NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – After defeating Trinity (Conn.) 77-54 in its final non-conference contest of the year, the State University of New York at New Paltz women's basketball team heads to State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) opponent Oneonta on Thursday, Jan. 15 for a 6 p.m. tipoff.
RECORDS: New Paltz is 7-5, 3-2 SUNYAC… The Red Dragons are 8-4, 3-2 SUNYAC… Both teams are tied for fourth place in the conference standings.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (7-5, 3-2): Against the Bantams on Tuesday, sophomore forward
Courtney Irby recorded her first double-double of the season, with season-highs in points (19) and rebounds (11)… Sophomore guard/forward
Kit Small and junior guard/forward
Colleen Ames both scored 12 points… Senior guard
Shannan Walker notched a game-high six assists… The Hawks scored 33 points off of turnovers and enjoyed 44 points in the paint against Trinity… New Paltz has won three-straight games and four of its last five contests... Last season against Oneonta, Irby averaged 6.0 ppg and 13.5 rpg while Small averaged 11.0 ppg and 8.0 rpg.
STATISTICAL LEADERSPoints: Small (9.2 ppg), Ames (9.2 ppg), Irby (8.0 ppg)
Rebounds: Irby (7.7 rpg), Small (6.3 rpg),
Norvonee Hall (6.0 rpg)
Assists:
Goldie Harrison (2.2 apg), Walker (2.1 apg), Small (1.4 apg)
Blocks: Hall (0.9 bpg), Small (0.6 bpg), Irby (0.6 bpg)
Steals: Harrison (2.1 spg), Small (1.9 spg), Ames (1.6 spg)
TEAM STATISTICS: New Paltz ranks first in the SUNYAC in field goal percentage defense (33.9 percent), turnover margin (+7.83), steals per game (12.67 spg) and three-point field goal percentage defense (23.7 percent)… The Hawks rank second in the league in scoring margin (+7.5), three-pointers made per game (6.3), rebounding (47.6 rpg) and offensive rebounds (20.2 rpg).
SCOUTING THE RED DRAGONS (8-4, 3-2): Oneonta has won three of its past four games, including a 64-48 win over Brockport in SUNYAC action on Jan. 10… Against the Golden Eagles, junior guard Caysea Cohen scored a team-high 18 points… Junior guard Lyteshia Price scored 10 points and grabbed seven steals… Sophomore guard Cara Adams chipped in eight points while senior center Sarah Longto pulled in a team-best five boards… The Red Dragons also played Geneseo and Oswego last week, defeating the Lakers on the road 66-54… Versus Oswego, Cohen netted a game-high 19 points… Longto and Adams scored 12 and 10 points, respectively… Price pulled in a team-best eight rebounds and five steals… Against Geneseo, Cohen scored 13 points with six assists while Price chipped in 10 points… Cohen ranks second in the SUNYAC in free-throw percentage (81.0 percent) and third in assists per game (3.3 apg)… Longto ranks second in the SUNYAC in blocks per game (1.9 bpg)…. Price leads the league in steals per game (2.4 spg)… The Red Dragons went 18-8, 12-6 SUNYAC last year, falling to Cortland in the conference quarterfinals… Oneonta defeated New Paltz in both contests in 2013-14.
STATISTICAL LEADERSPoints: Cohen (14.3 ppg), Longto (9.8 ppg), Price (8.8 ppg)
Rebounds: Longto (7.3 rpg), Price (5.1 rpg), Bryn Loomis (4.5 rpg)
Assists: Cohen (3.3 apg), Loomis (2.7 apg), Price (2.3 apg)
Blocks: Longto (1.9 bpg), Caitlin Cariseo (1.1 bpg), Price (0.8 bpg)
Steals: Price (2.4 spg), Cohen (2.0 spg), Longto (1.2 spg)
TEAM STATISTICS: Oneonta leads the SUNYAC in several categories including blocked shots (5.67 bpg), scoring defense (53.6 ppg) and rebounding defense (35.7 rpg)… The Red Dragons rank second in the SUNYAC in field goal percentage (39.0 percent), three-point field goal percentage (32.3 percent) and assist-to-turnover ratio (0.82).
LAST MEETING: New Paltz fell at Oneonta 53-46 when these two teams last met on Feb. 14, 2014.
WHAT'S NEXT: New Paltz plays at Fredonia on Friday, Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m.… The Red Dragons also travel to Western New York to play at SUNYAC foes Buffalo State and Fredonia from Jan. 23-24.
