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Women's Basketball Closes Out 2022 Regular Season At Merrimack Thursday

Wagner's playoff seeding will be determined at the end of Thursday's contest

 
Wagner College Women's Basketball
Game Information

Game 27 | NEC 18

Wagner College Seahawks 
(15-11; 9-8 NEC) at
Merrimack College Warriors
(9-16; 7-10 NEC)

Date | Time

Thursday, March 3, 2022 | 7:00 PM

Location

North Andover, MA | Hammel Court
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Staten Island, NY - The Wagner women's basketball team closes out the 2022 Northeast Conference (NEC) regular season on the road, as the Seahawks travel to North Andover, MA to take on the Merrimack College Warriors at Hammel Court on Thursday evening. 


OPENING TIP... 2022 Northeast Conference Tournament At-A-Glance..
  • Playoff implications are still on the line for the Seahawks..
  • The Seahawks have already clinched a Quarterfinal home game, which is set for Monday, March 7, at 7:00 PM.
    • A win, combined with a Mount St. Mary's loss, will give Wagner the No. 3 seed in the upcoming tournament. 
    • A loss, combined with a Mount St. Mary's win, will move the Seahawks to the No. 4 seed. 
    • Fairleigh Dickinson has clinched the No. 1 seed and the NEC regular season title
    • St. Francis Brooklyn has secured the No. 2 seed. 
    • Saint Francis U takes the No. 5 seed with a win or a LIU loss.
    • LIU earns the No. 5 seed seed with a win and SFU loss.
    • Bryant wraps up the No. 7 seed and avoids the opening round gam with a win OR with a loss if Sacred Heart and Central Connecticut also lose. 
    • Sacred Heart slots in at No. 7 with a win and a Bryant loss OR with a loss, provided Sacred Heart losses and Central Connecticut wins.
    • Bryant or Sacred Heart will host the opening round game against Central Connecticut, which is locked into the No. 9 seed. 
  • The Seahawks knocked off first-place FDU, 63-59, on Thursday evening, as four scored in double-figures, led by Katrice Jackson, who matched her career-high with 14 points. 
  • Bryant enters the contest looking to halt a three-game losing streak after dropping a 70-66 home decision to St. Francis Brooklyn on Thursday evening. 


SERIES BREAKDOWN AGAINST MERRIMACK...
  • Thursday's contest marks just the fifth all-time meeting between the two teams, with the series knotted at 2-2. 
  • The Warriors earned a 68-57 back on January 23 at the Spiro Sports Center to even the series. 
  • Wagner is 2-1 in North Andover, taking both matchups last season, 56-43 (Jan. 29) and escaping Hammel Court with a 74-68 overtime victory the very next day. 

SCOUTING THE WARRIORS...
  • Merrimack, who is ineligble for the NEC postseason due to NCAA reclassification regulations, sport a 9-16 overall record and are 7-10 in the league. 
  • They recently snapped a four-game losing streak when they defeated the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers, 76-66, at Hammel Court last Saturday. 
  • Tenesia Brown led four Warriors with a game-high 22 points on 9 of 11 shooting from the field to go along with eight rebounds. 
  • Jayme DeCesare recorded a double-double, finishing with 12 points and ten rebounds while playing the full forty minutes. 
  • Three Merrimack players are averaging double-figures, led by Kate Mager, who is pouring in 12.7 points per game. Mayson Kimball is next at 12.0 points per game while Brown is chipping in 10.7 points per game. 
  • Collectively, the Warriors are the second-highest scoring team in the NEC, pouring in 64.0 points per game, but have given up the most at 70.2 points per game. 
  • The Warriors are second in the circuit in field goal percentage, shooting the ball at at a 40.9 clip while converting on 33.4 percent from the outside, good for third. 

