Game 19: Wagner (3-15, 2-5 NEC) at St. Francis Brooklyn (13-5, 4-3  NEC)
Monday,  Jan. 27 - 7:00 pm
Pope Physical Education Center

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Brooklyn Heights, NY - The Wagner women's basketball team guns for its third Northeast Conference (NEC) win of the season when the Seahawks conclude a stretch of four straight road games at St. Francis Brooklyn in a 7:00 pm tip-off tonight at the Pope Physical Education Center.
 
This matchup between the Seahawks and the Terriers marks the 71^st all-time meeting between the schools and St. Francis Brooklyn holds a 52-18 lead in the series. Last season, the teams split their two meetings with each team winning on the other's home floor. On January 12, 2013, the Terriers escaped the Spiro Sports Center with a 72-66 victory while the Seahawks earned a 52-48 win at the Pope Center on February 25, 2013.
 
After posting an impressive 79-70 home win over Sacred Heart on January 13, the Seahawks have dropped three consecutive games, including an 89-78 decision at Mount St. Mary's (1/20), and a 74-63 loss at Robert Morris (1/25). Most recently, Wagner fell at Sacred Heart, as the Pioneers posted a 63-46 victory on Saturday.
 
The 2013-2014 Seahawks are one of the nation's youngest teams with nine of the 11 players being in either their first or second seasons of eligibility. The Wagner roster is comprised of five true freshmen, one redshirt freshman, two true sophomores, one redshirt sophomore, zero juniors, and two seniors.
 
The Seahawks are led by their explosive backcourt combination of 5-6 sophomore guard Jordyn Peck (Shaker Heights, OH/Shaker Heights) and 5-8 freshman point guard Jasmine Nwajei (Rockaway Park, NY/Murry Bergtraum) who are averaging 22.0 and 20.7 points, respectively, in NEC games with Peck ranked as the league's No. 3 scorer and Nwajei at No. 5. Overall, Peck checks in at 18.7 points per game, which is tied for third in the NEC, while Nwajei is the NEC's leading freshman scorer at 14.8, and is the reigning and three-time NEC Rookie of the Week.
 
In the frontcourt, redshirt sophomore center Ugo Nwaigwe (Valley Stream, NY/Valley Stream South) is developing into one of the NEC's top post players. In seven NEC games, the 6-3 Nwaigwe is averaging 8.7 points and 9.1 rebounds while shooting a robust 66% from the floor, and is coming off of her second double-double in the last three games, an 11-point, 14-rebound effort at Sacred Heart. The 14 boards set a career high. Also the NEC's leading shot-blocker, Nwaigwe's 3.11 average ranks ninth nationally. Nwaige has blocked 56 shots this season in just 18 games, a figure that is tied for third on the Wagner single-season blocked shots list. She is now up to 72 blocks for her career which, in just 53 career games, places Nwaigwe fifth on the Seahawk all-time career list.
 
Freshman guard Lyndsay Rowe (South River, NJ/St. John Vianney) has shown a maturity which belies her youth all season long. The 5-8 lefty is scoring at a 7.7 ppg. clip and is the only Seahawk to start all 18 games. In the last five games, second-year head coach Lisa Cermignano has gone with the same starting five, a four-guard look of Peck, Nwajei, Rowe, Jazmine Hamlet (Manhattan, NY/Francis Lewis), along with Nwaigwe at center. Broken down by class years, this starting five features two true freshmen (Nwajei, Rowe), one redshirt freshman (Hamlet), one sophomore (Peck), and one redshirt-sophomore (Nwaigwe).

NOTES

One-Two Punch of Peck, Nwajei Continue Torrid Pace
This young, dynamic backcourt combination of sophomore shooting guard Jordyn Peck and freshman point guard Jasmine Nwajei, is sure to give opposing coaches headaches the rest of this season as well as in ensuing years. Overall, Peck is tied for third in the NEC at 18.7 points per game while Nwajei's average is up to 14.8, far and away the highest scoring average among all NEC freshmen. Peck has scored 20 or more points in six of the Seahawks' seven NEC games, and is now third scoring at 22.7 per NEC outing. Nwajei, who has played in six NEC games, is hitting for 20.7 points per game in league play, which ranks fifth.

Peck and Nwajei Over 20 Points Each Five Times
Jordyn Peck and Jasmine Nwajei have scored 20 or more points in the same game five times this season, and as a result, the Seahawks were 3-2 in those contests.
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Jordyn Peck: By the Numbers

*11 Games of 20 Points or More This Season
With her 23-point outing at Robert Morris (1/20), Jordyn Peck hit the 20-point plateau for the 11th time this season, topped by a career-high 30-point effort vs. Central Connecticut on Jan. 11. The 5-6 guard has hit for 20 or more points in six of the Seahawks' seven NEC games this season.

