Women’s Basketball Looks For Regular Season Sweep Of LIU Brooklyn On Saturday

Women's Basketball | 2/08/19

Game 21 \| NEC Game 10 February 9, 2019 \| 2:00 PM Wagner College Seahawks (6-14; 4-5 NEC) @ LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds (1-19; 0-9 NEC) Brooklyn, NY \| Steinberg Wellness Center (2,500)
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Brooklyn, NY – The Wagner College women's basketball team concludes its "home-and-home" series with the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds on Saturday afternoon from the Steinberg Wellness Center. The Seahawks are looking for the regular season sweep of their Brooklyn counterparts for the first time since the 2008-09 season, when the Green & White posted identical 53-51 triumphs over LIU (January 10 at the Spiro Sports Center | February 14 at LIU Brooklyn).

Wagner picked up a 72-62, wire-to-wire victory over the visiting Blackbirds last Saturday in a contest that saw three Seahawks score in double figures, led by redshirt sophomore Taylah Simmons, who produced her fourth double-double of the season, finishing with a game-high 27 points and 15 rebounds in 33 minutes of action. LIU was led by Brandy Thomas, who poured in a team-high 20 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the field. Jeydah Johnson, the team's leading scorer, was held without a field goal in the contest (0-for-13) while finishing with six points in 36 minutes of play.

Overall, Wagner is looking to erase a four-game losing streak at the Steinberg Wellness Center.

Inside The Numbers:

330 - On February 2, 2019, third-year Wagner women's basketball head coach, Heather Jacobs, coached in her 330th career game, as she earned her 164th career coaching victory.
44 - Wagner and LIU Brooklyn are meeting for the 89th time in school history with the all-time head-to-head series knotted at 44 wins apiece.
42 - In back-to-back games, Wagner has scored 42 points from inside the paint (at Saint Francis U, 1/28 | vs. LIU Brooklyn 2/2).
12 - Redshirt sophomore Taylah Simmons has scored in double figures in 12 of her last 13 games and has scored in double digits in every conference game thus far (averaging 18.9 ppg through nine NEC contests).

Last Time Out For Wagner:

In a game that Wagner never trailed, three Seahawks scored in double figures, led by redshirt sophomore forward Taylah Simmons' game-high 27 point, 15 rebound outing, as the Seahawks defeated LIU Brooklyn, 72-62, at the Spiro Sports Center on Saturday afternoon.
Simmons, who tallied 19 of her game-high 27 points in the second half, with 14 coming in the third quarter, notched her fourth double-double of the season and sixth of her career after converting on a career-high 11-of-19 from the floor. The 15 rebounds are also a new career-best, surpassing the 13 she picked up a season ago at Longwood (12/10/2017). In addition, the Melbourne, Australia native added three assists and two blocks in 33 minutes of play.
Joining Simmons in double digits was sophomore guard Alayshia Dailey, who netted 12 points on just 1-of-4 shooting but was perfect from the free throw line, converting 10-of-10, a new career-high for free throws made. Dailey, who played 25 minutes in the contest, dished out a team-high five helpers, the fifth time in a six-game span that she has recorded at least five assists in a game.
Senior guard Nakylia Carter chipped in ten points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field while dishing out four assists and swiping two steals in her 27 minutes of action. In total, eight of the nine Seahawk players who played scored, as junior Jordan Hobson and redshirt junior guard, Janelle Mullen, each added eight points on a combined 7-of-12 shooting from the field.
LIU Brooklyn also placed three players in double figures, led by Brandy Thomas' team-high 20 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the field, which included a perfect 6-of-6 effort from the free throw line. Thomas also led the way for the visitors on the boards with eight in 29 minutes of action. Ryan Weise added 15 points off the bench while Tia Montagne chipped in ten points and four assists in her 39 minutes of play.
The Seahawks' defense held Jeydah Johnson, the conference's second-leading scorer at 18.7 ppg entering the game, to just six points on 0-of-13 shooting from the field as Johnson went 6-of-6 from the charity stripe in her 36 minutes of play.

Inside The Wagner | LIU Brooklyn Series:

Wagner and LIU Brooklyn will be meeting for the 89th in program history this afternoon, with the all-time series knotted at 44-44 after Wagner's 72-62 victory back on February 2.
The Seahawks are looking to snap a four-game losing streak at the Steinberg Wellness Center, last picking up a 74-70 victory on January 14, 2013.
In that contest, three Seahawks finished in double figures, led by Stephanie Blais 24 point, six rebound effort. Teammate Jordyn Peck added 22 points on 8-of-16 shooting while Marie-Laurence Archambault added 16 points and six rebounds.
The Seahawks shot 47.3 percent from the field in that contest and held LIU Brooklyn to just 14.3 percent from the outside despite a 21-point performance from Tamika Guz.

