Wagner College Women's Basketball
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Game 11 | NEC 1
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Wagner College Seahawks
(7-3; 0-0 NEC) vs
Saint Francis University Red Flash
(0-11; 0-0 NEC)
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Date | Time
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Wednesday, December 29, 2021 |
4:00 PM
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Location
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Staten Island, NY | Spiro Sports Center
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| Social Media |
Twitter: @WagnerWHoops, @WagnerAthletics
Instagram: @wagnerwhoops |
Staten Island, NY - Following a 7-3 non-conference slate, the Wagner College women's basketball team gears up for Northeast Conference (NEC) action, beginning on Wednesday afternoon in a rematch of last season's semifinals, as the Seahawks welcome Saint Francis U to the Spiro Sports Center.
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WAGNER ATHLETICS SPECTATOR POLICY...
- In accordance with New York State and New York City guidelines the Wagner College Athletic Department has announced the following spectator policy for all indoor athletic competitions:
- All guests will be required to wear masks
- All guests over 11 years old must show proof of vaccination
- Children under 12 must be accompanied by a vaccinated adult
- Physical tickets must be picked up on game day (can still be purchased and reserved in advance)
- We ask that those who plan on attending the game pre-register tickets by calling the ticket office at 718-420-4039 or emailing erin.depaul@wagner.edu
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SCHEDULE UPDATE...
- The Northeast Conference (NEC) announced on Tuesday afternoon the cancellation of six women's basketball games and two men's basketball games scheduled for this week.
- The Mount St. Mary's men and women, LIU women and St. Francis Brooklyn women are unable to compete due to COVID protocols, necessitating the cancellations.
Women's Basketball Cancelled Games
December 29 - Mount St. Mary's at FDU; Merrimack at St. Francis Brooklyn; Sacred Heart at LIU
December 31 - Mount St. Mary's at Wagner; St. Francis Brooklyn at CCSU; Merrimack at LIU
Men's Basketball Cancelled Games
December 29 - FDU at Mount St. Mary's
December 31 - Wagner at Mount St. Mary's
Per the NEC's Cancellation and Forfeit Policy, the games will be deemed forfeits. Mount St. Mary's (men & women), LIU (women) and SFBK (women) will be assigned losses in the conference standings and their opponents assigned wins.
By NCAA policy, forfeits will not change a team's official won-lost record, nor will they impact statistics or coaching records.
OPENING TIP...
- The Green & White fought valiantly down-the-stretch but couldn't complete the comeback against Big East member, Seton Hall, falling 70-62, on December 21.
- The Red Flash (0-11) enter the contest looking for their first win of the 2021-22 season, dropping a 60-43 road decision at Jacksonville State back on December 21.
- The Seahawks remain one of the top teams in the nation in three-point field goal percentage defense, ranking seventh overall, as opponents are hitting just 22.2 percent from deep.
SERIES BREAKDOWN AGAINST SAINT FRANCIS U...
- Wednesday's contest between the Seahawks and the Red Flash marks the 73rd all-time meeting between the two charter members of the league with SFU holding a 48-24 edge in the head-to-head series.
- Wagner defeated Saint Francis U, 70-57, in the NEC Semifinals a season ago in their lone matchup.
- The Seahawks are looking to extend their win streak over the Red Flash to three as the Green & White won the last two contests on Staten Island (March 10, 2021: 70-57 | February 8, 2020: 55-50).
A LOOK AT THE RED FLASH...
- The Red Flash enter play looking for their first win of the season (0-11). Saint Francis U has played a pair of top-25 programs (West Virginia | Nov. 16 & #17 Georgia | Dec. 19) prior to opening league play against the Seahawks.
- SFU dropped its non-conference finale on the road at Jacksonville State back on Dec. 21. Jenna Mastellone finished with a game-high 16 points while Jada Dapaa grabbed 11 rebounds.
- Mastellone leads the team in scoring, netting 8.5 points per game while Dapaa is pulling down 9.4 caroms a contest.
- As a whole, the Red Flash are averaging just 45.0 points per game while hitting on 34.4 percent from the field and only 26.3 percent from the outside.
LL3...
- Freshman guard Lina Loceniece was named Northeast Conference (NEC) Rookie of the Week, the league office announced on Monday afternoon.
- For Loceniece, it is her third weekly honor this season, tying her with LIU's Emaia O'Brien for the most this season.
- Of note, all of the women's rookie of the week honors this year hail from the three New York City-based institutions (Emaia O'Brien, three, LIU | Lina Loceniece, three, Wagner | Jaila Lee, two, St. Francis Brooklyn).
