Game 29: Wagner (3-25, 2-15 NEC) at Fairleigh Dickinson (11-17, 6-11 NEC)
Monday, Mar. 4 - 7:00 pm
Stratis Arena - Hackensack, NJ
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Wagner finishes up the 2012-2013 season on Monday when the Green & White travel to the Garden State for a game against the FDU Knights. It is the second meeting of the year between the two schools, with the Knights having taken the game on Grymes Hill, 68-59, on Jan. 5.
The Seahawks play their second straight game in New Jersey on Monday after falling to Monmouth on Saturday in West Long Branch. Sophomore
Stephanie Blais finished one point shy of her career-high, tallying 23 on the afternoon.
Senior
Marie-Laurence Archambault leads Wagner in scoring at 10.6 ppg, while Blais is averaging 10.5 ppg. Freshman
Jordyn Peck is third on the team at 9.9 ppg. Senior
Veronick Fournier has pulled down a team-best 5.8 rpg to go along with a team-leading 53 steals. Sophomore
Jacqui Thompson leads the team with 3.4 apg.
Scouting The Knights
FDU enters play Monday in contention for the NEC's final playoff spot. The Knights need a win and a Bryant loss to Robert Morris to force a three-way tie, in which FDU would hold the tiebreaker.
The Knights are looking to rebound from a 70-62 loss to Mount St. Mary's on Saturday. Erika Livermore led FDU with 15 points, with her 16 rebounds marking the 15th time in 18 games she has grabbed 10 or more boards.
Livermore leads the Knights in scoring at 15.6 ppg, with Danielle Pankey adding 14.1 ppg. Livermore is also the team leader in rebounds at 11.8 rpg. Amanda Andrades leads the team with 4.4 apg.
All-Time vs. FDU
Monday's game is the 66th between the two schools, with FDU holding a 33-32 edge. The Knights took the season's first meeting, 68-59, on Jan. 5.
On The Air
Monday's game will be broadcast on NECFrontRow.com, with Joe Nardi and Ryan Uhlich on the call.
Start Me Up
Monday's game will feature assistant coaches on opposing benches who once wore the same uniform. Wagner's Gina Catanzariti and FDU's Ashley Cieplicki played together for two seasons at Rowan University, from 2007-2009. During that time, the Profs went 29-21, with Catanzariti and Cieplicki combining for 28% of Rowan's scoring, including 33% in 2008-2009. The two Garden State natives are in their first year with their respective programs.
Call It A Comeback
Wagner has trailed at the half in each of its wins this season. The Seahawks trailed St. Francis Brooklyn 37-19 (Feb. 25) before storming back for the victory.
If I Can Make It There...
The Seahawks went 3-0 this season in games played in other boroughs of New York City. Wagner defeated Columbia in Manhattan (Nov. 14), and went 2-0 in Brooklyn, defeating LIU (Jan. 14) and St. Francis (Feb. 25).
Cookie Monster
Senior
Veronick Fournier has recorded 15 steals over her past seven games, and 53 on the season. Fournier has recorded multiple steals in 19 games this year, and three or more in seven contests.
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. Archambault moved up three places to 20th all-time in the game at St. Francis Brooklyn (Jan. 25).
Moving On Up
Senior
Marie-Laurence Archambault passed three Seahawks on Wagner's all-time scoring list against LIU (Feb. 23), moving from 23rd to 20th place in Seahawk history. The Montreal native also moved into third place in made three-pointers.
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 12 of its past 17 games. The Seahawks have averaged 19.7 free-throw attempts in the team's victories this season.
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). Over her past six games, Robinson has recorded 13 blocks.
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 seven or more points in six of her last nine games.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
