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STATEN ISLAND NY - The Green & White look to open the season 3-0 for the first time since 1985-86  when the Seahawks host Colgate on Tuesday night at 7:00 pm. That '85-86 team was led by Gela Mikalauskas who was in her fiist stint as head coach and  went on to record an 18-10 record.

The formula for victory for the 2-0 Seahawks has been a stifling defense combined with an opportunistic offense. After opening the season with a 52-48 overtime win over Army, the Seahawks opened a nine-point second half lead and held on for a 64-61 win at Siena on Saturday. Sophomore forward Marie -Laurence Archambault  (Montreal, Quebec / Montmorency)  poured in 17 points off the bench to pace four Seahawks in double fi gures. Senior guard Megan Mahoney (Staten Island NY/ St. Peter's) has scored 14 points in both of Wagner's victories to pace the Seahawks in scoring. Colgate enters the game with a 1-3 record and the Red Raiders are fresh off a 70-65 home loss to Canisius.

2010 Food & Clothing Drive - Wagner Athletics teams up with Project Hospitality and ShopRite for the 2010 Food & Clothing Drive. Donate two canned goods or one piece of NEW winter clothing and receive a free ticket to the Colgate game! Purchase your canned goods from one of the two ShopRite locations on Staten Island and receive all additional tickets for half off! To learn more about Project Hospitality, visit their website at www.projecthospitality.org.

The Coaches - Head coach Gela Mikalauskas is in her 17th season on the Wagner sidelines with a record of 204-251 record. On the opposing sideline will be Pamela Bass who is in her fourth season at Colgate and sports a record of 17-76. The Red Raiders were 10-19 last season.

Last Year vs. Colgate - Wagner fell 72-59 to Colgate in non-conference women's basketball action at Cottrell Court. With the win, the Red Raiders improved to 4-0 while the Seahawks fell to 0-3. Junior Sha'Ron Harrison matched her career-high with 14 points, on 6-11 shooting, while pulling down eight rebounds over 32 minutes of action to lead the Green & White. Senior Andrea Reed (also notched 14 points, on 6-10 shooting, while grabbing five caroms.Wagner was plagued by turnovers, committing 19 miscues that led to a 24-16 Colgate advantage in points off turnovers. Both teams shot at a 43.1 percent-clip, but the Red Raiders were 10-18 (55.6 percent) from long range while the Seahawks were just 3-13 (23.1 percent) from deep.

The Series - Wagner is 4-8 all-time against Colgate.

Wagner-Colgate Series History
2009-2010 @ Colgate (L, 72-59)
2008-2009 Colgate (W, 58-56) (OT)
2004-2005 Colgate (L, 56-70)
2003-2004 Colgate (L, 54-64)
2002-2003 @ Colgate (L, 75-83) (2OT)
2001-2002 @ Colgate (L, 80-84) (OT
2000-2001 Colgate (W, 79-60)
1997-1998 @ Colgate (L, 58-61)
1996-1997 Colgate (W, 66-44)
1987-1988 Colgate (W, 80-59)
1986-1987 @ Colgate (L, 58-81)
1981-1982 vs. Colgate (L, 66-68)

Career Day for Archambault - Marie-Laurence Archambault's five made three-pointers and eight three-point attempts vs. Siena (11/20) were both career highs.

McBride Notches Career Highs - Senior guard Stephanie McBride (Mechanicville, NY/ Catholic Central) opened the season with a career-high nine rebounds vs. Army (1112) and followed up that effort by dishing out a career-high six assists vs. Siena (11/20).

Defense! Defense! - The Seahawks have limited their first two opponents to a combined 31 percent shooting from the field. Against Army, the Seahawks held the Lady Knights to a paltry 28.1% shooting night from the field. Wagner followed up that effort by holding Siena to 33.9 percent from the field. The Seahawks have done a particularly good job of defending the three-point arc, holding their first two opponents to a combined 8-for-31 from three-point range, a 25.8 percent clip.

Bench Scoring - Wagner held a 27-17 edge in bench scoring vs. Siena with all 27 points coming from Marie-Laurence Archambault and Kelly Clark who notched 17 and 10 points, respectively. For Clark, who added five rebounds, it marked her second straight solid outing off the bench as she had nine points in the opener vs. Army.

Mahoney Ms. Consistency - Guard Megan Mahoney is off to a consistent start to ther senior season. Mahoney, who averaged a team-leading 12.7 ppg. in earning Team MVP honors last season, has tallied 14 points in each of Wagner's two games. Overall, she is shooting 48 percent (12-of-25) from the field.

Olsen With the Rebound - Senior forward Ashley Olsen has been on strong on the boards in Wagner's first two games and leads the team in the rebounding department with an 8.0 average after grabbing nine and seven boards vs. Army and Siena, respectively.