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Staten Island, NY  – The Wagner women's basketball team, led by sophomore guard Jasmine Nwajei (Rockaway Park, NY/Murry Bergtraum), who's now ranked No. 2 nationally in scoring at 24.8 points per game, hosts local Northeast Conference (NEC) rival Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. The only player in Division I women's basketball that is averaging more points per game than Nwajei is Ohio State 5-8 freshman guard Kelsey Mitchell who checks in at 25.5 points per game.

The matchup between the Seahawks (5-18, 3-9 NEC) and the Knights (7-15, 4-7 NEC) is the second of the season between the teams as FDU eked out a 72-70 home win on January 17.
 
All-Time Series
This the 70th all-time meeting between the schools and the Knights hold a 36-33 lead in the series which includes their 72-70 win on January 17.

Last Time Out
Fairfield, CT – Despite yet another dazzling offensive performance form sophomore guard Jasmine Nwajei (Rockaway Park, NY/Murry Bergtraum), the nation's No. 2 scorer, who tossed in 36 points and grabbed nine rebounds, the Wagner women's basketball team dropped a 73-60 decision at Sacred Heart. The Pioneers were led by versatile 6-0 redshirt-junior wing Hannah Kimmel, who notched her eighth double-double of the season with 27 points and 17 rebounds. Nwajei was the lone Seahawk in double figures tonight as junior guard Jordyn Peck (Shaker Heights, OH/Shaker Heights) was Wagner's second-leading scorer with eight points on a tough 3-of-13 shooting night.
 
Nwajei 2^nd in Nation in Scoring, First Seahawk To Hit 30-Point Mark in Three Straight Games
The 5-8 Nwajei is now averaging 24.8 points per game, after entering tonight's play at 24.3. The only Division I player in the nation averaging more than Nwajei is Ohio State freshman guard Kelsey Mitchell who checks in at 25.5 per game. In totaling 36 points tonight, Nwajei becomes the first Seahawk in program history to hit the 30-point mark in three consecutive games.
 
Nwajei Averaging 29.8 in Last Three Games
In this three-game stretch, Nwajei has totaled 104 points, which computes to a staggering 34.7 average. Over last eight games, the New York City product is averaging 29.8 points per game. In the two games leading up to Monday's contest at Sacred Heart, Nwajei had 35 against those same Pioneers on February 3 at the Spiro Sports Center, which was followed by a 33-point outing in last Saturday's (February 7) 63-60 come-from-behind home win over St. Francis Brooklyn. In this contest, Nwajei scored 20 of Wagner's final 23 points as the Seahawks overcame a 10-point deficit down the stretch.

In addition to averaging 24.8 per game overall, Nwajei's league-leading average in NEC games only is now up to 26.3 per game.

The Nation's Top 10 Leading Scorers (Through games of February 12, 2015)
1    Kelsey Mitchell    Ohio St.   25.5       
2    Jasmine Nwajei    Wagner    24.8
3    Damika Martinez    Iona    24.1
4    Brittany Crain    UC Riverside    23.7
5    Ashia Jones    UT Martin    23.2
6    Lizzy Wendell    Drake    23.0
7    Tay'Ler Mingo    Wright St.    23.0
-    Kelsey Plum    Washington    23.0
9    Alexa Hayward    Saint Francis (PA)    22.7
10    Kelsey Minato    Army    22.7

WAGNER CAREER SCORING (1,000 Point Club)
1. Stephanie Samuels (1982-86) ....................... 1,835
2. Mary Gormley (1977-81) .............................     1,734
3. Maureen Coughlin (1985-89) ......................   1,612
4. Nia Ryan (1996-00) .......................................   1,565
5. Amanda Young (1995-99) ............................   1,550
6. Susan Moff at (1994-98) ................................ 1,481
7. Chris Anderson (1988-92) ...........................    1,429
8. Meredith Kerns (1998-02) ...........................  . 1,397
9. Grace Paterno (1981-85) ..............................    1,328
10. Cynthia Quinlan (1986-90)..........................   1,323
11. Carrie Walker (2000-04) ..............................  1,288
12. Lisa Holoman (1982-86) ..............................  1,250
13. Cindy Bonforte (1981-85) ............................  1,239
14. Chelsey Bunyer (2004-08) ...........................1,220
15. Joy Gallagher (2002-06) ............................... 1,158
16. Tricia Hoff (1976-79) ....................................   1,154
17. JORDYN PECK (2012-Present) ...............   1,151
18. Patti Winterfeldt (1990-94) .......................... 1,149
19. Jeanne Sullivan (1978-82) ............................ 1,144
20. Kelly Clark (2008-12)....................................   1,117
21. JASMINE NWAJEI (2014-present) ..........   1,087
22. Marie-Laurence Archambault (2009-13)...1,083
23. Jenny Frazier (1992-96) ................................ 1,051
24. Toni Roker (1999-03)....................................  1,049
25. Brenda Milano (1991-95) .............................  1,046

