NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz women's basketball team is prepared for its first contest since Dec. 6 as the Hawks travel to State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) opponent Cortland on Tuesday, Jan. 6 at 4 p.m.
RECORDS: The Hawks are 4-4, 1-1 SUNYAC… The Red Dragons stand at 7-1, 2-0 SUNYAC.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (4-4, 1-1): New Paltz opened SUNYAC play at Plattsburgh and Potsdam on Dec. 5-6, falling to the Cardinals 71-65 before defeating the Bears 71-51… Against defending conference champion Plattsburgh, sophomore guard/forward
Kit Small scored a team-high 14 points… Senior guard
Shannan Walker notched 12 points with four three-pointers… Junior guard
Goldie Harrison and junior guard/forward
Colleen Ames scored 10 point apiece… Freshman forward
Norvonee Hall pulled down 15 rebounds… Versus Potsdam, freshman guard
Jasmine Bryant scored a career-high 16 points in 19 minutes… Last season, the Hawks split with Cortland as Small averaged 17.0 ppg and 8.5 rpg.
STATISTICAL LEADERSPoints: Small (11.0 ppg), Ames (8.4 ppg),
Courtney Irby (7.1 ppg)
Rebounds: Small (7.8 rpg), Irby (7.4 rpg), Hall (6.3 rpg)
Assists: Harrison (2.3 apg), Walker (1.6 apg), Small (1.3 apg)
Blocks: Hall (1.0 bpg), Irby (0.9 bpg), Small (0.4 bpg)
Steals: Small (2.4 spg), Harrison (2.3 spg), Irby (1.6 spg)
TEAM STATISTICS: New Paltz is averaging 63.0 ppg (+6.6)… The Hawks are 111-of-189 (58.7 percent) from the foul line… New Paltz is averaging 50.6 rpg (+3.3), which is tops in the SUNYAC… The Hawks lead the SUNYAC in field goal defense (33.1 percent)… New Paltz ranks first in the league in turnover margin (+7.5) and steals per game (14.13).
SCOUTING THE RED DRAGONS (7-1, 2-0): Cortland has won seven of its first eight games to start the season, including a 69-57 victory over SUNYIT on Dec. 13…. Four players finished in double figures against the Wildcats as junior forward Brittney Dumas notched a double-double (13 points, 11 boards) while sophomore guard Cassidy Chapko and freshman guard Kerry McHugh both scored 11 points… The Red Dragons are first in the SUNYAC with seven overall wins and are tied with Plattsburgh with a 2-0 conference mark… Dumas leads the SUNYAC with 18.3 ppg and ranks second with 12.5 rpg… Chapko leads the league in three-point percentage (.531; 17-of-32).
STATISTICAL LEADERSPoints: Dumas (18.3 ppg), Chapko (12.3 ppg), Erin Wolstenholme (8.1 ppg)
Rebounds: Dumas (10.4 rpg), Wolstenholme (5.8 rpg), Rae Frasier (4.4 rpg)
Assists: Lindsey Minor (2.6 apg), Wolstenholme (2.0 apg), Dumas (1.8 apg), McHugh (1.8 apg)
Blocks: Dumas (1.4 bpg), Frasier (0.6 bpg), Wolstenholme (0.5 bpg)
Steals: Wolstenholme (1.5 spg), Minor (1.4 spg), Brittany Rando (1.3 spg)
TEAM STATISTICS: Cortland is averaging 68.9 ppg and surrendering 54.8 ppg, which leads the SUNYAC… The Red Dragons lead the league in scoring margin (+14.1)… Cortland is 206-of-492 from the field (41.9 percent), which is tops in the SUNYAC… The Red Dragons also lead the league in three-point shooting (34.4 percent).
LAST MEETING: New Paltz won at Cortland 58-48 when these two teams last met on Feb. 4, 2014.
WHAT'S NEXT: The Hawks host SUNYAC foes Brockport and Geneseo on Friday-Saturday, Jan. 9-10… Cortland hosts Oswego on Friday, Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m.
