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GAME DAY INFORMATION DATE: February 8, 2019 | 1:00 p.m. LOCATION: Ted Grant Court | Syracuse, N.Y. GAME DAY LINKS LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO

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OPENING TIP
New Haven and Le Moyne will meet for the second time this season on Saturday afternoon in Syracuse with each team bringing a three-game winning streak to the table.
 
Both teams rank in the top 30 nationally in scoring defense.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-   New Haven has climbed back within one game of the .500 mark all-time against Le Moyne, who leads the series 17-16. The teams split the regular season series last year before the Dolphins prevailed over the Chargers in the NE10 semifinals.
 
New Haven won a closely contested 52-49 game at Charger Gymnasium back in November. The Chargers have not swept the season series from the Dolphins since 2015-16, which was also the last time New Haven won at Ted Grant Court.

SCOUTING NEW HAVEN
-   The Chargers enter the weekend riding a three-game winning streak, most recently coming off a 12-point win over Pace to move into a tie for third with the Setters in the NE10 Southwest Division. The Chargers held their opponent to 35 points, 25.5 percent from the floor and 10.5 percent from three-point range, all season-lows for the New Haven defense. Last week, the Chargers turned in a pair of solid wins over Southern New Hampshire and Franklin Pierce, having one player in each game record their first career double-double. Juniors Brie Pergola (Torrington, Conn./Torrington) and Jasmine White (Huntington, N.Y./St. Anthony's) each recorded their first career double-doubles against SNHU and Franklin Pierce, respectively, with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
 
-   New Haven's defense has been a consistent force all season for the Blue and Gold, leading the NE10 and ranking sixth in the nation in scoring defense at 52.4 points per game. The Chargers also lead the conference and rank 9th nationally in FG% defense (.331), and rank third in the NE10 by holding the opposition to just .278 percent from three-point range. The Chargers also sit t-40th in the nation in rebounding margin (+6.7) and t-48th in steals per game (10.2).
 
-   Offensively, the Chargers are averaging 58.4 points per game, good for 12th in the NE10.
 
-   The Chargers rank sixth in the conference by shooting 42.0 percent overall and are shooting 31.5 percent from the arc, which sits 8th in the NE10.
 
-   Senior Micah Wormack (Cumberland, Md./Allegany) leads the team in scoring (12.8) and is second in rebounding (6.7). She scored a season-high 27 points at American International on Dec. 10 and dropped 24 at Saint Michael's on Jan. 11. She tied her career-high with three assists at SNHU on Jan. 28.
 
-   Freshman Aurora Deshaies (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Ludden) has moved back into the NE10 lead in field goal percentage at 57.6 percent (106-for-184). She is second on the team with 11.6 points and leads the team with 7.1 rebounds per game.
 
-   Sophomore Camryn DeBose (Wellington, Fla./Wellington Community) is tied for third on the team with 10.0 ppg. She is second on the squad by shooting 33.7 percent from beyond the arc.
 
-     Brie Pergola (Torrington, Conn./Torrington) is second in the NE10 with a .432 3FG percentage. She also averages 4.1 assists per game, sixth in the NE10. She is averaging 10.0 points per game, tied for third on the team.
 
-     Redshirt sophomore point guard Luzdali Ocasio (Davenport, Fla./New Hampton) is t-7th in the NE10 and second on the team with 3.7 assists per game. She had a career-high 10 assists at Chestnut Hill on December 11.
 
SCOUTING LE MOYNE
-   At 14-7 overall and 10-4 in NE10 play, Le Moyne currently sits in second place in the NE10 Southwest Division, one game ahead of Pace and New Haven, and two games behind first-place Adelphi.
 
-   Winners of three straight, and six of the last seven, Le Moyne ranks fourth in the NE10 in scoring (68.0 ppg), third in scoring defense (57.1), third in field goal percentage (.437), and leads the conference by shooting exactly 37 percent from three-point range.
 
-   Nationally, Le Moyne also ranks in the top 50 in several statistical categories including scoring defense (29th), scoring margin (48th), three-point percentage (13th), turnovers per game (6th) and assists per came (28th).
 
-   Senior point guard McKayla Roberts ranks third in the NE10 in scoring with 18.6 ppg, and is third in the conference with 5.9 assists per contest. She sits seventh in the NE10, second on Le Moyne, in three-point pct. (.394).
 
-   Jenna Zimmerman is fifth in the NE10 with a team-leading 40.5 3FG%.
 
-   Junior guard Liz Millea shoots just under 40 percent from the floor and .359 from three-point range to score 13.1 points per game.
 
LAST TIME THEY MET
A pair of three-pointers from junior Brie Pergola (Torrington, Conn./Torrington) in the final two minutes helped New Haven to a huge early season 52-49 win over reigning NE10 champion and preseason divisional favorite Le Moyne on November 23 at Charger Gymnasium. Read full recap here.
 
LAST TIME OUT
New Haven outlasted Pace for a key 47-35 win on Wednesday evening at Charger Gymnasium. 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: (6th/52.4 ppg)
- FG% Defense: (9th/.331)
- 3FG Defense: (41st/27.8)
- Rebounding Margin: (t-40th/+6.7)
- Steals Per Game: (t-48th/10.2)
 
NEXT ON TAP
The Chargers will return to upstate New York on Wednesday evening at 5:30 p.m. for a matchup at Saint Rose.