(Pictured above junior forward Taylor Butigian - Photo Credit - Dave Saffran)
Staten Island, NY – The Wagner women's basketball team returns to the friendly confines of the Spiro Sports Center looking to snap a six-game losing streak when they host the Bryant University Bulldogs in Northeast Conference play at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday Daddy Daughter DayThe Wagner-Bryant game is
Daddy Daughter Day. Each f
an, with a purchase of one adult ticket will receive one free girls youth ticket! Adult general admission price id $10.00.
All-Time Series This is the 11th all-time meeting between the schools and Bryant holds a 9-1 lead in the all-time series.
Nwajei Continues to Score at Blistering Pace
Junior guard
Jasmine Nwajei (Rockaway Park, NY/Murry Bergtraum) continues to score at a record-setting pace as she owns two of the top four scoring games in NCAA Division I this season and has climbed to No. 6 on the Wagner all-time scoring list. Now averaging a Northeast Conference (NEC)-leading 23.2 points per game, which ranks seventh nationally, the 5-8 Nwajei's school-record 45-point outburst vs. Stony Brook on December 18 is the top scoring game in the nation this year while her 42-point outing at Saint Francis U on January 2 is tied for the fourth-highest scoring game.
Roma Making her Presence FeltSophomore forward
Sofia Roma (Richmond Hill,, NY/Nazareth Regional) leads the Seahawks in rebounding average (8.9) and blocked shots (26). At Robert Morris last time out (1/4), she had a near triple-double with with nine points, eight blocks and 10 rebounds.
DID YOU KNOW???
Wagner has defeated two opponents this season by 20 points or more in NJIT (76-53 on 12/2) and Lafayette (69-48 on 12/9). Heading into this season, the Seahawks' previous largest of margin under fourth-year head coach
Lisa Cermignano was a 67-48 home win over Fairleigh Dickinson (12/17/14).Prior to this season, the last time the Seahawks had posted two 20-plus point wins in the same year was 2002-03 when they did it three times.
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