawks are 10-of-29 from the foul line (34.5 percent).
LAST MEETING: This would be the first meeting all-time against Newbury on Saturday.
WHAT'S NEXT: New Paltz returns home to host Mount Saint Mary on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m.… Purchase plays at Manhattanville on Tuesday at 6 p.m.…. Wesleyan plays at Vassar on Tuesday at 6 p.m.…. Newbury plays at New England College on Monday, Nov. 24 at 5 p.m.
