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Newark, NJ - The Wagner College women's basketball team will be looking to improve to 2-1 whenthe Seahawks travel to NJIT too meet the Highlanders at 2:00 pm today.

Last season, on December 7, 2010, center Kelly Clark (Neptune, NJ/ St. Rose) poured in a career-high 30 points to lead Wagner to a convincing 71-55 victory over NJIT at the Spiro Sports Center.

The Series - The Green & White are 3-2 all-time vs. NJIT. The Seahawks and Highlanders are playing for the sixth consecutive season in a series that began in 2006-07.

Last Time Out - On November 16, Senior center Kelly Clark (Belmar, NJ/ St. Rose) recorded her fifth career double-double with 18 points and 11 reboounds while freshman guard Jacqui Thompson (Southampton, PA/ St. Basil Academy) added 15 to spearhead the Wagner College women's basketball team to a 66-54 victory over Columbia in the Seahawks' 2011-2012 home opener. Clark, who led the Northeast Conference in shooting percentage last season (54.5 percent), shot a sizzling 7-of-8 from the field, was 4-of-6 from the free throw line and added two blocks and a steal. Thompson's 15 points came on 5-of-7 shooting, including 2-of-3 from beyond the arc, and a 3-of-4 effort from the charity stripe. In addition, the 5-3 dynamo dished out a game-high four assists.

After the teams battled to a 26-26 stalemate at halftime, the Seahawks took over in the second half, shooting a blistering 13-of-20 (65 percent) from the field to win going away. With Wagner leading 36-35, Thompson drilled a three-point jumper with 15:39 left to ignite an 18-7 run over a span of 8:26 as the Seahawks built a commanding 57-42 edge with 7:13 left. Thompson scored eight points during the run, adding another three-pointer and a pair of free throws. The closest Columbia would get the rest of the way was 12 on two occasions.