New Britain, CT  –  The first week of Northeast Conference (NEC) play concludes on Monday as the Wagner College women's basketball team squares off against the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils at Detrick Gymnasium.  Both teams enter Monday's contest looking for its first league win as Wagner dropped a 76-61 decision at St. Francis Brooklyn while the Blue Devils fell to Sacred Heart, 66-61. 


Inside The Numbers:

• 1160 - Saturday's contest at St. Francis Brooklyn marked the 1160 Division I game in Wagner women's basketball history, as the Seahawks are 466-694 as a Division I program. 
• 160 - Head women's basketball coach, Heather Jacobs, picked up career coaching victory number 160 when Wagner defeated College of Staten Island, 86-59, back on December 21 at the Spiro Sports Center.
• 4 - Wagner is looking to snap a four-game losing streak to Central Connecticut, last picking up a 64-63 win back on February 20, 2016 in New Britain, CT
• 3/6 - Senior guard Nakylia Carter has recorded three or more steals in six straight games. 

Last Time Out For Wagner:

• Trailing 44-30 at halftime, the Wagner College women's basketball team erupted on a 15-6 run over the first three minutes of the third quarter to cut the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers lead to five, 50-45, before succumbing to the Terriers, 76-61, on Saturday afternoon at the Pope Physical Education Center.
• Three Seahawks finished the contest scoring in double figures, led by sophomore Khaleah Edwards, who poured in a team-best 14 points in 36 minutes of action. Fellow classmate, Taylah Simmons, contributed 12 points off-the-bench on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor in 21 minutes of play. Freshman Emilija Krista Grava turned in her seventh double digit scoring performance of the season, finishing with 10 points. 
• The Green & White also got contributions from sophomore guard Alayshia Dailey, who tallied eight points and four rebounds while senior Nakylia Carter rattled off six points to go along with team-highs in rebounds (5), assists (6) and steals (3). 
• Jade Johnson led the way for SFBK with a game-high 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field in 36 minutes. Ebony Horton added 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting in 37 minutes of play while Amy O'Neill added 18 points to go along with a game-best eight assists, six steals and six rebounds for the Terriers.

Inside The Wagner | Central Connecticut Series:

• Wagner and Central Connecticut are squaring off for the 44th time, with the Blue Devils holding a 28-15 advantage in the head-to-head series. 
• The Seahawks are looking to snap a four-game losing streak against Central Connecticut, last picking up a win back on February 20, 2016 in New Britain, CT, a 64-63 decision. 
• Since 2002, Wagner is just 9-19 against Central Connecticut.  

 

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