Emmitsburg, MD – The Wagner women's basketball team makes the 228-mile trek to face Northeast Conference (NEC) rival Mount St. Mary's University on Saturday in a 1:00 p.m. tip at Knott Arena.
 
All-Time Series
Wagner and Mount St. Mary's meet for the 59th time on Monday with the Mountaineers holding a 43-15 advantage. The Mountaineers have won 14 straight over the Seahawks, most recently a 70-59 win in Emmitsburg on February 20, 2017.
 
Former D-II All-American Clark Getting It Done in D-I
Fifth-year senior forward Sierra Clark (Hughesville, MD / Archbishop Spalding), who was recruited to and played for Wagner head coach Heather Jacobs at Adelphi University where she went on to earn Division II All-American honors last season, is now averaging 18.6 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. In Wagner's eight NEC games, the graduate student averages 21.4 points and 12.1 rebounds per outing. In 19 games overall, Clark now has 11 double-doubles, nine 20-point-plus games, two 30-point plus games and 26 double-digit scoring efforts to her credit.
 
Last Time Out
Fifth-year senior forward Sierra Clark poured in 30 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and the Wagner women's basketball team furiously rallied back from an 18-point third-quarter deficit before Saint Francis U was able to hang on for a 79-76 win on Monday night at the Spiro Sports Center. This matchup featured a scoring battle between two of the NEC's top players as SFU junior guard Jessica Kovatch hit for a game-high 32 points as she went 9-of-19 from the floor which exactly matched Clark's shooting night. SFU led 35-28 and, after outscoring Wagner 26-17 in the third quarter, took a seemingly comfortable 61-45 lead heading into the final frame. The Seahawks opened the fourth quarter with a pair of layups from redshirt freshman guard Taylah Simmons, four of her career-high 19 points, which triggered a 13-6 run that sliced the Red Flash lead to 67-62 with 6:01 left. With the Green & White trailing 69-62 with 5:28 left, Clark nearly took over the game, ripping off seven of Wagner's nine points in a 9-2 Seahawks burst over the next 2:22, with her layup at the 3:06 drawing the game even at 71-71. On SFU's next possession, Ace Harrison sank a driving layup from the right side to give the Red Flash a 73-71 lead. A pair of free throws by Kovatch then made it a 75-71 game with 2:15 left before the Seahawks answered with a Clark layup, followed by a pair of free throws by junior guard Nakylia Carter to forge the game's final tie at 75-75. With SFU on top 79-76, Wagner had one last chance to tie by an off-balance three-point attempt by redshirt freshman guard Morgan Lenahan with six seconds left was off the mark and the Red Flash were able to hold on for the win. How dominant was Clark down the stretch of this game? Consider that she nearly recorded a double-double in just the fourth quarter alone, hitting for 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting over the game's final 10 minutes, as Wagner outscored SFU 31-18 in the final period. Both teams placed three players in double figures as Seahawk freshman guard Khaleah Dixon-Edwards joined Clark and Simmons in double digits with 10 points, two shy of her career high. For SFU, in addition to Kovatch, Kyasia Duling and Courtney Zezza added 13 points each.

First NEC Opening Game Win In Six Years
The Seahawks' 75-66 victory at Bryant on December 29 marked Wagner's first NEC-opening game win in six years, since December 3, 2011, when the Wagner topped St. Francis Brooklyn by a 49-45 count on Staten Island.

Up Next
Following Saturday's game, the Seahawks return to Staten Island for a mini two-game homestand vs. local NEC rivals St. Francis Brooklyn and LIU Brooklyn. On Saturday, February 3, the Green & White host the Terriers in a 1:00 p.m. start before hosting the Blackbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 5. Both games can be seen live on NEC Front Row.