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Staten Island, NY – The Wagner College women's basketball team will host Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday afternoon, with tip-off scheduled for 2:00 pm on CBSSN.
Last Time Out
Wagner dropped its second consecutive conference contest on Thursday night when the Seahawks fell to Sacred Heart at the Spiro Sports Center.
Graduate student
Zhaneia Thybulle was the lone Seahawk to score in double figures with 10 points.
NEC Up To Date
Sacred Heart sits atop the Northeast Conference (NEC) standings at 8-1, FDU sits behind the Pioneers with a 7-1 mark in conference play.
Wagner sits in third at 6-2 while St. Francis Brooklyn rounds out the top four at 6-3.
NEC Leaders
As of this week, the Seahawks boast a well-balanced offense that sits atop the NEC at 69.7 points per game during conference play. Wagner is the lone team to have four players averaging double figures during NEC play.
Alex Cowan,
Zhaneia Thybulle,
Kem Nwabudu and
Drayah Heyward are all averaging double figures during NEC action.
Collectively averaging 47.1 points per game, the quartet has accounted for 73.7 percent of Wagner's scoring in conference play.
Wagner's 64.9 points per game throughout the season ranks first in the NEC as the Seahawks' 13.4 assists per game is tied for first in the circuit with FDU.
The Green & White's +5.94 turnover margin is tops in the NEC while its assist to turnover ratio is tied for first with FDU.
Wagner's 9.4 steals per game and 169 total steals rank third in the circuit.
Multiple Contributors
Alex Cowan,
Zhaneia Thybulle and Kem
Nwabudu entered the week in the top-15 in points per game in the NEC. Cowan's 12.4 points per game is fifth in the NEC,
Nwabudu's 10.6 is good for 12th while
Thybulle's 10.3 points per game is good for 12th.
Nwabudu's 46.0 field goal percentage is good for third in the NEC.
Wagner has three players in the top-15 assist leaders in the NEC with
Zhaneia Thybulle,
Drayah Heyward and
Alex Cowan.
Scouting Fairleigh Dickinson
The Knights enter its contest with Wagner with a 15-5 overall record and a 7-1 mark in conference play.
The Knights' 7-1 start in conference play is the best start in conference play since the 1992-93 season, the Knights went on to win the regular season crown.
After claiming the NEC regular season crown last season, the Knights were selected second in the NEC preseason poll behind Wagner.
Junior Chloe Wilson is averaging a team-high 15.5 points per game this season.
Wilson's points per game average is good for third in the NEC.
Three-pointers have come at a premium when playing against FDU this season. The league's top defense has stymied the long-range game of its opponents, holding them to just 23.0 percentage shooting for the top three-point percentage in NCAA Division I.
FDU has held 15 of its 20 opponents to 53 points or fewer. All but two of the Knights' 15 victories have been decided by 10-or-more points as they are averaging a 20.5-point margin of victory.
What's Next
Wagner will host St. Francis Brooklyn on Thursday, February 9 at 7:00 pm.
