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Staten Island, NY - The Wagner College women's basketball team will be looking to even its season mark at 1-1 against the Columbia University Lions of the Ivy League in a 5:00 pm tip-off in the 2011-12 home opener.

Doubleheader - The Wagner-Columbia women's game is the opener of a doubleader as the Seahawk men's team will host North Carolina Central at 7:30 p.m.
 
The Series - The Green & White are 14-7  all-time vs. Columbia. The Seahawks are meeting for the second consecutive season dating back to the 2005-06 season. Over this span, Columbia holds a 4-2 edge. Last season, on December 1, 2010, center Kelly Clark (Neptune, NJ/ St. Rose) had a spectacular night, pouring in 27 points and hauling in 15 rebounds to lead Wagner to a 69-50 come-from-behind road win.
 
Last Time Out: On November 11, Wagner opened the 2011-12 season on the short end of a 70-46 decision vs. Army in West Point, NY. Senior center Kelly Clark (Neptune, NJ/ St. Rose) and freshman point guard Shawn-Marie Heiliger (Charlotte, NC/ Charlotte Catholic) tossed in 10 points apiece to pace the Seahawks on the offensive end.  Five Seahawks saw the first action of their careers. In addition to Heiliger, the other four newcomers to see their first action as Seahawks included junior forward Chanez Robinson (Newark, NJ/ Malcolm X. Shabazz), a 6-2 transfer from Northeastern, as well as a trio of freshmen in 5-3 point guard Jacqui Thompson (Southampton, PA/ St. Basil Academy), 6-2 forward Stephanie Blais (Sherbrooke, Quebec/ Montmorency) and 6-3 center Ugo Nwaigwe (Valley Stream, NY/ Valley Stream South). Robinson led the Seahawks in rebounds with nine while Clark added seven boards. In addition to Heiliger's 10 points (and team-high four assists), fellow freshmen Thompson and Nwaigwe added six points each, the latter in just seven minutes of action.