Wagner Hosts CCSU In Presidents' Day Matinee

Game 25: Central Connecticut (11-12, 5-7 NEC) at Wagner (2-22, 1-12 NEC)
Monday, Feb. 18 - 1:00 pm
Spiro Sports Center - Staten Island, NY

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Wagner faces Central Connecticut for the second time this season, hosting the Blue Devils in a Monday afternoon game at Spiro Sports Center. The Seahawks look to get back on track following a loss to Bryant this past Saturday afternoon on Grymes Hill. Sophomore Stephanie Blais scored 14 points off the bench to lead the Seahawks, while three players each added eight points: Senior Marie-Laurence Archambault, redshirt-senior Chanez Robinson and sophomore Jacqui Thompson.

Archambault is the Seahawks' leading scorer at 10.7 ppg, followed by two other Wagner players averaging double figures - freshman Jordyn Peck (10.3 ppg) and Blais (10.0 ppg). Senior Veronick Fournier leads the Green & White on the boards at 5.9 rpg, while Thompson has dished out a team-best 3.8 apg.

Scouting The Blue Devils

Central Connecticut is in the midst of four games in eight days, a schedule made necessary by Winter Storm Nemo's effects on New England. The Blue Devils faced Quinnipiac last Wednesday, Mount St. Mary's on Saturday, and will square off the Seahawks on Monday before facing LIU Brooklyn this coming Wednesday.

The Blue Devils are led offensively by a pair of sisters, senior Jaclyn Babe (16.3 ppg) and junior Jessica Babe (8.9 ppg). Jessica Babe is also the Blue Devils' leading rebounder at 7.0 rpg and team-leader in assists at 3.9 apg.

All-Time vs. Central Connecticut

The Blue Devils lead the all-time series, 19-13, having taken the first meeting between the two schools this season.

On The Air

Live audio and video for Monday's game are available via NECFrontRow.com, free of charge. Mike Ventola will be on the call for the game.

Last Time vs. Central Connecticut

Freshman Jordyn Peck recorded 17 points and senior Marie-Laurence Archambault added 13, but the Seahawks fell to CCSU, 82-53, on Jan. 19 at Detrick Gymnasium.

Marie For Three

Senior Marie-Laurence Archambault enters Monday's game with 221 career made three-pointers, good for fourth in Seahawk history. Archambault is three back of Chris Anderson, who made 224 threes from 1988-92.

Flying V

Over her last eight games, 5-9 senior guard Veronick Fournier is averaging 7.0 rpg.

Rejection Can Be Hard To Deal With

Redshirt-senior Chanez Robinson tallied a career-best five blocks in Wagner's game against Bryant (Feb. 16). It bested her previous career-high of three blocks, set on Feb. 12 against Mount St. Mary's.

Archambault Joins 1,000-Point Club

Senior Marie-Laurence Archambault entered the game at Robert Morris (Feb. 9) just nine points shy of 1,000 for her Seahawk career, and wasted no time in reaching the mark. Archambault scored 11 points in the first 11 minutes, with her third three-pointer of the half making her the 23rd member of Wagner's 1,000-point club. Next up on the all-time scoring list is Brenda Milano, who scored 1,046 points for Wagner.

Air Jordyn

Freshman Jordyn Peck has scored 12 or more points in eight out of 13 NEC games so far this season. In the 10 games since being inserted into the starting lineup, Peck has scored 20 or more points three times. In NEC games, Peck is averaging 13.3 ppg.

Here's To You, Chanez Robinson

Redshirt-senior Chanez Robinson grabbed a season-high eight rebounds at Mount St. Mary's (Jan. 28), adding 11 points for the Seahawks in an efficient 18 minutes off the bench. Robinson has scored eight or more points in three of her last five games.

Grand Theft Basketball

Wagner has come up with 10 or more steals in eight games this season. Wagner recorded a season-high 14 steals against St. Francis Brooklyn (Jan. 12). Sophomore Stephanie Blais had five thefts against the Terriers, a career high.

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.

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.

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 has now done so in nine of its past 13 games. The Seahawks are 2-2 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).

Uno, Dos, Tres, Catorce

The number 14 has been 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). Senior Marie-Laurence Archambault, the team's leading scorer, became the 23rd member of Wagner's 1,000-point club at Robert Morris (Feb. 9).

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 five scorers - senior Marie-Laurence Archambault (10.7 ppg), sophomore Stephanie Blais (10.0 ppg) and Veronick Fournier (5.5 ppg) are all from the province of Quebec. All three attended College Montmorency.

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.

Threes Fallin'

Wagner has made at least eight three-pointers in nine games this season. The Seahawks tallied nine made shots from outside the arc against FDU (Jan. 5), St. Francis Brooklyn (Jan. 12) and Mount St. Mary's (Jan. 28), in addition to six games making eight: vs. Army (Nov. 9), Lehigh (Nov. 23), New Hampshire (Dec. 17), UMBC (Dec. 28, Sacred Heart (Feb. 4) and Bryant (Feb. 16).

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.

Tweet, Tweet

Information on Wagner women's basketball and other Seahawk teams can be found at @WagnerAthletics. The official Twitter account of the women's basketball program is @WagSwagg_WBB.

Senior Day Saturday

Wagner will honor the team's three seniors - Marie-Laurence Archambault, Veronick Fournier and Chanez Robinson - in a ceremony prior to Saturday's 1:00 home finale vs. LIU Brooklyn.

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