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Women's Basketball Opens 2021-22 Season At NJIT On Tuesday

 

Wagner College Women's Basketball Game Information

Game 1 |

Wagner College Seahawks (0-0) @ NJIT Highlanders (0-0)

Date | Time

Tuesday, November 9, 2021 | 7:00 PM

Location

Newark, NJ | Wellness and Events Center
CoVID-19 Protocol
Per NJIT Athletics Spectator Policy

NJIT's Department of Athletics welcomes back spectators to our Winter 2021-22 home events.   Because the health and safety of NJIT's athletes, coaches & staff, opponents, fans and community is paramount; the Department of Athletics is requiring that all spectators wear a mask at NJIT home indoor athletic events.    

The spectator universal masking policy is required regardless of vaccination status. In addition to universal masking, we ask that unvaccinated spectators remain physically distanced whenever possible.

The Winter 2021-22 NJIT Spectator Policy is subject to change based on local, state, and  federal/CDC guidelines, and NCAA and America East Conference recommendations. 
Game Notes Wagner | NJIT 

Where To View

ESPN + ($) | Live Stats
Talent Mike Ventola (Play-by-Play)
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Newark, NJ -  The Wagner College women's basketball team kicks off the 2021-22 season on the road on Tuesday evening, as they make the short trek to Newark, NJ to take on the NJIT Highlanders.

OPENING TIP...
  • Tuesday's contest marks the head coaching debut of Terrell Coburn, who has spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach with the Seahawks. 
  • The Seahawks and the Highlanders are opening the season against one another for the first time since the 2016-17 season, where Wagner dropped a 68-45 decision in Newark, NJ back on November 12, 2016. 
PRESEASON PREDICTION...
  • Wagner was predicted to finish second in the 10-team Northeast Conference (NEC), according to the Preseason Coaches' Poll.
  • The league's head coaches unanimously chose Mount St. Mary's for the second straight year as the preseason favorites. 
  • The Seahawks, who advanced to the league title game against the Mountaineers last season, soared to its highest preseason ranking since 2014-15, when the Green & White was predicted to finish fourth in the league. 
  • Saint Francis U, Sacred Heart, and Fairleigh Dickinson rounded out the top-five teams. St. Francis Brooklyn, Bryant, Merrimack, LIU, and Central Connecticut wrapped up the ten-team poll
  • Additionally, senior forward Emilija Krista Grava was named to the five-person Preseason All-NEC team. This marks the second straight year that Krista Grava has been named a preseason All-NEC selection.

WELCOME BACK....
  • The Green & White returns 10 players from last season's squad that reached the Northeast Conference (NEC) championship for the first time in nearly two decades. 
  • Along with Krista Grava, Coach Coburn brings back seniors Kem Nwabudu and Zhaneia Thybulle and graduate Kate Tokuhara
  • Nwabudu was among the top-30 scores in the conference in her first season on Grymes Hill, averaging close to 10.0 points per game while grabbing a team-best 5.6 caroms a contest. 
  • Thybulle solidified the point guard spot, as she finished second in the conference in assists per game, dishing out nearly five a contest. 
  • Other returners include senior Raven Pitt, juniors Drayah Heyward and Katrice Jackson, and sophomores Alex Cowan, Marisa Sanchez Henry and Ciara Brannon. 

NEW TO THE MIX..
 COBURN'S STAFF...
  • Terrell Coburn begins his first season as head coach and has constructed a talented coaching staff. 
  • Two newcomers, Samera Marsh and Alycia Gervais, join second-year assistant coach Hannah Howard as Coburn's inaugural staff.
  • Marsh has strong ties to the NEC, having been an assistant at Long Island University while Gervais arrives from Dean College, where she led the Bulldogs to back-to-back NECC Tournament appearances. 

WAGNER-NJIT || ALL-TIME SERIES...
  • Tuesday's matchup with NJIT is the 12th all-time meeting, with the Highlanders holding a slim 6-5 edge in the head-to-head series. 
  • Wagner was victorious the last time these two met, earning a 61-59 win in thrilling fashion at the Spiro Sports Center back on November 19, 2019.  

SCOUTING THE HIGHLANDERS...
  • NJIT finished the 2020-21 season with a 4-14 overall record and a 4-9 mark in their first season of competition in the America East. 
  • Kenna Squier returns as the Highlanders' leading scorer, pouring in 10.6 points per game a season ago.  

UP NEXT...
  • The Seahawks will make a return trip to the Garden State on Wednesday, November 17, as Wagner will take on Saint Peter's at 7:00 p.m in Jersey City. 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Alex Cowan

#0 Alex Cowan

G
5' 7"
Redshirt Sophomore
Emilija Krista Grava

#24 Emilija Krista Grava

F
6' 0"
Senior
Drayah Heyward

#21 Drayah Heyward

G
5' 7"
Junior
Katrice Jackson

#55 Katrice Jackson

F
6' 0"
Junior
Kem Nwabudu

#15 Kem Nwabudu

F
5' 11"
Senior
Raven Pitt

#3 Raven Pitt

G
5' 7"
Senior
Zhaneia Thybulle

#2 Zhaneia Thybulle

G
5' 7"
Senior
Kate Tokuhara

#32 Kate Tokuhara

G
5' 10"
Graduate Student
Rakisha Ballinger

#1 Rakisha Ballinger

G
5' 8"
Freshman
Mikyah Finley

#11 Mikyah Finley

G
5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alex Cowan

#0 Alex Cowan

5' 7"
Redshirt Sophomore
G
Emilija Krista Grava

#24 Emilija Krista Grava

6' 0"
Senior
F
Drayah Heyward

#21 Drayah Heyward

5' 7"
Junior
G
Katrice Jackson

#55 Katrice Jackson

6' 0"
Junior
F
Kem Nwabudu

#15 Kem Nwabudu

5' 11"
Senior
F
Raven Pitt

#3 Raven Pitt

5' 7"
Senior
G
Zhaneia Thybulle

#2 Zhaneia Thybulle

5' 7"
Senior
G
Kate Tokuhara

#32 Kate Tokuhara

5' 10"
Graduate Student
G
Rakisha Ballinger

#1 Rakisha Ballinger

5' 8"
Freshman
G
Mikyah Finley

#11 Mikyah Finley

5' 9"
Freshman
G

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