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Wagner Concludes New England Swing At Bryant

Game 17: Wagner (2-14, 1-4 NEC) at Bryant (4-12, 0-5 NEC)
Monday, Jan. 21 - 5:00 pm
Chace Athletic Center - Smithfield, RI

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Coffee Cabinets And Basketball
The Wagner College women's basketball team travels to the Ocean State for a Monday evening showdown with NEC foe Bryant. It marks the third of five straight games away from Spiro Sports Center for the Green & White, who are currently 1-1 on the five-game, nearly-1,200 mile trek around the NEC between Jan. 14-28.

The Seahawks are looking to rebound from a loss to CCSU on Saturday in New Britain. Wagner was led by 17 points from freshman Jordyn Peck, with senior Marie-Laurence Archambault adding 13 and sophomore Jacqui Thompson chipping in nine.

Archambault leads the Seahawks with 10.8 ppg, with Peck and Blais right behind at 10.3 and 10.1, respectively. Senior Veronick Fournier has pulled down a team-high 5.3 rpg, while sophomore Jacqui Thompson has dished out 4.1 apg.

Scouting The Bulldogs
Bryant is looking for its first NEC win of the season on Monday. The Bulldogs were narrowly edged, 86-84, in overtime by Mount St. Mary's on Saturday in Smithfield. Bryant is looking to snap an eight-game losing streak that dates back to Dec. 21.

The Bulldogs are led offensively by junior Naana Ankoma-Mensa at 14.1 ppg, with fellow junior Courtney Schissler averaging 11.1 ppg. Ankoma-Mensa has been dominant on the boards, averaging 12.0 rpg. Junior Jenniqua Bailey leads Bryant with 3.6 apg.

All-Time vs. Bryant
Monday is the sixth meeting between the Seahawks and the NEC's newest member. Wagner is looking for its first win in the series, as Bryant leads 5-0.

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

Conference Call
A pair of Seahawks have ramped up their offensive output in the beginning of NEC play. Freshman Jordyn Peck ranks fourth in the conference with 17.8 ppg in NEC game, while senior Marie-Laurence Archambault is seventh at 15.8 ppg in conference play. Archambault is shooting 53.1% in NEC games, good for third in the conference.

MLA Style
Senior Marie-Laurence Archambault begins Monday's game just 34 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. 

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.

Live At Five
Monday's game is the lone Wagner contest this season scheduled for 5:00 pm. The Seahawks have previously played at 12:00, 1:00, 4:00, and 7:00 pm this season, and will play a 3:00 pm game at Monmouth on Mar. 2.

Rhode Work
The Seahawks are looking for their first win against a team from the Ocean State on Monday. Wagner has played against three of the four Division I institutions in Rhode Island during the program's history: Bryant, Providence and Brown.

20/20 Vision
The performances by sophomore Stephanie Blais (24 points) and freshman Jordyn Peck (22) at LIU Brooklyn (Jan. 14) 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.

Air Jordyn
Freshman Jordyn Peck scored 22 points in each of her first two collegiate starts - at LIU Brooklyn (Jan. 14) and Central Connecticut (Jan. 19) - making her the first Wagner 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).

You Will Not Make This Shot
The Seahawks held LIU Brooklyn to one field goal in the final 4:47 on Jan. 14, and only two made baskets from the floor in the final 7:37 of the contest.

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, and made it five straight with 13 attempts on Saturday at CCSU. The Seahawks are 2-1 in games when the team takes 18 or more free throw attempts.

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 3.56. Sophomore Stephanie Blais ranks fifth in the conference with 19 blocks, while senior Marie-Laurence Archambault is also in the top 10, tied for eighth with 15. 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. 

I'll Take That, Thank You
The Seahawks recorded a season-high 14 steals against St. Francis Brooklyn (Jan. 12). 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 4.1 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 - sophomore Stephanie Blais (10.1 ppg), along with seniors Marie-Laurence Archambault (10.8 ppg) and Veronick Fournier (6.4 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 6.38, and have made 7.4 threes per game in the team's four NEC games to this point, tied for third 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 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
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.

Home Can Be The Pennsylvania Turnpike
The Seahawks' next weekend road trip brings the Green & White to Saint Francis U and Mount St. Mary's. Wagner will take on the Red Flash in Loretto, PA on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 1:00 pm, before the team travels to Emmitsburg, MD for a 7:00 pm game against the Mountaineers on Monday, Jan. 28.
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