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Women's Basketball

Seahawks Begin New England Road Trip At CCSU

Game 16: Wagner (2-13, 1-3 NEC) at Central Connecticut (8-7, 2-2)
Saturday, Jan. 19 - 1:00 pm
Detrick Gymnasium - New Britain, CT

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New England Road Trip
The Seahawks play outside the five boroughs of New York City for the first time since Dec. 29 when Wagner faces Central Connecticut at Detrick Gymnasium on Saturday. The game begins the first full road weekend of NEC play for the Green & White, who played their first three conference games at home before playing at LIU Brooklyn in their most recent game.

The Seahawks are looking to make it back-to-back victories following a 74-70 victory against the Blackbirds on Monday. Sophomore Stephanie Blais tallied a career-high 24 points to lead all scorers, while freshman Jordyn Peck scored 22, matching her career-best set last Saturday. Senior Marie-Laurence Archambault added 16.

Archambault leads the Seahawks with 10.6 ppg, with Blais and Peck right behind at 10.5 and 9.8, respectively. Senior Veronick Fournier has pulled down a teamhigh 5.3 rpg, while sophomore Jacqui Thompson has dished out 4.2 apg.

Scouting The Blue Devils
CCSU enters Saturday's game looking to make it three in a row, as the Blue Devils swept their home weekend against Bryant and Sacred Heart last weekend. CCSU fell at Saint Francis U and Robert Morris in the first weekend of NEC play.

Senior Jaclyn Babe has led CCSU offensively with 16.1 ppg, with fellow senior Kirsten Daamen tallying 8.6 ppg, and Babe's younger sister, junior Jessica Babe, at 8.5 ppg. Jessica Babe is also the team leader on the boards at 6.3 rpg, and has recorded a team-best 4.0 apg.

All-Time vs. Central Connecticut
Saturday marks the 32nd meeting between the Seahawks and Blue Devils, with CCSU holding an 18-13 advantage. The Blue Devils won both meetings last year, and the past six.

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

20/20 Vision
Monday's performances by sophomore Stephanie Blais (24 points) and freshman Jordyn Peck (22) marked the first time two Seahawks scored 20 or more points in a game since Joy Gallagher (23) and Chelsey Bunyer (20) achieved the feat on Feb. 18, 2006.

Movin' On Up
The Seahawks' three highest point totals of the season have come in the past three games, increasing their offensive output in each game. Wagner matched its then-season-best on Jan. 7, scoring 64 vs. Monmouth. The Seahawks then scored 66 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (Jan. 12), before reaching the 70s for the first time this year with 74 points against LIU Brooklyn (Jan. 14). The Seahawks are averaging 65.8 ppg in their first four NEC games, a mark good for fourth in the conference.

More For The Mantle
Freshman Jordyn Peck won her third Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week award of the year Jan. 15 after a pair of 22-point performances in her first two collegiate starts.

MLA Style
Senior Marie-Laurence Archambault begins Saturday's game just 47 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.

Fournier For Forty
Senior Veronick Fournier has played all 40 minutes in each of the Seahawks' first four NEC games. Fournier is the only player in the NEC to play in every minute of conference play to this point.

Air Jordyn
Freshman Jordyn Peck has scored 22 points in each of her last two games, making her the first Seahawk freshman to score 20 or more points twice in a season since Marie-Laurence Archambault did it twice in a three-game span during the 2009-2010 season.

Blais All Day
Sophomore Stephanie Blais scored a career-high 24 points in the Seahawks' win at LIU Brooklyn (Jan. 14), going 9-for-16 from the floor and pulling down six rebounds in the victory. Blais' Monday performance came after an effort of 14 points, seven rebounds, six assists and five steals against St. Francis Brooklyn in the previous game (Jan. 12).

The Free Throw Line Is Your Friend
The Seahawks took a season-best 23 free throw attempts in the win at LIU Brooklyn (Jan. 14). It was the fourth consecutive game in which Wagner took double-digit trips to the line. The Seahawks are 2-1 in games when the team takes 18 or more free throw attempts.

You Will Not Make This Shot
The Seahawks held LIU Brooklyn to one field goal in the final 4:47 of Monday's win , and only two made baskets from the floor in the fi nal 7:37 of the contest.

If I Can Make It There...
The Seahawks have played two road games within the five boroughs of New York City so far this season, and are 2-0 in those games. Wagner defeated Columbia in Manhattan (Nov. 14), and won against LIU Brooklyn in a game across the Verrazano (Jan. 14).

Swat Team
Wagner ranks second in the NEC in blocks per game at 3.6. Sophomore Stephanie Blais ranks fourth in the conference with 19 blocks, while senior Marie-Laurence Archambault is also in the top 10, tied for ninth with 14. Archambault recorded four blocks at LIU Brooklyn (Jan. 14), a career-high.

Uno, Dos, Tres, Catorce
The number 14 has been very good to the Seahawks this season. Wagner is 2-0 on the 14th of the month, with wins over Columbia (Nov. 14) and LIU Brooklyn (Jan. 14). The Seahawks' season-high in steals is 14 against St. Francis Brooklyn (Jan. 12). In addition, the team's leading scorer, Marie-Laurence Archambault, wears No. 14. Archambault has recorded 14 blocks on the season, placing her in the top 10 in the NEC in the category.

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.

Boards Aren't Boring
Three Seahawks tallied career-highs in rebounds 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).

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 fourth 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.

Les Habitants de Staten Island
Three of the Seahawks' top four scorers through the team's first 15 games - sophomore Stephanie Blais (10.5 ppg), along with seniors Marie-Laurence Archambault (10.6 ppg) and Veronick Fournier (6.7 ppg) are all from the province of Quebec. All three attended College Montmorency.

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 third in the NEC in made three-pointers per game at 6.33, and have made 7.5 threes per game in the team's four NEC games to this point, tied
for second in the conference.

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.

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.

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.

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.

No, Quahog Is Not A Real Town
The second half of the Seahawks' road trip brings them to the Ocean State, where Wagner will face Bryant in a 5:00 pm game on Monday in Smithfield, RI.
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