Game 15: Wagner (1-13, 0-3 NEC) at LIU Brooklyn (3-11, 0-3 NEC)
Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center - Brooklyn, NY
Monday, Jan. 14 - 7:00 pm

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LIU Brooklyn Game Notes
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Over The Verrazano We Go
Wagner begins a stretch of five straight games away from Spiro Sports Center on Monday when the Seahawks make the short inter-borough trip to Brooklyn to face LIU. Both teams are looking for their first NEC win of the season. The Seahawks were last in action on Saturday, falling to St. Francis Brooklyn, 72-66, at Spiro Sports Center. Freshman Jordyn Peck led all scorers with a career-high 22 points in her first collegiate start while playing all 40 minutes. Peck was one of four Seahawks in double figures, as senior Marie-Laurence Archambault added 15, sophomore Stephanie Blais had 14, and senior Veronick Fournier chipped in a season-high 13.

Through 14 games, Archambault leads the Seahawks at 10.2 ppg, and is averaging 16.7 ppg over the first three NEC games. Blais is averaging 9.5 ppg on the season, while Peck is at 8.9 ppg, and 12.2 ppg over her past six games. Fournier leads the Seahawks on the boards with 5.1 rpg, while sophomore Jacqui Thompson has dished out a team-best 4.2 apg, good for fourth in the NEC.

Scouting The Blackbirds
LIU looks to snap a six-game losing streak on Monday, having dropped its first three NEC games at Quinnipiac and Sacred Heart before falling on Saturday to Mount St. Mary's at Barclays Center. The Blackbirds' wins this seasons have come against Columbia, Towson and Ohio.

Senior Krystal Wells leads LIU with 8.4 ppg, while fellow senior Tamika Guz has 8.0 ppg. Junior Cleandra Roberts is the Blackbirds' leading rebounder at 5.4 rpg, and junior Kelly Robinson leads LIU with 4.7 apg, putting her second in the NEC.

All-Time vs. LIU Brooklyn
Monday's meeting is the 73rd all-time between the two NYC schools, with Wagner holding a 40-32 edge. LIU won both meetings last year, and the past six.

On The Air
Monday's game can be viewed on NECFrontRow.com, free of charge.

Making Buckets
The 66 points scored by the Seahawks on Saturday were the most this season. It followed a 64-point output against Monmouth (Jan. 7), which was tied for the highest scoring total of the year.

Start Me Up
All five Seahawk starters played at least 31 minutes on Saturday against St. Francis Brooklyn. Veronick Fournier and Stephanie Blais tied their season-highs in minutes played, while Jordyn Peck played all 40 in her first collegiate start.

Air Jordyn
Freshman Jordyn Peck made her first collegiate start on Saturday against St. Francis Brooklyn, recording a career-high 22 points while playing all 40 minutes. Peck is averaging 12.2 ppg over her past six games, dating back to a 15-point performance in front of 7,876 fans at Louisville (Dec. 21).

I'll Take That, Thank You
The Seahawks recorded a season-high 14 steals against St. Francis Brooklyn on Saturday. It was the fourth time this season Wagner has recorded 10 steals in a game. Sophomore Stephanie Blais tallied five thefts, a career high.

MLA Style
Senior Marie-Laurence Archambault enters play Monday 63 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.

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)

Free Points
The Seahawks took a season-best 22 free throw attempts against Monmouth (Jan. 7). It was the second of three consecutive games in which Wagner had double-digit chances from the line, as the Seahawks made 17 trips to the charity stripe on Saturday against St. Francis Brooklyn.

Making Her Presence Known
Redshirt-freshman Ebony Jennings has appeared in each of the past eight 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 five boards in a career-best 18 minutes.

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.

Threes Fallin'
Wagner has made at least eight three-pointers in six games this season. The Seahawks tallied nine made shots from outside the arc against FDU (Jan. 5) and St. Francis Brooklyn (Jan. 12), 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 6.29.

Les Habitants de Staten Island
Three of the Seahawks' top four scorers through the team's first 14 games - sophomore Stephanie Blais (9.5 ppg), along with seniors Marie-Laurence Archambault (10.2 ppg) and Veronick Fournier (7.2 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.

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 14 games, sophomore Stephanie Blais is averaging 1.3 blocks per game, which is fifth in the NEC. As a team, the Seahawks are averaging 3.36 bpg, which is third in the conference.

Numero Uno
The Nov. 14 victory over Columbia was the fi rst 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.

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) and minutes played (36).

Cutting Through the Ivy
The 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 are 5-7 vs. Princeton, 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 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 of action, while Ebony Jennings grabbed an offensive rebound in her collegiate debut at 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, scoring 1,017 points during her time in Glassboro. Catanzariti's college teammate, Ashley Cieplicki, was an assistant coach on the opposing bench for the game against FDU. 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 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.

New England Road Trip
The Seahawks are on the road next weekend, playing at Central Connecticut on Saturday at 1:00, and Bryant on Monday at 5:00.