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DATE: February 15, 2020 | 1:30 p.m.
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LOCATION: Charger Gymnasium
West Haven, Conn. |
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OPENING TIP
New Haven returns to Charger Gymnasium to host American International for a Saturday afternoon clash.
INSIDE THE SERIES
- New Haven will put its five game winning streak against AIC on the line, holding a 21-20 record against the Yellow Jackets.
The Chargers won the most recent matchup earlier this year in Springfield by a 65-50 final, shooting a season-high 52 percent from the floor. New Haven's current five-game winning streak in the series was preceded by six consecutive Yellow Jacket wins from 2015-2017.
SCOUTING NEW HAVEN
- The Chargers bounced back from a tough loss at Le Moyne over the weekend with a 56-49 win at Saint Rose on Wednesday night.
- New Haven has clinched a spot in the upcoming NE10 Conference Tournament and sits in fourth place in the Southwest Division, one spot behind Pace for third place. The top three seeds in each division all earn byes into the NE10 quarterfinals.
- After starting the season 10-1, the second-best start through 11 games in program history, the Chargers are 6-6 over their last 12 games (3-1 at home).
- New Haven's defense has been a consistent force all season for the Blue and Gold, leading the NE10 and ranking 10th in the nation in scoring defense at 53.3 points per game. The Chargers also lead the conference and rank 12th nationally in FG% defense (.336), and rank third in the NE10 by holding the opposition to just .290 percent from three-point range. The Chargers also sit t-44th in the nation in rebounding margin (+6.4) and 51st in steals per game (10.1).
- Offensively, the Chargers are averaging 57.4 points per game, good for 12th in the NE10.
- The Chargers rank seventh in the conference by shooting 41.4 percent overall and are shooting 30.0 percent from the arc, which sits 11th in the NE10.
- Senior
Micah Wormack (Cumberland, Md./Allegany) leads the team in scoring (12.7) and is second in rebounding (6.8). She is just 32 points shy of 1,000 for her career.
- Freshman
Aurora Deshaies (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Ludden) has moved back into the NE10 lead in field goal percentage at 57.5 percent (115-for-200). She is second on the team with 11.8 points and leads the team with 7.2 rebounds per game.
SCOUTING AMERICAN INT'L
- At 7-17 overall and 4-12 in NE10 play, AIC comes into Saturday having dropped two straight and four of their last five overall. The Yellow Jackets score 52.3 ppg, 14th in the NE10, and are giving up an average of 64.9 ppg, 11th in the conference.
- AIC is shooting 38.1 percent from the floor and 27.1 percent from downtown, both of which sit in the bottom two in the NE10.
- Rashana Siders (11.9 ppg), Kayla Robinson (10.8) and Destine Perry (10.3) all score in double figures for the Yellow Jackets.
- Perry shoots at a .401 clip from the field and also leads the team in three-point percentage (.352).
- Asia Turner leads the team with 6.8 rebounds per game. Robinson leads the squad with 36 steals.
LAST TIME THEY MET
Senior
Micah Wormack (Cumberland, Md./Allegany) dropped a season-high 27 points on 12-of-14 shooting, and sophomore
Camryn DeBose (Wellington, Fla./Wellington Community) scored 17 points and had a trio of three-pointers to lead New Haven to a 65-50 road Northeast-10 win at American International on December 10. Read full recap
here.
LAST TIME OUT
Behind the fourth double-double of the season for
Micah Wormack (Cumberland, Md./Allegany), New Haven prevailed for a key 56-49 win at Saint Rose on Wednesday evening. Read full recap
here.
NATIONAL STATISTICAL RANKINGS
The Chargers rank in or near the top 50 in the nation (out of 307) in several statistical categories:
- Scoring Defense: (10th/53.3 ppg)
- FG% Defense: (12th/.336)
- Rebounding Margin: (t-44th/+6.4)
- Steals Per Game: (51st/10.1)
CLOSING IT OUT
The Chargers are 13-1 this season when tied or leading at the half, and 14-0 when leading with five minutes remaining in regulation.
CRASHING THE BOARDS
New Haven has been outrebounded only twice all season on Jan. 22 against Saint Anselm and Feb. 8 at Le Moyne. They have outrebounded their opponents in 18 games this season, and drew even on three occasions against Pace, Stonehill and Assumption. New Haven's +6.4 rebounding margin is second in the NE10.
THRICE AS NICE!
For the third time this season, New Haven freshman
Aurora Deshaies (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Ludden) has been crowned the Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week. Desahies averaged 13 points and seven rebounds per game while leading the Chargers to a 1-1 week.
Deshaies collected 12 points and six rebounds on 6-of-11 shooting to lead the Chargers to a win over Pace on Feb. 5, helping the team pull away and grow the lead to 10 points midway through the fourth quarter with a pair of layups. The Syracuse native then led New Haven with 14 points and eight rebounds on 4-of-8 shooting in her homecoming at Le Moyne on Feb. 8.
RECORD WATCH
- Senior
Micah Wormack (Cumberland, Md./Allegany) currently has 968 points, just 32 points shy of becoming the 20th player in program history to join the 1,000 point club. She would also become just the 14th player in program history to have 1,000 points and 500 career rebounds.
- Wormack also is third all-time on the school's career blocks list with 125. Next up on the list is Aquillan Hayes '15 with 134. The program record for career blocks is 246 held by Joy Jeter '89.
Wormack is also fourth in program history with a .482 career field goal percentage. She finished last season with a .527 field goal percentage, which ranks ninth all-time in single season program history.
LOCKDOWN DEFENSE
The Chargers have allowed under 50 points in 11 games this season, including 40 points to then-No. 19 Bentley a season-low 35 points to Pace on Feb. 5.
NEXT ON TAP
The Chargers will head down the street to face crosstown rival Southern Connecticut State in their final road matchup of the regular season. Tipoff on Wednesday is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at Moore Field House.
