Staten Island, NY - The Wagner College women's basketball team will look to even its Northeast Conference (NEC) record at 2-2 when the Seahawks and Sacred Heart University Pioneers meet at the Spiro Sports Center on Monday in a 7:00 p.m. tip-off.

Wagner vs. Sacred Heart

Monday night's matchup marks the 36th all-time meeting between the Schools, with SHU leading the all-time series 26-9. The Pioneers currently have a seven-game winning streak against the Seahawks and have won nine of the last 10 head-to-head matchups dating back the past six seasons. The last win for Wagner in the series was back on January 13, 2014 when the Seahawks earned a 79-70 win on Grymes Hill.

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. 

Sierra Clark: Former DII All-American Getting It Done in D-I

Fifth-year senior forward Sierra Clark (Hughesville, MD / Archbishop Spalding), who was recruited to and played for Heather Jacobs at Adelphi University where she went on to earn Division II All-American honors last season, is averaging 17.0 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Through 14 games, the 5-11 Clark has six double-doubles, six 20-point games, and 21 double-digit scoring efforts to her credit.

Wagner Last Time Out

Redshirt freshman guard Morgan Lenahan scored a career-high 23 points and helped key a late rally, but Fairleigh Dickinson was able to hang on for 74-64 Northeast Conference (NEC) victory over Wagner this afternoon at the Spiro Sports Center. With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 3-11 on the season, 1-2 in the NEC while FDU improved to 9-5 overall and 1-2 in league play. Lenahan, a 5-11 guard, shot a torrid 9-of-12 from the floor, including 3-of-4 accuracy from three-point range in leading three players in double figures. Fifth-year senior forward Sierra Clark, who was limited to three minutes of first-half action due to two early fouls, hit her stride in the second half, when the 5-11 graduate student tossed in 14 of her 16 points. Redshirt freshman guard Taylah Simmons was the third Seahawk to hit for double-digits, finishing with 11 points, nine of which came in the opening half. Senior forward Samantha Sullivan matched her career high with six points, in addition to pulling down three rebounds. Both teams were hot from the field in the first half with the Knights connecting on 61 percent while Wagner hit 52 percent of its first-half field goal attempts. Lenahan had 13 first-half points while Simmons added nine as the Seahawks managed to stay within a 36-34 margin at the break despite Clark's limited minutes. FDU opened the second half with an 11-5 surge en route to outscoring Wagner 20-10 in the third quarter in building a 56-44 lead heading into the final stanza. Wagner opened the final frame on a 14-6 run with eight coming from Lenahan, including consecutive layups that trimmed the Knights' lead to four, at 62-58, with 4:41 remaining in the game. Following an FDU timeout, the Knights went on a 5-1 burst to make it a nine-point game, at 67-59, and went on to earn the 74-64 win. Madelynn Comly led the Knights with 20 points while Amina Markovic and Penial M'Bikata added 19 and 11 points, respectively. The Knights outshot Wagner 52 percent to 42 percent, while holding a 20-16 edge in points off turnovers and a 16-9 lead in bench points. Wagner, meanwhile, held a 36-30 edge in points in the paint, while also holding the advantage in second-chance points (18-7) and fast break points (6-0). The game featured three ties and 10 lead changes.

Sacred Heart Last Time Out

Redshirt junior guard Candice Leatherwood netted a career-high 24 points leading a group of three other Pioneers in double-figures - Tykera Carter (18), Katherine Haines (16) and Adrianne Hagood (15). Her tally not only helped sever Sacred Heart's four-game skid but ended a scoring drought of her own in the 82-52 victory over Mount St. Mary's on Saturday at Knott Arena. The win marked Sacred Heart's first NEC victory this season.

Next Time Out

The Seahawks will play their next two games in Brooklyn. On Saturday, January 13, Wagner travels to LIU Brooklyn to meet the Blackbirds in a 2:00 p.m. tip with the Wagner and LIU men's teams are set to meet at 4:30 p.m. Then, on Monday, January 15, the Seahawks again cross the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to face the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers in a 1:00 p.m. Martin Luther King Day matinee.

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