Game 5: Wagner (1-3) vs. Lafayette (1-4)
Sunday, Nov. 25 - 4:00 pm - Stabler Arena - Bethlehem, PA
(Game will begin following the conclusion of the 2:00 game between Monmouth and Lehigh)
Game Notes
Live Audio via Lafayette
Live Stats
Live Video via Lehigh ($7.95)
On The Road Again
Wagner wraps up the 2012 Patriot League/NEC Challenge on Sunday when the Seahawks travel to Lehigh's campus in Bethlehem, PA, to take on Lafayette in a neutral-site contest. While the game is technically being played on a neutral court, Stabler Arena is merely 13 miles from Lafayette's campus, as opposed to the 83-mile trip for the Seahawks.
Following her career-best 20-point performance against Lehigh on Friday, sophomore
Stephanie Blais leads the Seahawks with 12.8 ppg. Senior
Veronick Fournier is averaging a team-leading 5.5 rpg, with sophomore
Jacqui Thompson dishing out a team-best 4.5 apg.
Scouting The Leopards
Lafayette enters Sunday's game on a four-game losing streak, and is 1-4 on the season following an 11-point win over Loyola Chicago (Nov. 9). The Leopards were then defeated by consecutive Big East opponents - Seton Hall (Nov. 11) and Villanova (Nov. 14) - before falling to then-No. 9 Penn State (Nov. 18) and Monmouth (Nov. 23).
Sophomore Emily Homan is the Leopards' leading scorer at 11.7 ppg. 6-7 junior Danielle Fiacco has pulled down a team-leading 9.6 rpg for Lafayette. Fiacco has also recorded 4.2 blocks per game so far on the year. As a team, the Leopards are shooting 29.4% from the fl oor this season, and averaging 45.4 points per game.
All-Time vs. Lafayette
Sunday's meeting is the eighth between the Seahawks and Leopards, with Wagner holding a 4-3 edge in the all-time series. The previous meeting was a year ago to the day, with Lafayette emerging victorious on their home court, 66-55.
On The Air
Lafayette will be providing an audio feed of Sunday's game. There will be a video stream of the game via host school Lehigh for a $7.95 charge. Use the links above for live audio, video, and stats from the game. As always, live Twitter updates will be available
@WagnerAthletics.