Game 14: St. Francis Brooklyn (4-9, 1-1 NEC) at Wagner (1-12, 0-2 NEC)
Saturday, Jan. 12 - 1:00 pm
Spiro Sports Center - Staten Island, NY
Wagner Game Notes
St. Francis Brooklyn Game Notes
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Saturday Showdown
Wagner plays its third straight home game on Saturday when the Seahawks host St. Francis Brooklyn at Spiro Sports Center. Wagner is looking for its first NEC win of the year, having fallen in its most recent game, 81-64, against Monmouth on Monday night. Senior
Marie-Laurence Archambault led the Green & White with 15 points, while junior
Laura Amorosa tied a career-high with 11.
Through 13 games, Archambault leads the team in scoring at 9.8 ppg. Sophomore
Stephanie Blais is second at 9.2 ppg. Sophomore
Ugo Nwaigwe is the Seahawks' leading rebounder with 5.1 rpg, with senior
Veronick Fournier right behind at 5.0. Sophomore
Jacqui Thompson has dished out a team-best 4.2 apg, good for fourth in the NEC.
Scouting The Terriers
St. Francis Brooklyn enters the second weekend of NEC play with a 4-9 overall record, and a 1-1 mark in conference play, splitting the opening weekend with a win over Sacred Heart on Saturday before being defeated by Quinnipiac on Monday. The Terriers' non-conference victories came against Army and Delaware State to open the season, followed by a win over Rider in their final nonconference tilt.
Sophomore Sarah Benedetti has led the Terriers offensively at 12.7 ppg, with a season-high of 28 against Lafayette. Fellow second-year Terrier Jaymee Veney leads St. Francis Brooklyn on the boards with 5.5 rpg. Junior Jasmin Robinson has a team-high 2.8 apg.
All-Time vs. St. Francis Brooklyn
Saturday marks the 69th all-time meeting between the Seahawks and Terriers, with Wagner holding a commanding 51-17 series lead. Last year, the two teams split the season series, with each team winning their home game. Wagner won 49-45 (Dec. 3, 2011), while the Terriers won 48-34 (Jan. 21).
On The Air
Mike Ventola will have the call for Saturday's game, which will be broadcast free of charge on NECFrontRow.com.
They Say It's Your Birthday
Seahawk junior
Laura Amorosa looks to celebrate her birthday on Saturday with a win, and to continue on her elevated offensive production. Amorosa tied a career-high with 11 points Monday against Monmouth, and is averaging 9.0 ppg over her past four contests.
Free Points
The Seahawks took a season-best 22 free throw attempts in Monday's game against Monmouth. It was the second consecutive game in which Wagner had double-digit chances from the line.
Making Her Presence Known
Redshirt-freshman
Ebony Jennings has appeared in each of the past seven games for the Seahawks, and made an impact on Wagner's first two NEC games. Against FDU (Jan. 5), Jennings pulled down a career-high seven rebounds. Two days later vs. Monmouth, she grabbed fi ve boards in a career-best 18 minutes.
T-Wade
Freshman
Tessa Wade has seen increased playing time of late, playing in 14 or more minutes in three of the past five games. Wade dished out a career-high three assists on Monday vs. Monmouth.
Home Cooking
After playing nine of their first 11 games on the road, Saturday marks the third straight contest at Spiro Sports Center for the Seahawks. Following Saturday's game, Wagner plays five straight games on the road to close out the month of January.
Boards Aren't Boring
Three Seahawks pulled down a career-high number of rebounds in the game vs. FDU (Jan.5) Senior
Marie-Laurence Archambault and freshman
Jordyn Peck each grabbed eight rebounds, while redshirt-freshman
Ebony Jennings had seven. The 27 defensive rebounds were the second most this season, trailing only the 36 recorded at Columbia (Nov. 14).
Stealing Is Okay On A Basketball Court
Wagner recorded 10 steals in the game vs. FDU (Jan. 5), with
Veronick Fournier tallying three, and Ebony Jennings and
Laura Amorosa each coming up with two. Saturday was the third time this season the Seahawks had 10 steals, The Green & White recorded 11 steals against Iona (Dec. 1), following it up with 12 at Syracuse (Dec. 4).
Air Jordyn
Freshman
Jordyn Peck impressed on the big stage in front of the 7,876 fans in attendance at Dec. 21's game vs. Louisville, scoring 15 points off the bench to lead the Seahawks. She topped the 15-point performance by tallying career-highs in points (19) and rebounds (8) against FDU (Jan. 5). Peck has won the Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week award twice this season. The freshman from the Buckeye State has made an immediate impact for the Green & White, averaging 7.8 points and 19.1 minutes per game.
Dishing And Swishing
Sophomore
Jacqui Thompson is third in the NEC with 4.2 apg. Thompson has tallied seven or more helpers in four contests this year. Her season high came on Dec. 17 against New Hampshire, when she recorded eight assists.
Amorosa Named To All-Tournament Team
Junior
Laura Amorosa was named to the Saint Joseph's Hawk Classic All-Tournament Team for her play against UMBC (Dec. 28) and Fairfield (Dec. 29). Amorosa tallied a career-high seven rebounds in the first game against UMBC, following it up with nine points against the Stags.