FIRST-YEAR SUCCESS...
  • Of the 25 first-year head coaches in the NCAA this season, Wagner's Terrell Coburn ranks sixth with a .577 win percentage while tying for the sixth-most wins this season with 15. 
Rank Head Coach School Wins Losses Pct.
1 Nicki Collen Baylor 24 5 .828
2 Ashley Langford Stony Brook 23 5 .821
3 Kelly Rae Finley Florida 20 9 ,690
4 Angie Nelp Tulsa 15 8 .652
5 Brittany Young Austin Peay 18 10 .643
6 TERRELL COBURN WAGNER 15 11 .577
7 Melissa Graves D'Amico Boston U 16 12 .571
8 Allison Pohlman Drake 15 12 .556
9 Doug Novak Mississippi State 15 13 .536
10 Mark Campbell SacrameTnto State 14 13 .519
T11 Antoine White Mount St. Mary's 12 12 .500
Bridgette Mitchell Northeastern 12 12 .500
13 Ginny Boggess Monmouth 13 14 .481
14 Lindsay Edmonds Rice 11 12 .478
15 Destinee Rogers Arkansas State 8 9 .471
16 Shea Ralph Vanderbilt 13 17 .433
17 Denise King UMass Lowell 11 15 .423
18 Johnnie Harris Auburn 10 17 .370
19 Aarika Hughes LMU (CA) 9 18 .333
T20 Chelsey Gregg Portland State 5 21 .192
Janell Crayton Bethune-Cookman 5 21 ..192
22 Jennifer Sullivan Florida Atlantic 5 22 .185
23 Sahar Nusseibeh Canisus 4 24 .143
24 Shalon Pillow Florida A&M 3 24 .111
25 E.C. Hill Delaware State 0 22 .000
FINALE... 
  • In the last ten regular season finales, the Seahawks are just 2-8. 
  • In the CoVID shorten season a year ago, Wagner snapped a 5-game losing streak in the season finale after outlasting eventual league champions, Mount St. Mary's, 73-68, in double-overtime.  
  • Prior to last season's triumph, the last time the Seahawks won the regular season came on Mar. 2, 2015, as the Green & White defeated former league members, Robert Morris, 66-60, in Moon Township, PA.

WINNING WAYS…
  • In Wagner's 15 wins this season, the Seahawks are outscoring their opponents by nearly 11.0 points a contest (63.8 to 53.0). 
  • The team is shooting 43.5 percent from the field while hitting on 37.1 percent from beyond-the-arc. 
  • Opponents have struggled to find the range from deep, only converting at 21.9 percent clip.
  • Wagner is a +3.7 in turnover margin in the 15 triumphs, forcing close to 20.0 turnovers a game while recording 9.5 steals a contest. 
  • Krista Grava is leading the way for the Green & White, averaging 14.3 ppg/5.4rpg on 47.7 percent shooting in 31.1 minutes. 
  • Kem Nwabudu has chipped in 11.4 points per game to go along with 5.2 rpg while shooting a team-leading 52.8 percent from the field in just 25.8 minutes. 
  • Lastly, Zhaneia Thybulle has tallied 10.2 points, 5.1 rpg, 5.7 apg while logging 33..8 mpg in these 15 matchups. 

ON THE ROAD...AGAIN...
  • The Seahawks are 7-6 this season away from the Spiro Sports Center. 
  • On average, Wagner is netting 59.5 points per game while shooting 39.3 percent from the floor and just 28.6 percent from three-point distance in 13 road games this season. 
  • The Seahawks are being outrebounded in road tilts by 3.2 boards a contest (37.2 - 33.9)
  • However, the Green & White are forcing close to 20.0 turnovers over this span and have averaged 9.1 steals over the 13 road contests. 
  • Krista Grava is the lone Seahawk to score double-digits away from Grymes Hill, netting 12.0 points per game while shooting 41.5 percent from the field and 77.3 percent from the free-throw line.  She is pulling down a team-leading 5.8 rebounds on the road. 