Nov. 10 at Monmouth...........................................21
Nov. 20 at Iona...................................................   24
Nov. 26 Vermont.................................................   27
Dec. 12 at Rutgers..............................................  24
Dec. 21 vs. Eastern Michigan.............................20
Jan. 4 vs. LIU Brooklyn....................................     20
Jan. 6 Bryant......................................................     29
Jan. 11 Central Connecticut................................30
Jan. 13 Sacred Heart........................................... 21
Jan. 18 at Mount St. Mary's.................................. 23
Jan. 20 at Robert Morris....................................... 23

*In NEC Play
While playing 270 out of a possible 280 minutes In Wagner's seven NEC games, Jordyn Peck is averaging 22.0 points on 40.2 percent shooting (47-of-117), 38.5 percent (20-of-52) percent from beyond the arc, and 3.3 rebounds while dishing out 11 assists and committing just nine turnovers. Jordyn is ranked second in both NEC (22.0) and overall scoring (18.7).
 
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Peck On Verge of All-Time Top-10 In 3-Pointers Made & Attempted
In less than two seasons as a Seahawks (46 games), Jordyn Peck is already on the doorstep of t the Wagner all-time top 10 in career three-pointers made and attempted. The 2012-2013 All-NEC Rookie Team performer has drained 87 career treys, which places her in 11th-place all-time, one behind Kim McGhee (1999-2003) who made 88 three-pointers. Peck has attempted 265 three-pointers, which is also 11th on the Wagner all-time list. In addition, Peck has already surpassed the total of three-pointers that she made all of last season. Peck has hit 47-of-125(.376) treys this season. As a freshman last season, Peck hit 40-of-140 (.286) from three-point range. For her career, Peck has now scored 631 points entering the St. Francis Brooklyn (1/27).

NEC Scoring Leaders (All Games)
    1.  Alli Williams, Saint Francis U..................23.4
    2.  Artemis Spanou, Robert Morris..............19.0
    3.  Jordyn Peck, Wagner................................18.7
         Cleandra Roberts, LIU Brooklyn.............18.7
    5.  Sydney Henderson, Mount St. Mary's......17.7

NEC Scoring Leaders (Conference Games Only)
    1.  Alli Williams, Saint Francis U..................25.6
    2.  Artemis Spanou, Robert Morris..............23.6
    3.  Jordyn Peck, Wagner.............................. 22.7
   4.  Gabrielle Washington, Sacred Heart....20.9
    5.  Jasmine Nwajei, Wagner........................20.7

Wagner Career Records

3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE
    1.  Joy Gallagher, 2002-2006............................240
      2.  Susan Moffat, 1994-1998...........................236
      3.  Marie L. Archambault, 2009-2013............234
      4.  Chris Ander4son, 1988-1992....................224
      5.  Amanda Young, 1995-1999.......................167
      6.  Toni Roker, 1999-2003................................158
      7.  Stephanie McBride, 2007-2011................. 113
      8.  Patti Winterfeldt, 1990-1994........................101
      9.  Casey Stokes, 2005-2009.............................93
  10. Kim McGhee, 1999-2003...............................   88
  11.  Jordyn Peck (2012 – Present)...................... 87
 
3-PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED
      1.  Joy Gallagher, 2002-2006............................    698
      2.  Susan Moffat, 1994-1998.............................    681
      3.  Marie-L. Archambault, 2009-2013................. 648
      4.  Chris Anderson, 1988-1992..........................  603
      5.  Amanda Young, 1995-1999..........................   483
      6.  Toni Roker, 1999-2003................................      449
      7.  Stephanie McBride, 2007-pres.....................   348
      8.  Patti Winterfeldt, 1990-1994.........................    310
      9.  Casey Stokes, 2005-2009............................    300
     10. Kim McGhee, 1999-2003..............................    267
     11. Jordyn Peck (2012 – Present).....................   265

Ever-Improving Ugo Putting Up go Consistent Numbers
Redshirt sophomore center Ugo Nwaigwe (Valley Stream, NY/Valley Stream South) is developing into one of the NEC's top post players. In seven NEC games, the 6-3 Nwaigwe is averaging 8.7 points and 9.1 rebounds while shooting a healthy 66% from the floor. The NEC's leading shot-blocker, Nwaigwe's 3.06 average entering the January 25 Sacred Heart game ranked 9th nationally. Nwaige has blocked 56 shots this season and now has 72 for her career which, in just 53 career games, places the 6-3 Nwaigwe seventh on the Seahawk all-time career list.

Blocks
  1.  Ali Ridge, 2004-2008...................................    201
  2.  Kelly Clark, 2008-2012................................    184
  3.  Meredith Kerns, 1998-2002..........................  153
  4.  Cynthia Quinlan, 1986-90.............................  124                 
  5.  Stephanie Samuels, 1982-1986....................111
  6.  Ashley Linscott, 2000-2004............................   96
  7.   Ugo Nwaige (2011-present).........................  72

Nwaigwe T-3rd on Seahawk Single-Season Blocked Shots List
Ugo Nwaige has blocked 56 shots this season in just 18 games, a figure that is T-3rd on the Wagner  single-season blocked shots list and just 10 shy of reaching the No. 1 spot.
Blocks
  1.  Ali Ridge, 2005-2006...................................    66          
  2.  Meredith Kerns, 1998-1999.........................   57
  3.  Ugo Nwaigwe (2013-2014)...................         56
       Monique Lee, 1999-2000.............................   56
  5.  Kelly Clark (2011-2012)..............................    51
       Kelly Clark, 2010-2011................................     51
       Kelly Clark, 2008-2009................................     51