Seahawk Tidbits:

Through 20 overall games, Wagner ranks among the top-five in seven Northeast Conference (NEC) statistical categories: field goal percentage (2nd | 41.4%), assists (2nd | 13.6 apg), scoring (4th | 62.3 ppg), and fifth in the following stats: free throw percentage (70.2%), three-point field goal percentage (31.9%), rebounding margin, and blocks (3.0 bpg).
In nine league-only contests, the Seahawks lead the circuit in: field goal percentage (46.1%) and assists (15.7 apg) while among the top-five in: scoring (4th | 68.8 ppg), rebounding margin (4th | +4.3), blocks (3.6 bpg), free throw percentage (5th | 72.4%), three-point field goal percentage (5th | 32.3%) and steals (5th | 7.6 spg).
Redshirt sophomore Taylah Simmons was named to the Metropolitan Basketball Writers' Association (MBWA) Division I Honorable Mention team this week after recording her fourth double-double of the season against the Blackbirds (27p/15r). Simmons ranks seventh overall in the league in scoring at 14.4 ppg, which also leads all-NEC sophomores.
Against LIU Brooklyn (2/2/19) at the Spiro Sports Center, the Seahawks out-rebounded the Blackbirds, 47-26, the highest rebounding differential this season and marked the fourth time this season Wagner has outmuscled their opponents by double-digits.
Over the last ten games, the Seahawks are 5-5 and have averaged 70.5 ppg to go along with 34.6 rpg over this stretch. Three players are averaging in double-figures during this span, led by Simmons, who is pouring in 18.2 points and a team-high 6.7 rpg. Freshman forward, Emilija Krista Grava, has netted 12.4 ppg and 5.7 rpg (in seven of these ten games) while sophomore Alayshia Dailey has averaged 10.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, and 4.5 apg while shooting 52.6 percent from the field.

Scouting The LIU Brooklyn:

The Blackbirds, who were predicted to finish seventh in the conference, are looking for its first NEC win as well as their first win since defeating Lafayette, 55-50, back on December 29 in Brooklyn.
Jeydah Johnson and Brandy Thomas lead the Blackbirds in scoring, with Johnson pouring in 13.4 ppg and collecting 4.1 rebounds a contest while Thomas, the conference's second-leading freshman scorer at 12.1 ppg, has grabbed a team-high 8.9 rebounds a game, good for first among all newcomers and third among all-league players.
The Blackbirds come into Saturday's contest averaging 53.5 ppg, while shooting 33.9 percent from the field and being held to just 28.2 percent shooting from the outside.
Against Wagner on February 2, Thomas led the team with 20 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the field, which included a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line. Ryan Weise added 15 point off-the-bench while Tia Montagne chipped in ten points and four assists in the setback.

Up Next For Wagner:

Wagner begins a short, two-game homestand, starting with Monday's Breast Cancer Awareness Night contest against St. Francis Brooklyn.
Tipoff is slated for 7:00 p.m from the Spiro Sports Center.
The Seahawks conclude the homestand on Saturday, February 16 against Central Connecticut at 1:00 p.m. in contest that can be seen on ESPN+ ($)

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Players Mentioned

#14 Marie-Laurence Archambault: F; 6' 0"; Senior

#12 Stephanie Blais: F; 6' 2"; Sophomore

#24 Jordyn Peck: G; 5' 6"; Freshman

#20 Nakylia Carter: G; 5' 5"; Senior

#10 Alayshia Dailey: G; 5' 8"; Sophomore

#44 Janelle Mullen: G; 5' 10"; Redshirt Junior

#23 Taylah Simmons: G/F; 6' 0"; Redshirt Sophomore

#14 Jordan Hobson: F; 5' 11"; Junior

#24 Emilija Krista Grava: F; 6' 0"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#14 Marie-Laurence Archambault
: 6' 0"; Senior
: F

#12 Stephanie Blais
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: F

#24 Jordyn Peck
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: G

#20 Nakylia Carter
: 5' 5"; Senior
: G

#10 Alayshia Dailey
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: G

#44 Janelle Mullen
: 5' 10"; Redshirt Junior
: G

#23 Taylah Simmons
: 6' 0"; Redshirt Sophomore
: G/F

#14 Jordan Hobson
: 5' 11"; Junior
: F

#24 Emilija Krista Grava
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: F

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Women’s Basketball Looks For Regular Season Sweep Of LIU Brooklyn On Saturday

Players Mentioned

#14 Marie-Laurence Archambault

#12 Stephanie Blais

#24 Jordyn Peck

#20 Nakylia Carter

#10 Alayshia Dailey

#44 Janelle Mullen

#23 Taylah Simmons

#14 Jordan Hobson

#24 Emilija Krista Grava

Players Mentioned

#14 Marie-Laurence Archambault

#12 Stephanie Blais

#24 Jordyn Peck

#20 Nakylia Carter

#10 Alayshia Dailey

#44 Janelle Mullen

#23 Taylah Simmons

#14 Jordan Hobson

#24 Emilija Krista Grava

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