Top Scoring Games in Wagner History
1.   Stephanie Samuels vs. FDU, 2-18-86................ 43
2.   Jasmine Nwajei vs. Columbia, 12-30-14..........40
3.   Jasmine Nwajei at Vermont, 12-14-14............39
4.   Jasmine Nwajei vs. LIU Brooklyn, 1-10-15…… 37
 5.   Jasmine Nwajei vs. Sacred Heart  2-8-15…… 36
6.   Jasmine Nwajei vs. Sacred Heart  2-3-15………....35  
7.   Jasmine Nwajei vs. Saint Francis U  1-26-15……34
      Meredith Kerns vs. Drexel, 11-28-01................. .34
      Susan Moffat vs. Cleveland St., 12-28-95.........34
      Stephanie Samuels at Seton Hall, 1-20-86......34
      Tricia Hoff vs. Jersey City State, 2-16-78.......... 34
12. Jasmine Nwajei vs. St. Francis Brooklyn, 2-7-15...33
   Joy Gallagher vs. Boston U., 12-30-03...............33
      Jenny Frazier vs. New Hampshire, 12-3-95.......33
      Kristee Chaplin at FDU, 1-26-95....................... . 33
      Jenny Frazier at FDU, 2-16-94.......................... .  33
      Stephanie Samuels at LIU, 1-7-86.....................  33
      Stephanie Samuels at Monmouth, 1-5-85........33
      Tricia Hoff vs. Mercy, 2-18-78........................ ..  33
 
Wagner All-Time Single-Season Points
1. Stephanie Samuels, 1985-1986 ..................................654
2. Mary Gormley, 1979-1980 .......................................  .620
3. Tricia Hoff, 1977-1978 .............................................. .600
4. Mary Gormley, 1980-1981 ..........................................571
5. Jordyn Peck, 2013-2014 ....................................       564
6. Jasmine Nwajei, 2014-2015....................................   534
 
Wagner All-Time Single-Season Scoring Average
1. Jasmine Nwajei, 2014-2015.................................... 24.8
2. Mary Gormley, 1980-1981 .........................................23.8
    Mary Gormley, 1979-1980 .........................................23.8
3. Stephanie Samuels, 1985-1986 .................................23.4
4. Tricia Hoff, 1977-1978 ..............................................23.1
5. Gela Mazella (Mikalauskas), 1974-1975 .....................20.1
 
Rowe No. 2 in NEC in Three-Point FG Percentage
Sophomore guard Lyndsay Rowe (South River, NJ/St. John Vianney) is Wagner's third-leading scorer at 7.4 ppg. and is tops on the team in three-point shooting at 40.8 percent (29-of-71), which ranks No. 4 in the NEC.
 
Playing Tough Non-Conference Schedules is the Cermignano Way
Wagner opened the 2014-15 season with a two-game road swing, beginning with a matchup at VCU of the Atlantic 10 (11/14) followed by a contest at No. 8 Maryland (11/16). The Seahawks' home opener was against No. 17 Rutgers (L 81-53). Led by Hall of Fame head coach C. Vivian Stringer, the 2014 WNIT Champions and the first Big 10 opponent to ever play at the Spiro Sports Center. The demanding non-conference schedule continued with a Nov. 30 game at Big East member St. John's (L 71-49). Third-year head coach Lisa Cermignano believes that last season's tough non-conference schedule helped prepare her team for NEC play and was a big reason for the Seahawks' six-game league improvement. After playing a non-league schedule that included heavyweights Kentucky, Rutgers, VCU and Pittsburgh, the Green & White went 8-10 in the NEC and qualified for the league tournament for the first time since 2010.

Seahawks Picked 4th In NEC Poll, Jasmine Nwajei Named To Preseason All-NEC Team
Brooklyn, NY (Oct. 21)– The Wagner women's basketball team, last season's most-improved Northeast Conference (NEC) squad, was picked fourth in the 2014-2015 Preseason Poll while sophomore guard Jasmine Nwajei (Rockaway Park, NY/Murry Bergtraum) was named to the Preseason All-NEC Team, in a vote of the league's head coaches and announced today at NEC Social Media Day held today at the Barclays Center. Defending champion Robert Morris was picked first, garnering five of the 10 first-place votes. Sacred Heart was chosen second, with four first-place votes, St.  Francis Brooklyn was third, with Wagner fourth and Saint Francis U rounding out the top five. Bryant was picked to finish sixth, Mount St. Mary's seventh, LIU Brooklyn checked in at eighth place with Central Connecticut and Fairleigh Dickinson finishing in a tie for ninth place.

2014-2015 NEC Preseason Poll
1. Robert Morris (5)
2. Sacred Heart (4)
3. St. Francis Brooklyn (1)
4. Wagner
5. Saint Francis U
6. Bryant
7. Mount St. Mary's
8. LIU Brooklyn
9. (tie) Central Connecticut
    Fairleigh Dickinson

2014-15 Preseason All-NEC Women's Basketball
Senior               Jenniqua Bailey - Bryant
Senior               Alexa Hayward - Saint Francis U
Sophomore      Jasmine Nwajei - Wagner
Senior               Eilidh Simpson - St. Francis Brooklyn
Senior               Gabrielle Washington - Sacred Heart

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