MLA Style
Senior
Marie-Laurence Archambault enters play Monday 78 points away from joining the Seahawks' 1,000-point club. There have been 22 1,000-point scorers in Seahawk history, most recently Kelly Clark, who reached the mark last season.
Threes Fallin'
Wagner has made at least eight three-pointers in five games this season. The Seahawks tallied nine made shots from outside the arc against FDU (Jan. 5), in addition to four games making eight: vs. Army (Nov. 9), Lehigh (Nov. 23), New Hampshire (Dec. 17), and UMBC (Dec. 28). The Seahawks are currently third in the NEC in made three-pointers per game at 6.08.
Les Habitants de Staten Island
Three of the Seahawks' top four scorers through the team's first 12 games - sophomore
Stephanie Blais (9.2 ppg), along with seniors
Marie-Laurence Archambault (9.8 ppg) and Veronick Fournier (6.5 ppg) are all from the province of Quebec. All three attended College Montmorency.
Jacqui The Key
A bright spot in the Dec. 4 game against Syracuse was the play of sophomore guard
Jacqui Thompson. The Keystone State native scored a season-high 12 points, posting career-bests in rebounds (5) and minutes played (38).
Here We Go, Ugo
Sophomore center
Ugo Nwaigwe grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds against Iona (Dec. 1), and tied her career-high in points, tallying eight on the afternoon.
Have a Day, Blais
Sophomore
Stephanie Blais scored a career-high 20 points in the game against Lehigh (Nov. 23), reaching her previous high of 14 points with 2:17 remaining in the fi rst half. Blais also set career-highs in field goals made (8), steals (2), and minutes played (36).
Building Blocks
Wagner blocked eight Lehigh shot attempts on Nov. 23, tied for the most in a regulation game since the Seahawks rejected 10 Robert Morris shots on Jan. 10, 2011. The Green & White then matched the Lehigh total against Iona on Dec. 1. Through 13 games, sophomore
Stephanie Blais is averaging 1.3 blocks per game, which is fourth in the NEC. As a team, the Seahawks are averaging 3.54 bpg, which is second in the conference.
Numero Uno
The Nov. 14 victory over Columbia was the first in the head coaching career of
Lisa Cermignano. The Seahawks' first-year coach served as an assistant at Maryland, Monmouth, George Washington, Vanderbilt, and Illinois before joining Wagner.
Cutting Through the Ivy
Wagner's win at Columbia (Nov. 14) moves the Seahawks to 16-7 all-time over the Lions, and 22-17 against the Ivy League. The Seahawks hold a 5-7 mark against Princeton, are 1-1 vs. Dartmouth, and 0-2 vs. Harvard.
Welcome to the Show
Two Seahawk freshmen made their collegiate debuts in the season opener against Army (Nov. 9).
Jordyn Peck earned Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week honors for her performance against the Black Knights, tallying nine points an assist and a steal in 17 minutes of play, without committing a single turnover. Emily Adams recorded two minutes off the bench, grabbing one offensive rebound in her debut with the Green & White. Tessa Wade made her Seahawk debut at Pitt (Nov. 20), tallying four minutes off the bench, while
Ebony Jennings grabbed an offensive rebound in her collegiate debut against Syracuse (Dec. 4).
Coach Cermignano Announces Class Of 2017
Wagner College Head Women's Basketball Coach Lisa Cermignano announced the signing of five student-athletes to national letters of intent earlier in the season. 5-9 shooting guard
Maria Conyers-Jordan (Philadelphia, PA/ Friends' Central), 5-11 small forward
Jackie Dluhi (Middletown, NJ/ Middletown South), 5-8 point guard
Jasmine Nwajei (Rockaway Park, NY/ Murry Bergtraum), 5-8 shooting guard
Lyndsay Rowe (South River, NJ/ St. John Vianney) and 6-3 forward
Shakila Small(Brooklyn, NY/ Medgar Evers College Prep) will join the Seahawks for the 2013-2014 school year.
Coaching Connections
So far this season, first-year head coach
Lisa Cermignano has faced two fellow alumnae of New Jersey's Gloucester
Catholic High School - Pitt's Agnus Berenato and Lafayette's Dianne Nolan. Nolan attended Glassboro State College, now Rowan University. Wagner assistant coach Gina Catanzariti graduated from Rowan in 2011, having scored over 1,000 points during her time in Glassboro. Catanzariti's college teammate, Ashley Cieplicki, was an assistant coach on the opposing bench for the game against Fairleigh Dickinson. The Seahawks have also faced a father and daughter pairing of head coaches this season - Army's Dave Magarity and New Hampshire's Maureen Magarity.
Front Row Seats
Wagner Athletics and the Northeast Conference have partnered with the Pack Network to launch NEC Front Row, the new webstreaming service of the Northeast Conference. NEC Front Row features live video of all men's and women's basketball games hosted by NEC member institutions during the 2012-2013 season, in addition to highlights, features, and interviews from around the conference. Go to necfrontrow.com for more information.
Tweet, Tweet
Wagner Athletics is on Twitter at @WagnerAthletics. The Wagner women's basketball team also has a Twitter account at @WagSwagg_WBB.
Blackbird Singing On A Monday Night
The Seahawks hit the road for the team's next game, facing LIU Brooklyn on Monday at 7:00 pm at the WRAC in Brooklyn, NY.
