Burlington, VT – The Wagner College women's basketball team will be celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday in Burlington, VT as the Seahawks are set to compete in the 2018 TD Bank Classic, hosted by the University of Vermont Catamounts on November 23-24. The Green & White will take on the host Catamounts on November 23 at 4:00 p.m. on ESPN+ and conclude the two-day holiday tournament against either Drexel or Siena, on November 24 at a time to be announced. 


Last Time Out For Wagner...

• Despite two Wagner players hitting for double figures, the Seahawks dropped a 66-43 decision in its home opener to the Lafayette College Leopards on Saturday afternoon from the Spiro Sports Center.
• Freshman forward Emilija Krista Grava led the way for the Green & White, scoring a team-best 12 points on 6-of-12 shooting in 22 minutes due to early foul trouble. For Krista Grava, it marks her fourth straight game scoring in double digits, following a pair of 15 point performances in the first two games (at Seton Hall and Fordham) and most recently, a season-high 18 points at Longwood.
• Redshirt sophomore Taylah Simmons chipped in ten points to go along with a team-high seven rebounds. 
• Lafayette was led by Natalie Kucowski, who netted a game-best 25 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the floor while also pulling down a game-high 17 rebounds. Kucowski also added five blocks, three assists, and a steal in her 35 minutes of action. Makaila Wilson contributed ten points and five rebounds in 28 minutes of play.

In-Season Tournament Wagner Record... 

 

• Since 1998-99, the Seahawks are 9-12 in home openers. 

Year	Result	Score	Opponent
1998-99	Won	59-45	Columbia
1999-00	Lost	61-52	Temple
2000-01	Won	60-58	Columbia
2001-02	Lost	70-65	Drexel
2002-03	Lost	69-63	Harvard
2003-04	Lost	64-48	South Florida
2004-05	Lost	63-53	Princeton
2005-06	Lost	74-52	New Hampshire
2006-07	Won	72-65	Lafayette
2007-08	Won	78-67	Columbia
2008-09	Won	59-58	Army West Point
2009-10	Won	63-55	Siena
2010-11	Won	52-48 (ot)	Army West Point
2011-12	Won	66-54	Columbia
2012-13	Lost	65-62	Army West Point
2013-14	Lost	80-70	Vermont
2014-15	Lost	81-53	Rutgers
2015-16	Lost	86-49	Ole Miss
2016-17	Won	62-60	Staten Island
2017-18	Lost	65-53	New Hampshire
2018-19	Lost	66-43	Lafayette

  Six Pack Of Scoring... 

• Since the 1998-99 season, only once has Wagner had at least six players score in double figures in a contest, as this happened on Wednesday at Longwood, en route to 86-60 victory. 
• The last time Wagner had five players score in double digits was back on February 4, 2017 in a 74-66 victory at Fairleigh Dickinson  (Julia McClure, 15 | Tanasia Russell, 13 | Corinn Baggs, 10 | Kerstie Phills, 18 | Kellie Crouch 13). 
• Additionally, the Green & White are now 4-2 overall when five or more players hit for ten or more points. 

Date	# of Players In Double Figures	Opponent	Outcome	Players Totals
November 14, 2018	6	@ Longwood	Won, 86-60	Emilija Krista Grava (18), Taylah Simmons (18), Khaleah Edwards (12), Alayshia Dailey (11), Janelle Mullen (11), Nakylia Carter (10)
February 4, 2017	5	@ Fairleigh Dickinson	Won, 74-66	Kerstie Phills (18), Julia McClure (15), Tanasia Russell (13), Kellie Crouch (13), Corinn Baggs (10)
November 18, 2008	5	vs. NJIT	Won, 82-73	Kelly Clark (14), Brittney Thorpe (14), Naomi Augustin (13), Casey Stokes (10), Andrea Reed (11),
November 24, 2002	5	@ Colgate	Lost, 83-75 (ot)	Kim McGhee (16), Toni Roker (15), Ashley Linscott (12), Vanessa Wyffels (11), Carrie Walker (11)
December 17, 2001	5	@ Colgate	Lost, 84-80 (ot)	Meredith Kerns (16), Carrie Walker (15), Jackie Fournier (13), Erin Loeser (13), Kim McGhee (12)
January 25, 2001	5	vs. Quinnipiac	Won, 71-56	Kim McGhee (18), Meredith Kerns (15), Deandra Teague (13), Ashley Linscott (10), Carrie Walker (10)

Krista Grava Garners First Rookie Of The Week... 

• Freshman forward Emilija Krista Grava was named Northeast Conference (NEC) Rookie of the Week, the league office announced on Monday.
• Krista Grava, a forward from Ligatne, Latvia, led all NEC rookies in scoring, while posting the league's fourth-highest field goal percentage last week. The freshman forward averaged 15.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per outing while converting on 57.7 percent from the field.
• In the Seahawks' 86-60 triumph over Longwood (11/14), Krista Grava was one of six players to finish in double figures while recording her first career double-double, going for 18 points and 14 boards in an 86-60 triumph over the Lancers. 
• In the home opener against Lafayette (11/17), Krista Grava led the Seahawks in scoring, despite battling foul trouble, tallying 12 points on an efficient 6-of-12 shooting in 22 minutes of action.
• For the season, the Latvian-born hoopster ranks among the NEC's top-10 leaders in both scoring (15.0 ppg) and rebounding (7.3).

Emilija Krista Grava Named @NECsports Women's Basketball Rookie Of The Week

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Simmons Shines In Season Debut... 

• Redshirt sophomore wing Taylah Simmons made her season debut against Longwood on 11/14, tying for the team lead with 18 points with freshman Emilija Krista Grava, while pulling down seven rebounds in 26 minutes of action. 
• Simmons also went 2-for-4 from beyond-the-arc in the victory against the Lancers. 

• Second-year Seahawk, Khaleah Edwards, produced one of her finest games in a Wagner uniform at Fordham on Friday evening.
• The London, England native led the Green & White with a career and team-high 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor, which included four made three pointers, in her 32 minutes of action. 
• For Edwards, it marked the sixth time in her young Wagner career that she has tallied double figures while marking the first time she has led the club in scoring.
• Additionally, Edwards grabbed a team-high five rebounds against the Rams, which also marked the first time she has led the squad in the rebounding department. 

 

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