Pictured Above: Sophomore Guard Julia McClure (photo by Dave Saffran)
Staten Island, NY – The Wagner women's basketball team will host the University at Albany Great Danes this afternoon in a 1:00 p.m. tip-off at the Spiro Sports Center.
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About the Seahawks
Wagner is under the direction of first-year head coach
Heather Jacobs, who arrived on Grymes Hill in April after building championship programs at Division III Franklin Pierce College, and most recently, Division II Adelphi College. The Seahawks are led in scoring by junior guard
Tanasia Russell (Vineland, NJ / Vineland) who averages 12.9 points per game in rebounding by a pair of guards in sophomore
Julia McClure (Secaucus, NJ / Secaucus) and
Corinn Baggs (Staten Island, NY / Staten Island Academy), who average 7.0 and 5.8 caroms per game, respectively. Freshman guard
Kellie Crouch (North Brunswick, NJ / St. John Vianney) averages 9.0 points per game, while McClure checks in at 7.4 per outing following a team-high 14-point effort in Tuesday's outing at Army.
About the Great Danes
The Great Danes, who were picked No. 1 in the America East preseason poll and No. 9 in the Mid-Major preseason poll, enter the contest with a 4-5 record and are coming off a 59-45 victory over Fairfield on December 6. Albany marks the second America East opponent that the Seahawks will face this season as the Green & White dropped a 73-40 decision at the University of New Hampshire back on November 26. The Great Danes are coming off a 28-5 season and defeated Florida in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament before losing to Syracuse in round two. Albany is led by 5-8 senior guard Imani Tate who is averaging 20.4 points per game, which includes a career-high 31-point outing in an 89-82 overtime loss at Fordham on November 22
Last Time Out
Madison Hovren recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds and Janae McNeal added 12 points and six assists in leading defending Patriot League champion Army West Point to its sixth consecutive win, an 85-40 decision over Wagner on December 5. Wagner was rushed into 12 first-quarter turnovers as Army built a 24-9 lead after the first session. The Cadets, who are now 4-0 vs. Northeast Conference (NEC) teams, having previously defeated LIU Brooklyn (68-47), Fairleigh Dickinson (85-58) and St. Francis Brooklyn (69-46), improve their season record to 7-1 while the Seahawks are now 1-7. Sophomore guard
Julia McClure (Secaucus, NJ / Secaucus) recorded the first double-double of her young career, leading Wagner with 14 points and 10 rebounds, both team highs, while freshman forward
Kerstie Phills (Charlotte, NC / Charlotte Christian) added 11 points, seven rebounds and two steals. McClure's 14-point effort came on 6-fo-10 shooting while Phills was 5-for-11 from the floor.
Wagner vs. Albany
Albany and Wagner have played five times, with the Great Danes leading the series 3-2. The teams last met in the Staten Island on November 27, 2010 when Albany registered a 72-53 win.
Wagner vs. America East
The Seahawks have played 40 games vs. teams that are current members of the America East Conference and, including the November 26 loss at New Hampshire, Wagner's all-time record vs. the league is 16-24.
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