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Women's Basketball Opens Northeast Conference Play At Sacred Heart Thursday

Seahawks and Pioneers will play a two-game set on Thursday, Jan. 7 and Friday, Jan. 8

Wagner College Women's Basketball Game Information

Game 2-3 |
NEC Game 1-2

Wagner College Seahawks (0-1; 0-0 NEC) at
Sacred Heart University Pioneers (1-3; 1-1 NEC) 

Date | Time

Thursday, January 7, 2021 | 4:00 PM
Friday, January 8, 2021 | 4:00 PM

Location

Fairfield, CT | William H. Pitt Center 
CoVID-19 Protocol *Per Sacred Heart COVID-19 protocols,
no fans will be permitted to be in attendance.* 
Game Notes Wagner | Sacred Heart 

Where To View

Thursday, January 7, 2021 | 4:00 PM  || ESPN+ | Live Stats
Play-by-Play: Craig D'Amico | Analyst: Joe DeSantis 

Friday, January 8, 2021 | 4:00 PM || NEC Front Row | Live Stats
Social Media Twitter: @WagnerWHoops, @WagnerAthletics
Instagram: @wagnerwhoops


Fairfield, CT – To officially bring in the new year, the Wagner women's basketball team will open Northeast Conference (NEC) play with a two-game set at Sacred Heart.

The conference-opener for the Seahawks is set to tip-off at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, followed by a 4:00 p.m. start time on Friday afternoon. 

Thursday's contest will air to a national audience on ESPN+ as Craig D'Amico and Joe DeSantis bring you the action. 
 

All-Time Series vs. Sacred Heart...
Series History Sacred Heart leads 32-9
Streak Lost, 13 
First Meeting December 7, 1978 | Lost, 64-63
(at Sacred Heart)
Last Meeting January 4, 2020 | Lost, 79-65 (at Wagner)
Wagner Most Recent Win January 13, 2014 | 79-70 (at Wagner)
Wagner Home Record vs. SHU 7-13
Wagner Road Record vs. SHU 1-19
Wagner Neutral Record vs. SHU 1-0
Wagner Longest Win Streak Won, 4 (2/2/80-3/3/00)
Opponent Longest Win Streak Won, 13 (1/25/14-present)
Wagner's largest margin of victory 30 (74-44) || 1/18/00
Opponent's largest margin of victory 37 (85-48) || 1/7/06


Seahawks In NEC Openers...
  • Since NEC play began in 1986-87, Wagner is 13-21 in league lid-lifters. 
  • The Seahawks last won its conference opener back on Dec. 29, 2017 when the team gave then second-year head coach Heather Jacobs a 75-66 road victory over Bryant. 
  • Wagner is opening up its league slate against Sacred Heart for the first time since Dec. 13, 2003, a contest in which the Green & White earned a 72-62 home victory. 
 
 
 Scouting the Seahawks...
  • Wagner was predicted to finish sixth in the NEC Preseason Poll. 
  • In the season opener at Seton Hall, back on Dec. 11, junior Emilija Krista Grava poured in a team-high 18 points, ten of which coming in the opening quarter.
  • Senior Khaleah Edwards chipped in 13 points to go along with six rebounds, four assists, and two steals in 37 minutes of action. 
  • Junior guard Raven Pitt garnered her first career start against the Pirates, logging 23 minutes and netting four points. 
  • Three newcomers to Grymes Hill made their Wagner debuts: graduate transfer Kate Tokuhara played 18 minutes and scored four points while corralling three rebounds in her first start of the season. 
  • Freshmen Ciara Brannon and Marisa Sanchez-Henry made their first appearances in a Seahawk uniform, with Sanchez-Henry dropping six points on 2 of 3 shooting from the floor. 
  • Brannon added three points in 11 minutes of action. 
 
 
 Scouting the Pioneers...
  • Sacred Heart has played in four games this season, posting a 1-3 mark thus far. 
  • The Pioneers enter with a 1-1 conference record after splitting its NEC contests with LIU back on Dec. 15-16.
  • Sacred Heart couldn't complete the comeback, as they dropped a 72-64 decision at Iona back on December 22.
  • Jayla Davis netted a game-high 20 points to go along with eight rebounds. 
  • Nikki Johnson added 12 points, five rebounds, and four assists while Kelsey Wood missed a double-double with 10 rebounds and eight points.
  • Sonia Smith is pacing the Sacred Heart offense, pouring in close to 10.0 ppg off-the-bench.
  • More on Sacred Heart
 
 Up Next...
  • Wagner is scheduled to travel across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Thursday Jan. 14 and Friday, Jan. 15 as the Seahawks will take on the LIU Sharks. 
  • Both contests are slated for a 7:00 p.m. tip-off and will be streamed on NEC Front Row. 
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Players Mentioned

Khaleah Edwards

#22 Khaleah Edwards

G/F
5' 8"
Senior
Emilija Krista Grava

#24 Emilija Krista Grava

F
6' 0"
Junior
Raven Pitt

#3 Raven Pitt

G
5' 7"
Junior
Marisa Sanchez-Henry

#13 Marisa Sanchez-Henry

G
5' 6"
Freshman
Ciara Brannon

#11 Ciara Brannon

F
6' 1"
Freshman
Kate Tokuhara

#44 Kate Tokuhara

G
5' 10"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Khaleah Edwards

#22 Khaleah Edwards

5' 8"
Senior
G/F
Emilija Krista Grava

#24 Emilija Krista Grava

6' 0"
Junior
F
Raven Pitt

#3 Raven Pitt

5' 7"
Junior
G
Marisa Sanchez-Henry

#13 Marisa Sanchez-Henry

5' 6"
Freshman
G
Ciara Brannon

#11 Ciara Brannon

6' 1"
Freshman
F
Kate Tokuhara

#44 Kate Tokuhara

5' 10"
Graduate Student
G

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