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Dave Saffran
62
Central Conn. St. CCSU 3-15,1-8 NEC
78
Winner Wagner WC 12-8,5-5 NEC
Central Conn. St. CCSU
3-15,1-8 NEC
62
Final
78
Wagner WC
12-8,5-5 NEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Central Conn. St. CCSU 15 14 13 20 62
Wagner WC 19 18 21 20 78

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Four Score In Double-Figures As Women's Basketball Tops Central Connecticut, 78-62, on Thursday

Staten Island, NY - Four Seahawks reached double-figures, led by Emilija Krista Grava's game-high 23 points as the Wagner women's basketball team defeated the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils, 78-62, on Thursday evening from the Spiro Sports Center. 
 
Krista Grava converted 9 of 14 from the field in 25 minutes of action. The senior forward tied for the team lead in rebounds, finishing with six rebounds. 
 
Lina Loceniece chipped in 14 points on 6 of 9 shooting from the floor for Wagner (12-8; 6-5 NEC) which included a pair of three-pointers. Kate Tokuhara contributed 11 points and recorded a game-high four steals while Marisa Sanchez-Henry netted ten points while dishing out four assists in the win. 
 
Central Connecticut (3-15; 2-9 NEC) had three players in double-digits, led by Claire Sutherland-Case, who recorded a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds. 13 of her 17 points came from the free-throw line in 30 minutes of action. 
 
Ashley Berube, CCSU's leading scorer entering play, finished with 13 points on 5 of 8 shooting in 33 minutes of play while Dejah Jenkins contributed 11 points in 38 minutes of action. 
 
Inside-The-Boxscore...
  • With the win, Wagner moves to 7-3 at home this season. 
  • The Seahawks are 3-0 this season playing on Thursday nights. 
  • For only the second time this season, four Seahawks netted double-figures, as Wagner moves to 2-0 when that occurs. 
  • Krista Grava's 23 points are the third time this season that Lignate, Latvia native has netted 20 points in a contest and has reached 20 or more points for the 14th time in her Seahawk tenure. 
    • Additionally, Krista Grava extends her double-figure scoring streak to five games and marks the 58th time in her career that she scored in double-digits. 
  • Loceniece matches her conference-career high in scoring, as the 14 ties her mark that she set against Bryant back on January 6. 
  • Tokuhara finished with a season-high and marks the 11th in her career that she has reached double-figures.
    • The Lawndale, CA native swiped a season-high four steals in her 31 minutes of action. 
  • Sanchez-Henry also matched her season-high with ten points, marking the first time since the season opener at NJIT that the second-year guard has netted double-digits.
    • The Ellicott City, MD native dished out four assists, which ties her season-best, which set at Saint Peter's back on Nov. 17. 
  • Of Wagner's 78 points, 37 of those came from their reserves, as the trio of Tokuhara, Loceniece, and Sanchez Henry accounted for 35 of those points. 
  • Wagner held a 34-33 edge on the rebounds. 
  • The Seahawks turned 21 Blue Devils turnovers into 16 points while converting 11 points off fast-break opportunities. 
  • For the third straight game, and fourth in the last five contests, the Seahawks have held their opponents to under 30.0 percent shooting from three-point range, as CCSU was held to just 25.0 percent from long distance (5 of 20) while the Seahawks hit on 57.1 percent from the outside. 
Postgame Press Conference… Head Coach Terrell Coburn, graduate guard Kate Tokuhara, and sophomore guard Marisa Sanchez-Henry


 
 
Wagner-CCSU Highlights…

 
HOW IT HAPPENED…
First Quarter…
  • Central Connecticut held its only lead of the contest, jumping out to a 7-3 advantage after Jenkins was able to rattle home a three-pointer off the feed from Amaya Williams. 
  • The Seahawks rallied back and didn't look back, as the Green & White sparked a 16-8 run over the final 5:02 of the quarter in taking a 19-15 advantage. 
  • Wagner was 6 of 8 from the field during the run, as Loceniece and Tokuhara scored 10 of the 16 points. 
  • The Seahawks tied the game at 15-15 after Katrice Jackson was able to convert on the layup attempt before Alex Cowan, who netted nine points on the night, dialed one up from the outside. 
  • Drayah Heyward was able to hit the front end of a two-shot foul as the Seahawks concluded the quarter with a four-point lead. 
 
Second Quarter…
  • Sanchez-Henry opened the second quarter with five straight points, capped by a crafty layup in the paint that make it 24-15. 
  • The visitors kept it close, cutting the deficit to six on three occasions, the last coming off a Jenkins jumper with 3:23 showing on the clock before halftime as the Blue Devils had outscored Wagner, 12-9, over a 4:33 stretch. 
  • The Seahawks entered the halftime break with a 37-29, as Zhaneia Thybulle, who scored seven points, was able to find a seam in the Blue Devils defense on her way to the basket for two. 
 
Third Quarter…
  • When play started back up for the second half, it was Central Connecticut that seized the early momentum, embarking on an 8-3 run over the first 2:30 of the frame that found the visitors trailing by just three points, 40-37, as Williams was able to sink a pair from the line. 
  • Wagner answered back in a big way, sparking a 14-2 run over the next 3:12, in building a 54-39 lead as Krista Grava and Loceniece combined to score ten of the 14 points as the Seahawks went 5 of 7 from the field during the run. 
  • Nina Davy was able to halt the run, briefly, with a three-pointer, but Sanchez-Henry and Tokuhara were able to hit on back-to-back possessions as the Seahawks held a 16-point edge, 58-42, heading into the final quarter. 
  
Fourth Quarter…
  • In the final quarter, Berube got it started for the visitors with a layup, that gave her ten points for the contest. 
  • The Seahawks continued to capitalize on the momentum, rattling off eight straight points, six of which coming from a pair of threes from Sanchez-Henry and Cowan, as Wagner increased the lead to 22, 66-44, at the 7:15 mark. 
  • Emma Bruen was able to score on the opposite end following a missed jumper by Meghan Kenefick. 
  • Wagner took its largest lead of the game, 70-46, after Krista Grava scored her 18th and 19th points from the free-throw line. 
  • The senior forward, in total, scored six of Wagner's final ten points, despite CCSU outsourcing the team, 16-10, over the final 4:43 as the Seahawks closed out the homestand with their seventh win this season at the Spiro Sports Center and 12th overall. 
 
 
 Next Up For Wagner…
  • Wagner closes out the week looking for the season split with the LIU Sharks, as the Seahawks travel to Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon for a 2:00 p.m. tipoff at the Steinberg Wellness Center. 
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