- In the non-conference finale against Big East member, Seton Hall, the first-year Seahawk guard scored in double-figures for the fourth time this season. Loceniece netted 10 points while corralling three rebounds and adding an assist in 24 minutes off the bench against the Pirates. The Liepaja, Latvia native remained perfect on the year from the free-throw line, converting both attempts at Seton Hall.
- Over the first ten games, Loceniece is among the top-30 scorers in the conference, netting 7.6 points per game while hitting 42.5 percent from three-point range, good for fifth in the circuit.
DEFENSIVE LOCKDOWN...
- Through December 23, Wagner remains one of the top defensive teams in the Northeast Conference (NEC) as well as in the nation.
- Collectively, the Seahawks are first field-goal percentage defense (38.3%), scoring defense (58.3 ppg), scoring margin (2.8), steals per game (9.3 spg), three-point field goal percentage defense (22.2%), and turnovers forced (20.60).
- Among all teams in the NCAA, Wagner ranks seventh in the country in three-point field goal percentage defense.
- Wagner is 47th in the nation in turnovers forced as head coach Terrell Coburn's team has forced 15 or more turnovers in every game thus far and has forced 20 or more turnovers in four games this season.
- Junior guard Drayah Heyward ranks among the top-50 in the country in steals per game, as the Newark, NJ native leads the NEC with 2.6 steals per contest through the first ten games.
FROM A-TO-Z...
- Senior point Zhaneia Thybulle continues to shine on Grymes Hill. The Elmont, NY native leads the circuit in assists (54) and assists per game (5.4 apg) as is second in minutes played, averaging 34.8 a contest.
- Among all players, the veteran point guard ranks among the top-30 in the nation in assists per game.
HOME COOKING...
- The Seahawks are 5-0 this season at the Spiro Sports Center. The Green & White have averaged 62.0 points per game at home while converting on 45.8 percent from the field.
- Over the first five games on Grymes Hill, Wagner is a +8.4 in scoring margin while holding their opponents to just 19.8 percent shooting from three-point range.
- Krista Grava is the lone Seahawk thus far to average double-figures, as she is scoring 14.4 points per game at the Spiro Sports Center this season on 46.0 percent shooting from the field and a perfect 11 of 11 from the free-throw line.
E-1K-G...
- Senior forward Emilija Krista Grava became the 25th member of the 1,000 point club on November 28 against New Hampshire.
- Krista Grava, who recorded the milestone feat with 59.2 seconds showing on the clock in the second quarter, finished the game with 11 points while also grabbing five rebounds.
Wagner Women's Basketball 1,000 Point Club
| Rank |
Player |
Years at Wagner |
Point Total |
| 1 |
Jasmine Nwajei |
2013-2016 |
2,076 |
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Stephanie Samuels |
1982-1986 |
1,835 |
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Mary Gormley |
1977-1981 |
1,734 |
| 4 |
Maureen Coughlin |
1985-1989 |
1,612 |
| 5 |
Nia Ryan |
1996-2000 |
1,565 |
| 6 |
Amanda Young |
1995-1999 |
1,550 |
| 7 |
Susan Moffat |
1994-1998 |
1,481 |
| 8 |
Chris Anderson |
1988-1992 |
1,429 |
| 9 |
Meredith Kerns |
1998-2002 |
1,397 |
| 10 |
Grace Paterno |
1981-1985 |
1,328 |
| 11 |
Cynthia Quinlan |
1986-1990 |
1,323 |
| 12 |
Carrie Walker |
2000-2004 |
1,288 |
| 13 |
Lisa Holoman |
1982-1986 |
1,250 |
| 14 |
Jordyn Peck |
2012-2016 |
1,243 |
| 15 |
Cindy Bonforte |
1981-1985 |
1,239 |
| 16 |
Chelsey Bunyer |
2004-2008 |
1,220 |
| 17 |
Joy Gallagher |
2002-2006 |
1,158 |
| 18 |
Tricia Hoff |
1976-1979 |
1,154 |
| 19 |
Patti Winterfeldt |
1990-1994 |
1,149 |
| 20 |
Jeanne Sullivan |
1978-1982 |
1,144 |
| 21 |
Marie Laurence Archambault |
2009-2013 |
1,083 |
| 22 |
EMILIJA KRISTA GRAVA |
2018-PRES |
1,061 |
| 23 |
Jenny Frazier |
1992-1996 |
1,051 |
| 24 |
Toni Roker |
1999-2003 |
1,049 |
| 25 |
Brenda Milano |
1991-1995 |
1,046 |
NEXT UP FOR WAGNER...
- With the cancellation of the Wagner-Mount St. Mary's contest on December 31, the Green & White will open 2022 on January 6 with a trip to Smithfield, RI as the Seahawks square off against the Bryant University Bulldogs.
