Box Score SENIOR DAY PHOTO GALLERY

Staten Island, NY – Tamika Guz and Cleandra Roberts scored 21 and 18 points, respectively to lead the LIU Brooklyn women's basketball team to a 61-41 Northeast Conference (NEC) victory over Wagner at the Spiro Sports Center.
 
The victory for the Blackbirds avenged a 74-70 January 14 home loss to the Seahawks and improves their record to 6-20 overall, 3-12 in the NEC while the Green & White fall to 2-24, 1-14 in league play.
 
Senior forward Marie-Laurence Archambault (Montreal, Quebec/ Montmorency) and sophomore forward Stephanie Blais (Sherbrooke, Quebec/ Montmorency) paced the Seahawks with nine points apiece. Senior center Chanez Robinson (Newark, NJ/ Shabazz/ Norteheastern) added eight points while senior guard Veronick Fournier (Gatineau, Quebec/ Montmorency) chipped in with five points and a team-high nine rebounds.
 
The Blackbirds outshot Wagner 43 percent to 28 percent and led in the rebounding department 42 to 29 while coming up with 12 steals in forcing 19 Seahawk turnovers. The Blackbirds' effectiveness offensively in the low post was a major key to their success, particularly early in the game. In building a 29-19 halftime lead, LIU Brooklyn enjoyed a 24-4 advantage in points in the paint and for the game the Blackbirds led in this category 38-12.
 
Guz, a 6-2 senior center was particularly potent inside as her 21 points came on 9-of-17 shooting and a 3-of-6 effort from the free throw line while also pulling down nine rebounds and blocked two shots. The Seahawks appeared to be in good shape early in taking their biggest lead of the game at 14-10 on a pair of Blais free throws at the 9:59 mark of the opening half. The Blackbirds then put the clamps on defensively which led to some easy offensive chances in closing the half with a 19-5 run.
 
LIU Brooklyn appeared to be on its way to putting the game away six minutes in the second half as the Blackbirds enjoyed  39-26 edge at that point. An Archambault three-pointer at 13:32 followed by a Fournier layup at 13:02 provided the Seahawks with five quick points, making it a 39-31 game. But LIU Brooklyn answered with a 14-4 run over the next 18 minutes in building an 18-point lead at 53-35 with 4:07 left which essentially sealed the game.
 
Wagner is back in action on Monday, February 25 as the Seahawks make the short trek to St. Francis Brooklyn with tip-off set for 7:00 pm.
 
SENIOR DAY - With today's contest being the last home game of the season, it was Senior Day this afternoon as Wagner's three graduating seniors – Robinson, Fournier and Archambault, were honored in a pre-game ceremony and presented with game jerseys and flowers by head coach Lisa Cermignano. Accompanying Robinson were her Aunt Audrey Sheffield and cousin Rasheed Sheffield.  Supporting Fournier as she walked out to the stage at midcourt were her parents Lyse and Richard as well as Wagner video manager Melanie Williamson. Archambault was accompanied by her parents Sylvie and Germain, along with her brother Will. Representing the Wagner athletics staff and assisting with the proceedings was Associate Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator Peg Hefferan.  In honor of Archambault and Fournier, both natives of Canada, the Canadian flag was hung and their country's national anthem was played prior to the playing of the U.S. national anthem.
 
NOTES - With her 3-of-8 shooting day from beyond the arc today, Archambault moved past Wagner Hall of Fame member Chris Anderson (1988-1992) and into third place on the Seahawk all-time three-pointers made list. Entering the game with 223 made threes, one behind Anderson, Archambault is now up to 226 for her career. The 6-2 Archambault, who eclipsed the 1,000-point mark on January 9 at Robert Morris, is now up to 1,047 career points following her nine-point outing today which moves her from 23^rd place into 20^th place on the Wagner all-time scoring list.