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The Wagner College women's basketball team tips off the school's 42nd season of intercollegiate basketball by traveling to  Army on Friday, Nov. 11 in a 7:00 pm tip-off.  This marks the fourth straight year that Wagner and Army will begin their seasons opposite one another. and the three prior meetings all were decided in overtime.

WAGNER HALL OF FAMER GELA MIKALAUSKAS RETURNS FOR 18TH SEASON
Wagner College women's basketball coach Gela Mikalauskas returns for her 18th season and her seventh season in this her second stint as head coach on Grymes Hill. Mikalauskas has won a school-record 214 games and counting over 17 seasons. A 1991 inductee into the Wagner Hall of Fame, she has guided the Seahawks to five of their top-10 campaigns, including a school-record 24 victories in 1983-1984 as well as the program's lone Northeast Conference (NEC) title in 1988-1989. She also served as an Assistant Athletic Director in 1980 and in 1981 was promoted to Associate Athletic Director and was honored in 1984 as the Metropolitan Coach of the Year in Division I. She received the same award in 1989 as well as being tabbed Converse Coach of the Year in New York State and the NEC Coach of the Year.

ARMY HEAD COACH DAVE MAGARITY
On the opposing sideline will be Army coach Dave Magarity, who is in his sixth season after directing the Marist and Saint Francis (PA) men's basketball teams for 23 years. Magarity Magarity enters 2011-12 just two wins shy of his 400th career victory. He boasts nearly 30 years of head coaching experience and is one of just four active Division I women's basketball coaches to make the transition from the men's side to coaching women. The short list also includes Paul Westhead (Oregon), Alan LeForce (Coastal Carolina) and Dennis Wolfe (Virginia Tech).

WAGNER-ARMY SERIES
2010-11    .................... Wagner 52, Army 48 (OT) (Staten Island, NY)
2009-2010......................Army 74, Wagner 70 (OT) (West Point, NY)
2008-2009    ................ Army 59, Wagner 58 OT (Staten Island, NY)
2007-2008    ......................Army 59, Wagner 50 (West Point, NY)
2005-2006    ................Wagner 66, Army 63 (Staten Island, NY)
1978-1979......................Army 81, Wagner 54 (West Point, NY)

PLAYING THE PATRIOT
Today's game is the first of four games for the Seahawks against the Patriot League. The Green & White will play at Lafayette (11/25) and home vs. Lehigh, (11/27) with both games being a part of the inaugural Patriot League/NEC Challenge.  The Seahawks will also play at Colgate on Dec. 10. 

CLARK ONE OF TOP POST PLAYERS IN NEC
Senior Kelly Clark (Neptune, NJ/ St. Rose) is one of the top returning centers in the NEC and is coming off of a junior season where she averaged 12.2 ppg. along with team highs in rebounds (6.1 pg) and blocks (1.76 pg).  A formidable force in the low post on both ends of the floor, the 6-3 Clark led the NEC in shooting percentage (54.5) last season while finishing second in blocks (1.76 pg). Her 51 blocked shots last season are tied for fourth on the all-time Wagner single-season list as she also blocked 51 shots in her freshman season. A proficient rebounder as well, Clark registered four double-doubles a year ago while finishing tied for first in the NEC in offensive rebounds (3.45 per game). She has scored 723 career points in her first three seasons on Grymes Hill, leaving her 287 points shy of joining the 1,000-point club. Her 133 career blocked shots rank third on the Wagner all-time list.

ARCHAMBAULT ON RECORD-SETTING THREE-POINT PACE
Marie-Laurence Archambault (Montreal, Quebec/ Montmorency) was third on the team in scoring as a sophomore during the 2010-2011 season, averaging 10.9 ppg along with 3.0 rpg. and 2.0 apg.  A supremely dangerous threat from beyond the arc, she ranked No. 1 in the NEC in three-pointers made per game (2.31) last season while her total of 67 three-pointers made ranked second in the NEC and sixth on the all-time Seahawk single-season list. he 6-0 Archambault connected on 67-of-147 (.401) from three-point range, a percentage that ranked fourth in the NEC and 32nd in the nation. For her career, she has made 120-of-320 (.375) three-pointers, which places her sixth on the Wagner all-time list in both three-pointers made and attempted. Another potential 1,000-point scorer, she enters her junior season with 564 career points.

SEAHAWKS POSTED MOST WINS IN EIGHT YEARS LAST SEASON
In 2010-11, the Seahawks finished with a final record of 12-17, 5-13 in the Northeast Conference (NEC). The 12 wins amassed by Wagner were the most by a Seahawk team in eight years, since the 2002-03 squad went 15-13. Wagner compiled a 7-4 non-conference mark. The seven wins are the most by a Wagner team in non-conference play since the Seahawks became a member of the Northeast Conference in 1986-87. The most non-NEC wins by a Wagner team previous to last season was six in 1996-97.
 
WAGNER-ARMY: THE LAST TIME
Last year on Staten Island it was Wagner coming out on top by a 52-48 count behind a staunch defensive effort and 14 points from senior guard Megan Mahoney.  In 2009-10, Army earned a 74-70 home OT win and in 2008-09 it was the Blck Knights eking out a 59-58 decision. In last year's encounter, Wagner forged a 27-26 halftime lead in a defensive-minded opening half. The Seahawks then opened the second half on an 11-2 run to take their biggest lead of the game at 38-28 with 11:41 remaining in the game on a driving layup by junior center Kelly Clark. But the feisty Lady Knights fought back, causing six Wagner turnovers during one stretch to get right back into the game. Army's Laura Baranek hit two big layups and  Meagan Doucette drained a three-point jumper with 45 seconds left to play to cap a 13-1 run and give the Lady Knights a 41-39 lead before a runner by guard Veronick Fournier forced overtime. Leading 49-46, in overtime the Seahawks sealed the game on a layup by senior center Nyotto Patterson with 26 seconds left overtime to give Wagner a 51-46 lead.