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New Britain, CT – The Wagner College women's basketball team will take on Northeast Conference (NEC) opponent Central Connecticut State on ESPN3 on Saturday at 12:30 pm.
Last Time Out
Wagner earned its fifth consecutive win to open NEC play and its sixth straight win at the Spiro Sports Center with a 84-63 victory on Thursday night against Stonehill.
Senior
Drayah Heyward, fifth year senior
Kem Nwabudu, redshirt junior
Alex Cowan and graduate student
Zhaneia Thybulle each scored in double figures for Wagner.
Nwabudu produced her second double-double of the season with 14 points and 12 rebounds while Heyward led all Seahawks with 18 points.
Unchartered Territory
The win over Stonehill brought Wagner to 5-0 to begin NEC play for the first time in program history.
Alex Cowan & Zhaneia Thybulle Leading The Way
Alex Cowan has tallied at least 15 points in the last four games as the Bowie, MD native is averaging 15 points per game through the first five conference games.
Cowan's 12.7 points per game is good for sixth in the NEC.
Zhaneia Thybulle has scored in double figures in four out of five conference games.
The Elmont, NY naïve is averaging 13.4 points per game in NEC play and leads the conference with 4.3 assists per game.
Multiple Contributors
Alex Cowan,
Zhaneia Thybulle and
Kem Nwabudu all rank in the top-15 in points per game in the NEC.
Drayah Heyward,
Alex Cowan,
Zhaneia Thybulle and junior
Marisa Sanchez-Henry rank in the top-15 in steals per game while Heyward, Cowan and Thybulle each sit in the top-10.
Heyward ranks second with 2.3 steals per game.
Wagner has four players averaging double figures in conference play and all five players are averaging at least eight points per game.
NEC Ranks
Wagner is one of two teams in the NEC with an unbeaten conference mark. The Green & White are joined by FDU.
Wagner was selected as NEC Preseason Favorites and FDU was chosen second and both clubs are the only two NEC teams with double-digit wins this season.
Wagner leads the NEC with 68.5 points per game and a 40.8 field goal percentage.
Wagner's 14.1 assists per game is also tops in the NEC while its 9.6 steals per game and 153 total steals ranks second.
The Seahawks' +5.00 turnover margin ranks first in the NEC and its 0.9 assist/turnover ratio is tied for first with FDU.
Scouting CCSU
The Blue Devils will welcome the Seahawks with a 5-11 overall record and a 2-3 mark in conference play.
CCSU is 3-3 at home and is averaging 56.2 points per game through 16 games this season.
Lara Rohkohl leads the NEC with a 56.0 field goal percentage.
The Blue Devils lead the NEC with a 73.0 field goal percentage and 12.0 offensive rebounds per game.
What's Next
The Seahawks will hit the road to take on St. Francis Brooklyn on Thursday, January 26 at 7:00 pm.
