With today's 73-62 victory over Mount St. Mary's, we have SECURED our spot in the @necbbt!!!!

#️⃣#TEAMFirst
#️⃣#necwbb pic.twitter.com/4KkjnhrhcU

— Wagner WBB (@WagnerWHoops) March 4, 2021

• The Seahawks have now qualified for the postseason in three consecutive years under fifth-year head coach Heather Jacobs.
• The 11 overall victories are the most by a Seahawk program since 2010-11.
• The Seahawks move to 11-4 in conference play, marking the first time the team has won 11 league games since 2001-02, under Tara Gallagher.
• Junior guard Zhaneia Thybulle distributed a career-high 12 assists in the victory. It marks the first time that a Wagner player has dished out ten or more helpers in a contest since teammate Alayshia Dailey did so against the very same Mount St. Mary's team back on January 19, 2019, at the Spiro Sports Center. 
• Mount St. Mary's held a 34-29 edge on the boards, including a 10-5 advantage on the offensive glass.
• The Mountaineers, who came into today's contest averaging 14.9 turnovers, were forced into 18 mishaps in which Wagner converted into 20 points. 
• Both teams tallied 28 points from inside-the-paint.
• The game featured two lead changes and four ties. 

• Both teams went back-and-forth in the early portion of the first quarter, with the visitors taking a three-point lead, 9-6, after Taylor converted on the layup from Rebecca Lee.

• The Mountaineers staged a 10-4 run over a near four-minute span that propelled the lead to 19-12 as Agentowicz hit from three-point range. 
• The Mountaineers converted on 4 of 6 from the field during the run while forcing three Seahawk turnovers. 
• Krista Grava converted on a turnaround jumper that halted the Mount run. Bridget Birkhead quickly responded by knocking down a three that pushed the Mountaineer lead to eight, 22-14, at the end of the first quarter. 

• Birkhead continued her hot shooting, scoring on a mid-range jumper that gave the Mountaineers a 24-14 lead in the opening moments of the second quarter. 
• The visitors claimed its largest lead of the contest, 29-18, as Angetowicz dialed one up from beyond-the-arc with 6:34 to go before halftime.
• Wagner began to mount their comeback, as Nwabudu was able to muscle in for two. 
• A Krista Grava steal led to a LaNiya Miller corner trifecta, bringing the Seahawks to within six, 29-23, with 5:28.  

• From that point, Wagner went on a 13-5 run to close the quarter and trailed by one, 34-33. 

• Mount got the scoring going to open the third, as Agentowicz hit on her third from-the-outside that gave the Mountaineers a 37-33 lead. 
• Krista Grava and Nwabudu were key cogs over the next 1:33, as Wagner tied the game at 39, following a jumper by EKG. 

• The Seahawks took its first since the opening tip, when Edwards soared to the hoop for two with 6:50 left in the stanza, forcing the visitors to call for time. 

• Alayshia Dailey seized momentum for the Seahawks, drilling a corner three-pointer that gave the home team a 46-41 lead. 
• The Green & White closed out the quarter scoring 11 of the final 18 points over the final 3:26.
• The Seahawks produced two exhilarating plays, the first, graduate guard Kate Tokuhara was able to shake off a Mountaineer defender and swish home the jumper that made it 51-46. 

• The second highlight came from Edwards, as she beat the third-quarter buzzer with a triple that increased Wagner's lead to 57-48. 

GOOD AT THE BUZZER! And our bench is on 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/HAERUOtB9D

— Wagner WBB (@WagnerWHoops) March 4, 2021

• Wagner opened the quarter with back-to-back baskets by Nwabudu and Edwards, which pushed the lead to 61-48.
• Bresee trimmed the lead back down to single digits, 61-53, with a layup. 
• It would be the closest that Mount found themselves, as Wagner tallied 12 of the final 21 points on an efficient 5 of 10 shooting to preserve the 11 point victory and clinch its third straight tournament berth. 

• Wagner concludes the 2020-21 regular season against the Mountaineers on Friday, March 5.
• Tipoff from the Spiro Sports Center is set for 4:00 p.m.