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Staten Island, NY - The Green & White are looking are looking to improve to 4-3 on the season when they host NJIT, which comes into the game with a 1-5 record. The lone victory for the Highlanders this season was a 74-63 home win over the University of Pennsylvania. Wagner is coming off a 1-1 week.
The Seahawks ran past Columbia on Dec. 2, 69-50, behind a 27-point, 15-rebound effort from junior center
Kelly Clark. Two days later, the Seahawks fell behind early at Quinnipiac and came out on the short end of an 85-72 decision. Senior forward
Ashley Olsen posted game-highs with 18 points and nine rebounds. The 18 points were also a season high. The all-time series between the schools is 2-2. NJIT won last year's meeting, posting a 68-56 victory over the Seahawks on Nov. 17, 2009.
The Coaches - Head coach
Gela Mikalauskas is in her 17th season on the Wagner sidelines with a record of 205-253 record. On the opposing sideline will be Margaret McKeon who is in her fourth season at the helm of the NJIT program.
Last Year vs. NJIT - NJIT scored the first seven points of the game and never looked back en route to a 68-56 wire-to-wire victory over Wagner on Nov. 17, 2009. Led by Jessica Gerald's game-high 27 points the Highlanders evened their record at 1-1 while the Green & White fell to 0-2. Junior
Ashley Olsen recorded her second-straight double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, pacing the Wagner attack. Freshmen
Marie-Laurence Archambault and
Veronick Fournier each scored eight points while junior
Sha'Ron Harrison scored seven points with eight rebounds off the bench.
The Series - The Green & White are 2-2 all-time against the Highlanders.
Archambault Among Nation's Leaders in Treys - Sophomore forward
Marie-Laurence Archambault is 12th nationally in three-point percentage, having knocked down 50 percent (17-34) of her three-point attempts. She is also tied for 33rd in three-pointers made per game (2.8).
Clark's Career Game - Junior center
Kelly Clark posted career highs with 27 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Seahawks to a rousing 69-50 win at Columbia (12/2). Clark also was 11-of-15 from the field with the 11 field goals being a career high. Clark's previous career high in points was 16 at Monmouth on Feb. 28, 2009 and her previous best rebounding game was 12 at Army on Nov. 13, 2009.
Clark NEC's No.1 Shooter - Junior center
Kelly Clark, enters the NJIT game No. 1 in the NEC in field goal percentage at .684. Teammate
Marie-Laurence Archambault follows close behind in the No. 4 spot at .488.
Balanced Scoring - Wagner has three players averaging in double figures for the season in senior guard
Megan Mahoney,
Kelly Clark (11.3) and sophomore forward
Marie-Laurence Archambault (11.2).
Olsen Stellar Floor Game at Quinnipiac - In addition to recording game and season highs with 18 points and nine rebounds at Quinnipiac, senior forward
Ashley Olsen dished out a career-high five assists and two steals. Her nine rebounds matched a season high.
McBride Career High in Assists at Quinnipiac - Senior guard
Stephanie McBride dished out a career-high seven assists at Quinnipiac. Her previous career best was six.
Wagner Among NEC Leaders in Several Categories - The Seahawks are No.1 in the NEC in three-point field goal percentage, shooting at a .385 clip. Wagner is second in the NEC in overall field goal percentage (.394), three-point field goals made (7.00), three-point field goal percentage defense (.264) and assists (15.50).
Wagner Individuals Among NEC Leaders - Individually, junior center
Kelly Clark is No.1 in the NEC in field goal percentage at .659. She is the lone NEC player hitting more than 60 percent of her shots. Teammate
Megan Mahoney is third in the conference in field goal percentage at .500. Senior forward
Ashley Olsen is No.1 in the NEC in defensive rebounds at 6.17 per game. Senior guard
Stephanie McBride is second in the NEC in assists (4.67), sophomore forward
Marie-Laurence Archambault is second in three-point percentage at .500 and in three-pointers made (2.83).
Iron Women - Wagner has three players ranked in the top seven in the NEC in minutes played per game. Senior guard
Stephanie McBride is third (36.7), senior guard
Megan Mahoney is fifth (35.5)
Ashley Olsen is sixth at 35.3 minutes per game.
Next Up - Wagner travels to Lehigh to meet the Mountain Hawks in a 7:00 pm tip-off on Saturday.