LAST TEN RECAP...
  • Wagner has gone .500 over their last ten games, sporting a 5-5 record.
  • The Green & White have averaged 60.8 points per game while hitting on 39.5 percent from the field. 
  • The tenacious defense has been on full display, forcing 18.8 turnovers while recording 8.5 steals and nearly swatting away 4.0 blocks per contests. 
  • Emilija Krista Grava is the lone Seahawk averaging double-figures during these ten games, as the Lignate, Latvia native is pouring in 14.0 points per game to go along with a team-leading 7.8 rebounds in 31.7 minutes of action. 

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 moves to inside the top-15 all-time, surpassing both Jordyn Peck (1,243) and Cindy Bonforte (1,239). 
Wagner Women's Basketball 1,000 Point Club
Rank Player Years at Wagner Point Total
1 Jasmine Nwajei 2013-2016 2,076
2 Stephanie Samuels 1982-1986 1,835
3 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 EMILIJA KRISTA GRAVA 2018-PRES 1,266
14 Lisa Holoman 1982-1986 1,250
15 Jordyn Peck 2012-2016 1,243
16 Cindy Bonforte 1981-1985 1,239
17 Chelsey Bunyer 2004-2008 1,220
18 Joy Gallagher 2002-2006 1,158
19 Tricia Hoff 1976-1979 1,154
20 Patti Winterfeldt 1990-1994 1,149
21 Jeanne Sullivan 1978-1982 1,144
22 Marie Laurence Archambault 2009-2013 1,083
23 Jenny Frazier 1992-1996 1,051
24 Toni Roker 1999-2003 1,049
25 Brenda Milano 1991-1995 1,046
MILESTONE WATCH... 
  • EKG is 13th on the all-time Wagner scoring list, as she now stands with 1,266 career points. Next up on the list is recent Wagner Hall of Famer, Carrie Walker, who finished her Seahawk career with 1,288 career points. 
  • The senior forward is rapidly approaching ethcing her name on the all-time career field goals made list, as she currently stands at 532.
  • Currently, Cynthia Quinlan (1986-1990) occupies the eighth spot on that list with 534 career made field goals. In terms of career attempts, EKG has recorded 1,188 attempts. 
  • Nwabudu is rapidly approcahing the 1,000 career point plateau, as the Elmont, NY native has amassed 952 career points between her time at Winthrop and Wagner. As a member of the Seahawk, she has netted 384 career points. 
  • Both Nwabudu and Krista Grava have reached the 500+ career rebound plateau in the careers. Nwabudu has snagged 223 during her time at Wagner and 552 overall while EKG has corralled 547 over her four-years on Staten Island. 
  • The all-time mark belongs to Mary Gormley (1977-1981), who finished her career with 1,297. Carrie Walker (2000-2004) currently sits in ninth place on the list with 813 career boards. 


UP NEXT FOR WAGNER…
  • The NEC Women's Basketball Tournament will consist of an nine-team playoff format with games played at campus sites. After the quarterfinals, the teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.
  • NEC Tournament quarterfinal play commences on Saturday. March 5 with an opening round game (#9 at #8). Quarterfinal play commences on Monday, March 7, followed by the semifinal round on Thursday, March 10. The championship game will be contested on Sunday, March 13 at 12:00 pm. All quarterfinal games will air on NEC Front Row. The semis will air on NEC Front Row, ESPN3 and SNY. The final will be telecast on ESPNU.
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Players Mentioned

Emilija Krista Grava

#24 Emilija Krista Grava

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6' 0"
Sophomore
Katrice Jackson

#55 Katrice Jackson

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6' 0"
Freshman
Kem Nwabudu

#15 Kem Nwabudu

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5' 11"
Senior
Zhaneia Thybulle

#2 Zhaneia Thybulle

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5' 7"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Emilija Krista Grava

#24 Emilija Krista Grava

6' 0"
Sophomore
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Katrice Jackson

#55 Katrice Jackson

6' 0"
Freshman
F
Kem Nwabudu

#15 Kem Nwabudu

5' 11"
Senior
F
Zhaneia Thybulle

#2 Zhaneia Thybulle

5' 7"
Senior
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